Open Research Laboratory for Non-Research Focused Institutions

Over the last few decades financial pressures on educational institutions have forced faculty to teach more classes taking time away from other activities including research. But research is important to institutions, faculty and students. This paper proposes for the creation of a non-profit entity that through grants and donations could pool institution, faculty and student resources across multiple intuitions to conduct joint research. This would allow institutions, faculty and students to be active in research within the time constraints that they currently have. Literature shows that this increase in research would have numerous benefits to students, faculty and institutions and promote interuniversity and international cooperation.