Overview
The AAU Health and Biomedical Research Center is a vital part of Al Ain University's commitment to research excellence and innovation. The center's work is helping to address some of the most pressing health challenges facing the UAE and the world. The center aims to:
- Contribute to the strategic educational and research missions of the university, the emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE:
- Conduct research that addresses the major health and biomedical challenges facing the UAE and the world.
- Train the next generation of highly skilled health and biomedical researchers.
- Provide research support to faculty members and students from different disciplines.
- Collaborate with other research institutions in the UAE and internationally.
- Develop and commercialize new medical technologies and products.
- Enhance the reputation of the university nationally and internationally and thus helps in improving University ranking and student’s admission:
- Publish high-quality research in leading scientific journals.
- Present research findings at international conferences.
- Host visiting scholars and researchers from around the world.
- Attract top students and faculty members to the university.
- Increase and effectively manage the resources and research support for its members and the wider university community:
- Secure funding from government agencies, philanthropic organizations, and industry partners.
- Establish state-of-the-art research facilities and infrastructure.
- Provide training and development opportunities for research staff.
- Promote a culture of research excellence and collaboration within the university community.
- Provide education and training in research and related skills (internal programs: e.g., masters; external services and collaborations):
- Offer master's and doctoral programs in health and biomedical research.
- Provide research training workshops and seminars for faculty members and students.
- Collaborate with other universities and research institutions to offer joint research training programs.
- Provide research consulting services to external organizations.
- Promote and facilitate collaborative research and enhancement of research networking capacity and infrastructure:
- Host research workshops and conferences to bring together researchers from different disciplines.
- Support collaborative research projects between faculty members and students from different disciplines.
- Establish research partnerships with other universities and research institutions in the UAE and internationally.
- Develop and maintain state-of-the-art research facilities and infrastructure that can be shared by researchers from different disciplines.