Office of the Vice-President (Research)

Welcome to the website of the Office of the Vice-President (Research).

The University of Alberta is one of Canada’s largest research-intensive universities, with over 30,000 undergraduates, 6,000 Master’s and PhD students, and 3,000 full-time faculty.

In 2010-11 we attracted $536 million in external research funding.

Our Mandate

Explore this section of the Research website to find out how our Office promotes a University research environment that fosters learning, creativity, community involvement, and collaboration.

Our job is to

build top-level provincial, national, and international research collaborations;
liaise with funding agencies and governments;
promote industry partnership;
to maximize the benefits of our research to the scholarly community and to the quality of life locally, provincially, and nationally; and
help to place Canada at the global forefront of groundbreaking research and innovation.

What's in This Section?

In this section, you will find information about

Vice-President (Research) Dr Lorne Babiuk;
Research Goals and Strategies (where research is going at the U of A);
Partnerships and Commercialization;
Research Policies and Procedures;
Standing Committees;
Associated Units;
Staff Contacts.

Visit the Applying for Awards and Applying for Funding sections of this website to find out more about opportunities available through the Office of the Vice-President (Research).