The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) oversees the research enterprise across all UConn campuses, including UConn Health, managing all aspects of research and scholarship activities for UConn’s faculty.
The OVPR advances UConn’s research enterprise and innovation pipeline through both short- and long-term initiatives. Its support spans individual faculty projects, large-scale interdisciplinary collaborations, industry partnerships, and university-driven startups.
The OVPR’s key areas of responsibility include:
- Research Support & Development
- Core Research Facilities
- Grant Proposal Support
- Award Management
- Research Compliance
- Technology Commercialization
- UConn’s Technology Incubation Program
- IPB at UConn Tech Park