The RIMC is principally responsible for overseeing the management of research in Unimas. Accountable to the Research and Services Committee and the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), RIMC is assigned to :

• Serve as the administrative secretariat to the :

• • Unimas Research and Services Committee (RSC);
  • Research Expert Panels (tasked with scrutinizing and recommending support for research proposals on the basis of merit, timeliness, relevance and excellence);
  • Research Chair Steering Committees;
  • Unimas Conference Committee;

• Develop and maintain a research database and financial management system for research projects carried out in Unimas;
• Develop and maintain a dedicated website for research activities at Unimas;
• Maintain a monitoring system designed to assist principal researchers in meeting their research implementation schedules, progress reports and financial reporting deadlines as per original timelines;
• Assist researchers in securing research grants, especially in meeting grant specific procedural requirements (e.g. IRPA grants);
• Forward all research proposals and research reports (technical and financial) after they have been documented to the RSC for appropriate action;
• Serve as the point of contact with funding agencies in terms of technical and financial progress reporting;
• Initiate, facilitate and maintain liaison with industry, government agencies and other stakeholders;
• Encourage exploitation, development, patenting and commercialisation of research and innovative outputs by Unimas researchers;
• Promote research culture amongst the staff of Unimas;
• Publish Unimas Research Update and publicise research achievement at Unimas through print and electronic media on a regular basis;
• Showcase successful research findings in local and international expositions;
• Organise relevant training programmes (both internal and external) on a regular basis to enhance the capability, especially of new academic staff, in R & D activities;
• Prepare and publish the University Annual Research Report;
• Undertake other responsibilities/tasks as assigned to RIMC by the University management from time to time;