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The Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) manages five principal activities:

1. Research Compliance
2. Research Enhancement
3. Intellectual Property Management
4. Graduate Studies
5. Postdoctoral Enhancement

In addition, the directors of five interdisciplinary research institutes and programs report to the VPR:

• Morphogenesis and Regenerative Medicine
• Nano and Quantum Science and Engineering
• Programs in Computer and Information Science and Engineering
• Healthy Aging
• Environment, Conservation, and Culture

VPR also coordinates the various University units that comprise the research infrastructure, including the acquisition of research funding, the planning and development of academic research space, research commercialization, the incubation of new companies and recruiting of corporate research partners to local research parks, and public outreach.

Read about how Tom Skalak, VP for Research, is building a vision for U.Va.'s research enterprise (U.Va. Today)

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