The University Research Board is in the upper second stratum of the organogram of the research administration in the University.

It is the Policy-making body for research in the University. It is a Board of the Senate. The Vice-Chancellor / Chairman of the Senate is the Chairman of the Board. Its functions are to:

1. articulate the policy for research for the University.
2. determine research priorities in line with the research focus and agenda of the University.
3. determine the minimum and maximum amoun of grant for each research proposal from year to year.
4. manage the University's Research Trust Fund (RTF).
5. approve research grant applications.
6. review the research thrust, focus and content of research in the University periodically to reflect the overall objectives of the University in a dynamic society.

The composition of the Board shall be as follows: