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Announcements

• University of Washington ranks 13th in world in measure of scientific prowess Dec 21, 2011 at 10:48am
• NIH Plans $416-Million for Genomics Research Dec 21, 2011 at 10:43am
• UW scientist gets major boost in search for HIV vaccine Dec 21, 2011 at 10:37am
• UW to get $30M to study genome data in health care Dec 21, 2011 at 10:14am

Research Units

The Office of Research is led by the Vice Provost for Research and oversees the following administrative units:

• Human Subjects Division (HSD)
  Supports and facilitates review by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), required before starting research involving human subjects.
• Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
  Supports the research community in securing external support for sponsored projects and collaborations.
• Office of Research Information Services (ORIS)
  Provides system to procure research grants and contracts and build proposal budgets.

Recent Faculty Honors

• Dr. Margaret Heitkemper Receives FNINR Pathfinder award
• School of Nursing Faculty Members win prestigious Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research Awards
• Nine UW researchers named Fellows of AAAS

Stats & Rankings

• Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2011
• Summary - Fiscal Year 2010
• UW Research Fact Sheet
• UW rankings over time
• HEEACT - Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities
• US News and World Report Rankings for University of Washington - 2011 Overall ranking/School and College/Department
• Energy Fact Sheet