UMass Dartmouth cultivates a vital and vibrant culture of research, scholarship, and innovation that reflects:
- the expertise of our faculty, staff, and students
- the strength of our academic programs
- and the needs of our region, the Commonwealth, and the global community
The University has a clearly defined path for achieving national status as a Carnegie Doctoral Research University (DRU):
Scholarship & Education
- Integrate faculty research and scholarship with teaching and service
- Support faculty, students, and staff engaged in research and scholarship
- Recognize faculty achievements in research, scholarship, and innovation
- Encourage research by graduate and undergraduate students across all disciplines
Innovation & Development
- Foster research-based economic innovations
- Plan for the commercialization of products, patents, and licenses
- Nurture interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary efforts
- Engage alumni and business leaders to develop a culture of entrepreneurship
Infrastructure & Support
- Increase support to identify funding opportunities
- Broaden sponsorship of research
- Invest in research facilities, equipment, and laboratories
- Build the administrative research infrastructure
Research Offices
Institutional Ethics and Compliance
Assists researchers to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and policies regarding human and animal subjects, biosafety and export control
Research Development
Builds research capacity by promoting collaborations, managing internal grants, disseminating funding opportunities and celebrating research achievements
Office of Research Administration
Oversees financial administration for externally funded projects from proposal submission through project management and reporting
Technology Commercialization & Ventures
Promotes, protects and supports commercialization of intellectual property arising from research conducted at UMass Dartmouth
Undergraduate Research
Promotes undergraduate research, supports student-researchers, and disseminates the products of student research.
