Division of Research & Economic Development

Creating New Ideas and Technologies

The hallmark of a major research university is its ability to link faculty across all disciplines toward the creation of new ideas and the generation of new technologies.

The Division of Research & Economic Development creates and sustains an environment where faculty and students representing varying disciplines can collaborate in the search for solutions by:

• Developing resources, both human and technical, to enhance research and creative productivity.
• Disseminating information about research and research opportunities.
• Funding research and creative activities by faculty and graduate students.
• Formulating and administering various policies concerning research to ensure that projects conform both to federal and state guidelines and to the intellectual and academic objectives of the University.
• Stimulating private sector relationships leading to commercial development of the products of the University research enterprise.
• Managing the intellectual property of the University.

Our Mission

The mission of the Division of Research & Economic Development is to serve the broad research community of The University of North Dakota, a community that is instrumental in meeting the strategic aims of the University which are described in the University of North Dakota Strategic Plan II: Building on Excellence.

The aim is to expand and strengthen the University's commitment to research, scholarship, and creative activity as a means of sustaining and extending the knowledge base, enriching the teaching and learning environment, and enhancing economic development in the community, region, state, nation, and across the world.