OVPR Branches
Information About the Key Services
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Animal Care and Veterinary Service and Ethics
The Animal Care and Veterinary Service and Ethics (ACVS) team ensures that the use of animals in research and in teaching conforms to the most rigorous ethical standards that are compatible with the goals of science. The team also ensures very high standards for all facilities which support research and teaching involving laboratory animals.
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Office of International Research
The Office of International Research (OIR) works closely with faculties, research facilitators and top-notch researchers at uOttawa to build effective international collaborative projects.
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Office of Research Chairs, Centres and Awards
The Office of Research Chairs, Centres and Awards (RCCA) is responsible for initiating, overseeing, and managing the developmental and renewal processes for internal and external Chair programs as well as internal and major provincial, national and international external research awards and recognition. It also manages the establishment, function and evaluation of university research centres and institutes.
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Office of Research Communications
The Office of Research Communications (ORC) is responsible for promoting the excellence and breadth of research taking place at the University of Ottawa and its affiliated research institutes. The team also maintains the research website and produces Research Perspectives, the University’s research magazine.
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Office of Research Ethics and Integrity
The Office of Research Ethics and Integrity manages the approval -- through one of the Reseearch Ethics Boards -- any research project involving human subjects, whether funded or not, prior to the start of the project.
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Office of Strategic Development Initiatives
The Office of Strategic Development Initiatives (SDI) is responsible for initiating, developing, overseeing, and managing large scale government funded research projects.
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Research Management Services
The Research Management Services office helps researchers attract and manage grant funds.
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Technology Transfer and Business Enterprise
The Technology Transfer and Business Enterprise (TTBE) office facilitates the establishment of strategic partnerships that provide new opportunities for collaborative research, technology development and commercialization.