• Promotes and coordinates collaboration among researchers within and outside the University;
  • Development capacity of researchers in proposal writing research methodology and report writing;
  • Reviews and approves proposals for submission to sponsors/funding agencies;
  • Disseminates information on funding initiatives and opportunities to the University’s research community;
  • Identifies academic staff research interest and establishes links with potential sponsors
  • Assists researchers in preparing, writing and packaging proposals;
  • Maintains a searchable database of research and development funding information.
  • Operates a searchable database of researchers and their research and development interests;
  • Maintains a searchable database of all ongoing and completed researcher and development activities;
  • Publishers highlights of ongoing and completed research activities;
  • Maintains proposals and awards databases;
  • Prepares and submits to the Director contributions to the University’s Research and Development Reports.