# Research Across Community

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## Research Across Community

The University of Sharjah fulfills its core mission by serving the local
community and the UAE as a whole through its diverse community-engaged
research programs and activities. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for
Research and Graduate Studies works to accomplish this goal by leveraging the
university's research potentials and strategies to cultivate
mutually-beneficial partnerships that address significant issues in the local
community and lead to dynamic community-university initiatives. The VCRGS's
office uses a community-engaged research approach in which real partnerships
between researchers and community organizations produce knowledge that
responds positively to the needs and concerns of the local community.
Following are the main principles guiding community-engaged research at the
UOS:

- Collaborative partnerships in priority research areas
- Implementation of research findings for the mutual benefit of all partners
- Emphasis on responsible research conduct in relation to community and the
  environment
- Endorsement of co-learning and capacity-building among all partners
- Mutual use of and access to research findings
- Promotion of collaborative relationships between academics and community
  members
- Focus on collaborative areas where UOS has proven competencies that can
  respond to specific community needs