The University's Research and Innovation Policy sets out its commitment to supporting research and innovation among students, faculty and researchers. It emphasises research opportunities, quality and ethics, and efficient coordination and management of research and innovation at NUM.
Research vision
To create an outstanding climate of support for researchers, broadly enabling innovative research advances.
Research mission
To build a culture of excellence and high achievement across the research community.
Strategic goals
- Promote shared responsibility, ethical conduct of research and compliance.
- Create integrated services, transparent research administration, infrastructure and streamlined processes.
- Support strong infrastructure for interdisciplinary research.
- Increase research proposals submitted, and annual research funding received, by 10% each year.
- Maintain 100% compliance with state and federal regulations in research and sponsored programmes.
- Make research, scholarly, creative or inquiry projects a required part of every degree programme.
- Develop a community of teacher-scholars who mentor students to successful research experiences.
- Help faculties organise national and international scientific conferences.
- Oversee research committees in all faculties and institutes to promote interdisciplinary research.
- Develop joint graduate programmes with local and international institutions.
Office of Research Administration
The Office of Research Administration guides and supports all research at NUM and ensures compliance with federal, University and sponsor regulations. It is the secretariat to the Senate's Research Grants and Publication Committee, which ranks and approves research proposals and recommends them for funding. The Office is headed by a Director.
Last updated 24 October 2026