The office oversees the implementation of technology transfer, protects intellectual properties, fosters economic development and administers sponsored programs.
The office also ensures that the consciousness of research ethics and integrity is inculcated in the minds of the University’s teeming researchers. At the heart of its activities is supporting research innovations and implementing research outputs.
Oversee the University’s animal care and use programmes.
Oversee the activities of National Research Centres within the University, University-wide Research Centres, development of innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Be responsible for grantsmanship training of researchers, nurturing excellence in research scholarship and creative activity across the entire university.
Provide oversight of research activity of the faculties’ research centres, units and laboratories.
Develop R&D strategic plan, annual research reports and magazines to market the impacts of research activities.
Be responsible for managing research relationships with government, industry, foundations and international sponsors championing research, and supporting academics.
Ensure Technology Park development.
Ensure Art Village development.
Ensure Science Centre development.
Facilitate the Development of Central Research Laboratories (Science, Engineering, Medicine; Art Studio).
Organise Annual Research Fair/Conferences/Innovation Week.
Organise Art Fair.
Secure and Monitor Professorial Chairs/Fellowships/Visiting Scholars.
Secure placements and monitor Post-Doctoral Research.
