Following are assumptions used during the research mission strategic planning process:
- The Research Mission Plan is focused on the next 3-5 years.
- The research plan will include all nine Augusta University colleges and the libraries.
- Limited new resources will be available to expand research initiatives.
- Funding: State research support will at a minimum remain substantially stable. Federal
funding is expected to go down. Private funding will be more significant and more
targeted.
- We will maintain our current research strengths, while expanding research in STEM
research and clinical and translational research.
- Focus is needed on undergraduate research.
- We have an established commitment to expand the current Cancer Research Center. Additional
space in another new building is needed for future research expansion based on the
number of investigators that would need space. However, there is no commitment to
build such a building.
