About
Departments & Offices
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Research & Innovation comprises multiple departments, offices and programs across °®¶¹´«Ã½'s three campuses. View the °®¶¹´«Ã½RI org chart.
Office of the Vice President
Leads and facilitates institutional research initiatives and supports research programs and infrastructure development
Advanced recognition & engagement
Advances recognition and impact of research and innovation across °®¶¹´«Ã½ and the state of °®¶¹´«Ã½ through the following programs:
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• Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation
• NSF I-Corps Hub: Southeast @ °®¶¹´«Ã½
• ResearchOne
Comparative Medicine
Fully accredited by AAALAC International, Comparative Medicine contributes to a greater understanding of life through studies that define and compare complex living organisms and processes
°®¶¹´«Ã½ High Tech Corridor at °®¶¹´«Ã½
Offers multiple funding opportunities at °®¶¹´«Ã½ to support collaborative industry research, early-stage faculty innovation, and undergraduate research
Information Services
IT support for all °®¶¹´«Ã½ Research & Innovation departments: technical support, computer support, database, and systems administration
Institutional Research Effectiveness & Assessment
Institutional Research Effectiveness & Assessment (IREA) identifies, mitigates and manages risks in order to realize operational efficiency in research
research development institute
The Research Development Institute (RDI) delivers proactive, catalytic, capacity-building support to °®¶¹´«Ã½ researchers
Research Integrity & Compliance
Administers key research-related assurance and compliance programs required by federal and state agencies and programs for the conduct of research at °®¶¹´«Ã½
Research operationS
Central support for °®¶¹´«Ã½ Research & Innovation departments: includes operating budgets, purchase approvals, research cash advances, IT support (Information Services), and the front desk/reception area
Sponsored Research
Provides pre-award assistance to researchers seeking grant funding and post-award financial services to PIs managing sponsored research grants
student Engagement in Research & Innovation (SERI)
Student Engagement in Research & Innovation (SERI) connects students with high-impact practices and supports faculty's use of HIPs in their courses
Technology Transfer
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Tech Transfer promotes collaboration, innovation, and successful research commercialization for inventors
°®¶¹´«Ã½ CONNECT (Accelerators & Incubators)
Manages the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, Evolve Accelerator and the Student Innovation Incubator
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Research Foundation
Facilitates university-company collaborations in biotech and high-tech, owns and operates °®¶¹´«Ã½ Research Park and supports °®¶¹´«Ã½ CONNECT and the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Research Park
Brings together world-class researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs eager to collaborate with a highly-trained, high-tech workforce