The vision of the Research Authority is to lead and carry out innovative academic research that supports the scientific, medical, technological, economic, educational and social development of the Palestinian community through the creation of an infrastructure of collaboration in academic research with universities around the world. The Research Authority will work to be part of the international community for knowledge creation and dissemination. The Research Authority will strive to develop academic scientific leadership committed to innovation, research and development as part of the university’s academic organizational culture. The Research Authority will strive to integrate higher education and research into local centers of employment, sustainability and investment in the community
:This will be achieved by
Designing an organizational structure that enables the realization of the Research Authority’s vision and recommending an academic research road map
Establishing a Development Office with the aim of building a strategic plan for fundraising for infrastructure, laboratories, and grants and to form partnerships to promote research and development local industry and opportunities for employment for graduates
Faculty development and the promotion of ideas in research and innovation among academic staff
Conducting research that supports the medical, technological, education, and sustainable social and economic development of the institution and local community
Creating an infrastructure for innovative research collaboration and contacts with funding bodies in Israel and around the world – collecting and organizing information on sources of grants and supporting funding for research in international collaboration
Establishing a Research Authority website and distributing information to university researchers regarding available funding bodies
Encouraging university researchers through the provision of contract research, management, control services, and research grants
Establishing research centers and institutes through the recruitment of donors to promote local health research with training and support (including designing and drafting research proposals, training in research methodology and data collection and technical support)
Training and support of research assistants and coordinators
Providing office, administration and computer facilities for operational and logistical support of research projects
Assisting extraction of information from computerized databases and grant applications from the Research Authority Fund
Consulting and assisting the preparation of research proposals for external funding, financial management and control of research contracts and budgets, and projects in institutes, centers and research centers, providing tools and developing computerized systems for managing and monitoring research for the benefit of all researchers
Collaborating with local centers of expertise and employment for research and education, innovation and sustainable employment
Setting up an institutional ethics committee with local and international expertise and experience
Building links with local community bodies to enhance cooperation and participation in research that assists community health, education, employment and sustainability
Recruiting and training experts in health, education, science and technology to run expert research committees
Training faculty in research method
Training faculty in publication ethics
Promoting good practice in research among faculty
Training in and setting up quality databases in each faculty
Developing an institutional center for research statistics and data management
Training in scientific and medical writing for publication
Training in presentation to learned societies
Financial assistance with publication fees and conference attendance for presentation
Running training courses for the region and international community in qualitative and quantitative research method, practice and statistical method
Funding equipment and laboratory facilities essential to research
Funding institutional and online library facilities and subscriptions to key research and educational publications
