The Office of the Vice President for Research (PRP) is part of UNICAMP’s Central Administration and is responsible for establishing, together with the Central Research Committee (CCP) and the University Council (Consu), the University’s scientific policy. It promotes initiatives and implements the necessary conditions to ensure that research carried out across all fields of knowledge consistently achieves the highest standards of quality and innovation, both nationally and internationally, thereby contributing to the country’s scientific, technological, and social development.
In carrying out its responsibilities, PRP seeks to:
- Promote the development of high-quality, internationally competitive scientific and technological research, as an indispensable condition for the country's sovereignty and independence, encouraging innovative projects with high technological and social impact.
- Encourage collaboration and the exchange of ideas and experiences among UNICAMP researchers, both internally and with peer institutions dedicated to scientific research, domestically and internationally.
- Foster the generation and transfer of knowledge with a positive impact on society in the form of technological products, services and public policies
- Champion a culture of good practices and ethical integrity in research via educational programs, outreach, guidance, and training accessible to all researchers, adhering to national and international principles for addressing and investigating scientific misconduct.
- Expand fundraising for research conducted at the University, by identifying opportunities and encouraging the submission of projects to alternative funding sources.
- Expand the international exposure of research developed at UNICAMP by encouraging international collaborations and the mobility of researchers to institutions abroad, exploring and expanding international research networks.
- Support University researchers in their projects, offering assistance and adequate infrastructure conditions for the development of research, encouraging collaboration between academic units and the sharing of laboratories, equipment and multi-user research spaces.
- Stimulate the awakening of a scientific vocation in talented undergraduate students, contributing to training in research activities, technological development, and innovation through institutional undergraduate research programs with projects supervised by experienced University researchers.
- Encourage research through all available means, including the provision of supplementary aid for the execution of specific projects via the Faepex Fund (Teaching, Research and Extension Support Fund).
- Gather and make available information related to research activities carried out at UNICAMP, as a source of management support, including, in addition to traditional quality metrics, other indicators that reflect the social relevance of the University.