About Deanship

The Deanship of Scientific Research was established in 1442 AH, with the aim of providing an attractive and stimulating environment that supports excellence, creativity and innovation, through supporting and encouraging all innovative scientific research activities for faculty members, researchers and graduate students, in addition to working to provide the necessary financial and technical support within the limits of the allocated budgets, proposing regulations, rules and procedures that organize scientific research in the university, and encouraging faculty members and researchers, and urging them to conduct scientific research. Innovative research, providing them with research tools and capabilities, enabling them to conduct their research in a suitable scientific environment, organizing communication with research centers outside the university, developing cooperation with them to benefit from all that is modern, establishing a database of ongoing and completed research at the university, and exchanging research information with other universities and research centers. The Deanship is trying to build partnerships and relationships with leading local, regional and global research centers, and to raise the level of research work in a way that achieves national development goals, and supports research on modern technologies, renewal and innovation in the fields of knowledge.

Dean's speech

Dr. Khaled Fahad Almansoor

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and prayers and peace be upon His servant and Messenger Muhammad and upon all his family and companions

I am pleased to welcome you to the electronic page of the Deanship of Scientific Research, which is the responsible body and the main engine for advancing the scientific research movement at the university and monitoring and developing its research indicators in accordance with the vision, mission and goals of the university in light of the ambitious vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030. Therefore, the Deanship of Scientific Research seeks cooperation With the university's various research units, we aim to create a stimulating environment towards a knowledge society and a prosperous research future.

Dean of Scientific Research

Dr. Khaled Fahad Almansoor

Vision, Mission and Goals

Vision

Excellence and leadership in the fields of scientific research and innovation as well as postgraduate programs to develop society and support sustainable development.

Message

Providing an attractive and encouraging environment for scientific research that contributes to providing applied solutions to society’s problems, in addition to providing qualitative postgraduate programs.

Goals

1. Increase the scientific output of all faculty members across various disciplines.

2. Enhance the quality of scientific output to achieve national development goals.

3. Build and leverage research and institutional capacities.

4. Develop and enhance academic and professional graduate programs in accordance with actual needs and professional standards.

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Dean Tasks

1- Proposing the university’s annual research plan, and preparing the necessary draft budget for it in preparation for presenting it to the Council of the Deanship of Scientific Research.

2- Proposing regulations, rules and procedures governing the scientific research system at the university.

3- Approving research projects and studies, following up on their implementation, arbitrating them, and supporting them in accordance with the rules regulating that.

4- Coordinating work between research centers at the university, and encouraging joint research between departments and colleges to raise the efficiency and effectiveness of the use of available resources.

5- Recommending approval to publish the research that the Deanship intends to publish after arbitration in accordance with the rules of arbitration and publishing.

6- Encouraging faculty members and researchers and urging them to conduct innovative scientific research, and creating research means and capabilities, to enable them to conduct their research in appropriate scientific conditions.

7- Establishing an information base for ongoing and completed research funded by the deanship.

8- Managing the financial, administrative and technical affairs related to scientific research in accordance with the rules and regulations of higher education.

9- Protecting the rights and intellectual property of scientific research funded by the deanship.

10- Exchanging research information with universities and other research centers.

11- Preparing and writing periodic and annual reports and the final account of scientific research activity at the university in preparation for submitting it to the Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research.