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Research Enhancement Promotion Project

　
　National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS） has been selected as one of 20 Universities and 3 Inter-University Research Institutes in the Program for Promoting the Enhancements of Research Universities funded by Monbukagakusho （MEXT）, which started from September 2013. Research Enhancement Promotion Headquarters and Research Enhancement Strategy Office of this program have been settled at NINS and each 5 Research Institutes, including NIPS, respectively. From 2026, at NIPS, Research Enhancement Strategy Office （manager: vice-director general of NIPS） has been composed of by 8 units, 1） Research Surveillance and Analysis, 2） Evaluation, 3） Research Animal Management, 4） Promotion of Outreach Activity, 5)International Cooperation, 6）Promotion of Gender Equality, and 7）Industry-Academia Collaboration. 8）Graduate Education Support. Specially Appointed Professor, Project Associate and Assistant Professors are assigned to Research Surveillance and Analysis Unit, Evaluation Unit, Research Animal Management Unit, Promotion of Outreach Activity Unit and Industry-Academia Collaboration Unit. Each unit promotes its activity to facilitate own research and research collaboration to achieve NIPS mission.
　The Program for Promoting the Enhancements of Research Universities funded by MEXT was over by the end of FY2022. From FY2023, NIPS covers the expenses to employ URA staffs by the internal budget. Although NIPS is in a difficult financial condition, NIPS plans to maintain employment of URA staffs which is indispensable for the promotion of the enhancement of research activities.