The UT Office of Research and Engagement (ORE) is currently evaluating the Organized Research Unit Program for fiscal year 2019.
The recent arrival of our new Vice Chancellor for Research, Victor McCrary, and the deferral of a call to campus for ORU proposals in FY 2019, presents an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the ORU funding program and the ability of this program to advance the objectives of the university.
We will be undertaking this evaluation in earnest over the remainder of the fiscal year and expect to reach out to many constituencies for input on how to best grow the research enterprise and seed new multi-disciplinary collaborations. Additional information regarding the next steps of the ORU program will be released in the Fall of 2018.