A research university is a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission. They are the most important sites at which knowledge production occurs, along with "intergenerational knowledge transfer and the certification of new knowledge" through the awarding of doctoral degrees. They can be public or private, and often have well-known brand …

European universities date from the founding of the University of Bologna in 1088 or the University of Paris (c. 1150–70). The original medieval universities arose from the Roman Catholic Church schools. Their purposes included training professionals, scientific investigation, improving society, and teaching critical thinking and research.External influences, such as …

This is a list of universities in the United States classified as research universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.Research institutions are a subset of doctoral degree-granting institutions and conduct research.These institutions "conferred at least 20 research/scholarship doctorates in 2019-20 and reported at least $5 million in total …

In the life sciences, a contract research organization (CRO) is a company that provides support to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries in the form of research services outsourced on a contract basis. A CRO may provide such services as biopharmaceutical development, biologic assay development, commercialization, clinical development, clinical …

Wageningen University & Research (also known as Wageningen UR; abbreviation: WUR) is a public university in Wageningen, Netherlands, specializing in life sciences with a focus on agriculture, technical and engineering subjects.It is a globally important center for life sciences and agricultural research. It is located in a region of the Netherlands known as the Food Valley.

Background. These nonprofit organizations maintain essential research, development and engineering "core" capabilities; maintain long-term strategic relationships with their DoD sponsors; and operate in the public interest, free from real or perceived conflicts of interest. Collaboration with the educational and research resources available at their universities enhances each …

The Internet protocol suite resulted from research and development conducted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in the late 1960s.After initiating the pioneering ARPANET in 1969, DARPA started work on a number of other data transmission technologies. In 1972, Robert E. Kahn joined the DARPA Information Processing Technology Office, where he worked on …

There are eight medical schools in South Africa, each under the auspices of a public university.As the country is a former British colony, most institutions follow the British-based undergraduate method of instruction, admitting students directly from high school into 6 or 5-year programs.Some universities such as the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg have started …

The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Oklahoma Four-year institutions. Institution Location Control Carnegie Classification Enrollment Founded Cameron University: Lawton ... Research University 24,649 1890 Oklahoma State University: Tulsa: Public Research University (included with main campus)

There are nineteen colleges and universities in Washington, D.C., that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These institutions include five research universities, four master's universities, and ten special-focus institutions.Sixteen of Washington, D.C.'s post-secondary institutions are private, of which three are for-profit.