- To provide necessary evaluations in order to make decision on research activities
- To conduct necessary studies to evaluate research activities and assess annual research performance of university
- To contact with national and foreign institutions in order to collaborate in research affairs and exchange new scientific findings
- To regulate and revise the strategic documents for research
- To manage research units affiliated to university
- To collaborate with other research institutions in terms of providing scientific, cultural and social services, and holding seminars, scientific conferences and taking the responsibility of all affairs related to research contracts
- To hold short term research courses for other non-university research institutions
- To supervise all research affairs taking place in university, libraries, and university data banks
- To provide sabbatical study leave for faculty members inside the country and overseas
- To provide university research program, clarify objectives and determine research priorities in the form of medium and long term programs to be presented to the university research committee
- To publish and translate articles and books provided by faculty members and supervise activities of research publications affiliated to university
- To supervise activities of research committees in faculties and affiliated centers or institutions
- To guide, coordinate and supervise activities of university students’ research committee
- To provide a financial report and estimate annual credit of research affairs to be presented to the Board of Directors
- To supervise all research institutions, dependently or independently affiliated to university
- To supervise all university affiliated centers for clinical development