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Research at Lawrence

KU research

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.

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