Research at Lawrence
The University of Kansas is a major research university with a successful record of research collaboration promoted through
independent, multidisciplinary research centers that focus on common
themes. KU is a Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive University
and has been a member of the Association of American Universities
since 1909. All research activity on the Lawrence campus
is overseen by the Office
of Research and Graduate Studies and managed by the KU
Center for Research, Inc.
More information: About
research at Lawrence highlights KU's research mission,
leadership, reports and rankings. Principal investigators,
faculty and staff are invited to learn more about services
for the research community by visiting the Office
of Research and Graduate Studies.
Research Mission Statement
"The university attains high levels of research productivity
and recognizes that faculty are part of a network of scholars
and academicians that shape a discipline as well as teach it.
Research and teaching, as practiced at the University of Kansas,
are mutually reinforcing with scholarly inquiry underlying and
informing the educational experience at undergraduate, professional,
and graduate levels."
— from the Statement
of Institutional Mission, Lawrence Campus.