Vice-President (Research)
Assuming roles once held by the President, the Vice-President (Academic), and the Research Grants and Contracts Office (which was in existence from 1969 to 1981), the office of the Vice-President (Research) coordinates and promotes research conducted within the University of Alberta. It also represents the University's research needs to government and industry. As overseer of University research, the Vice-President (Research) is responsible for setting policies on contracts, grants, patents, and proposals; assisting University departments in obtaining research funding; administering the University Research Fund; evaluating the University's affiliated institutes, centres, and companies; and actively seeking out sources of funding. The Vice-President (Research) serves on the President's Executive Committee and other University governing bodies and is responsible for the Intellectual Property and Contracts Office, the Research Grants Office, liaison with the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, and other facilities related to research.
For more information, please refer to the website of the Vice-President (Research).
| Vice-Presidents (Research) | |
| 2007– | Lorne Babiuk |
| 2001–2007 | Gary Kachanoski |
| 1996–2001 | Roger Smith (Research and External Affairs) |
| 1993–1996 | Martha Cook Piper (Research and External Affairs) |
| 1987–1993 | Christopher R. James |
| 1981–1987 | J. Gordin Kaplan |