The Division of Research and Economic Development at URI advances the University’s research mission by supporting research integrity and reducing the administrative workload for URI researchers. The division also manages conflicts of interest, protects intellectual property, maintains compliance with state and federal regulations, and increases external funding of research at URI.
Vision
Grow an outstanding climate of support for URI faculty and students with an aim to broadly enable stellar research and scholarship.
Mission
- To foster URI’s mission as the state’s flagship land- and sea-grant research institution.
- To accelerate research leading to improved understanding and response to critically important human and environmental health concerns.
- To catalyze novel research, scholarly and creative pursuits across the university and across all domains of intellectual curiosity.
- To support innovative strategic partnerships on a global scale.
Research Offices
- Office of the Vice President
- Research Concierge Team
- Research Initiatives and Development
- Office of Sponsored Projects
- Office of Research Security
- Office of Research Integrity
- Office of Research Information Systems and Strategy
- Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship
Research Partners
- URI Innovations
- Sponsored Cost Accounting
- URI Foundation and Alumni Engagement
Research Committees
- Conflict of Interest Management Committee (CIMC)
- Committee for Research and Creative Activities (CRCA)
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
- Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- Institutional Review Board on Human Subjects (IRB)
- Intellectual Property Committee (IPC)