Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation (VCRI)

Offices under VCRI

• Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation(VCRI)
• University Research Coordination Office (URCO)
• Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
• Center for Business Research and Development (CBRD)
• Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC)
• Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance (JMRIG)
• Social Development Research Center (SDRC)
• Advanced Research Institute for Informatics, Computing and Networking (AdRIC)
• Br. Alfred Shields FSC Ocean Research (SHORE) Center
• Angelo King Institute
• Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research (CESDR)
• Center for Natural Sciences and Environmental Research (CENSER)
• Lasallian Institute for Development and Educational Research (LIDER)
• DLSU Publishing House (DLSUPH)

Mission

To foster and support research scholarship and creative activity among the members of the academic community.

Vision

To have established and implemented a comprehensive funding and support structure for research at par with the leading research universities in the region.

Activities

The Office

• Coordinates all research activities in the university.
• Oversees ethical, administrative, and regulatory compliance of scholarly activities in the university.
• Ensures efficient dissemination of research works.
• Assists the academic community in the protection of scholarly output such as licensing, patenting and/or copyrighting.
• Develops and coordinates reward and incentive systems for dissemination, publication, and commercial applications of scholarly works.
• Supports critical research initiatives in the university; recommends and promulgates new policies on research.
• Represents the academic community's broad research interests in external and internal research organizations, private and public sector institutions, funding agencies, and research foundations.