Research and Innovation Committee

The Research and Transfer Committee provides support and advice to the Office of the Vice President for Strategic Planning and Research. It is responsible for establishing the strategies and actions deriving from the UOC’s research and innovation policy. 

The members of the Research, Innovation and Transfer Committee are appointed by the Office of the Vice Rector for Research, Transfer and Entrepreneurship

 

Presidency 

Vice Rector for Research, Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship: Xavier Vilajosana

Coordinator 

Deputy General Manager for Research and Transfer: Ciro Llueca 

Directors

Joan Torrent, director of Research Unit A: Management and Governance
Albert Sangrà, director of Research Unit B: Education and E-learning
Ramon Ribera, director of Research Unit C: Culture, Creativity, Social Justice, Critical Thinking and Humanities
Marta Aymerich, director of Reseach Unit D: Digital Health, Health and Well-being
David Megías, director of Research Unit E: Digital Transformation, AI and Technology

Secretary

The director of Governance and Communication of R&T Vice-Management of Research and Transfer: Eva Patricia Gil Rodríguez

 

  • Producing, coordinating and evaluating the university's research and knowledge transfer policies, strategies and action plans, in accordance with the guidelines set by the Executive Board;
  • Defining, coordinating and evaluating the academic structures for research and knowledge transfer;
  • Designing, awarding and evaluating UOC grants for research and knowledge transfer;
  • Coordinating the drive to gain more external funding for research and knowledge transfer;
  • Defining and monitoring the indicators and evidence required to make decisions, and the dissemination of the UOC's research and knowledge transfer activities;
  • Promoting a research culture that prioritizes open science and societal impact;
  • Providing leadership for the ethics and integrity of the research and knowledge transfer developed by the UOC community.