Since the inception of the University of Buea as a full-fledged University in 1993, the University has taken advantage of every available opportunity to develop and sustain an environment friendly to the promotion of its research mission. Overtime, the University has paid particular emphasis on the improvement of quality, productivity, visibility, impact and relevance of its research within Cameroon and the Central African Sub-Region. The situational analysis of research at the University of Buea, portrays the frameworks/tools governing the conduct of research, as well as the capacity for research at the University of Buea.
The Research mandate of the University of Buea is spelt out in Decree No. 93/034 of 19 January 1993 as follows:
The University of Buea within its Research Policy and Management Guide document has set out its objectives around Research Infrastructure, Research Capacity Building, Research Programmes, Research Management Regulations and Procedures, Funding, Intellectual Property Rights, Sustainability, Publications and Consultancy.
In addition to national instruments, UB has developed policies, guidelines and a strategy for research;
UB Thesis Guide
University of Buea Research Policy and Management Guide
UB Research Strategy Plan, 2018-2024
Guidelines for the evaluation and accreditation of research programmes, laboratories and centres
Support is available, through the Division of Research and Publications in terms of:
Grant negotiation
Contractual compliance (ethical, Intellectual properties and fiscal)
Reporting and communicating research.
Capacity Building through organisation of workshops and conferences.
Both administrative (Deputy Vice-Chancellor i/c Research, Cooperation and Relations with the Business World, Vice-Deans i/c Research and Cooperation, and Heads of service) and oversights (Faculty and Departmental Scientific Committees, Ethics committees) units and function
The Division of Research and Publications under the suppression of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Cooperation, serve to coordinate all research endeavors of the University toward attaining its research mandate.
Strategic-level management and operational-level administrative staff.
Partially devolved structures, featuring research support units/functions both at the level of the establishments and the Central administration
Shared responsibilities for specialized skills such as legal and fiscal, public relations and reporting to the wider public.
Support is available, through the Division of Research and Publications in terms of:
Grant negotiation
Contractual compliance (ethical, Intellectual properties and fiscal)
Reporting and communicating research.
Capacity Building through organization of workshops and conferences.
You can contact the Division of Research and Publications by email: researchoffice.ub@ubuea.cm.
We invite interested members of the public to regularly explore the “University of Buea Newsletter – UBN” on UB’s website. It is our quarterly publication on research related events at the University of Buea.