Research Units within º«¹úÂãÎè bring together researchers to focus on a specific area of research, often across departments and Faculties. Core Facilities are shared research platforms that provide access to a wide community of users to specialized equipment, expertise, training, services, and technologies.

Research Units and Core Facilities, referred to as Research Entities, play a central role in the University’s research mission through collaboration, training, partnerships, research dissemination, and research-creation. ​

The º«¹úÂãÎè Policy on Research Entities and related procedures outlines the framework for their establishment, oversight, review, and operations.