University scientific research includes its fundamental statutory activity, personal research, research projects, target projects, investments serving the needs of research and development work, research support, ministry programmes, financing the upkeep of scientific equipment, projects financed by structural funds or the European Union, commissioned work, grants for financing scientific projects.
176 statutory projects and 179 personal projects are currently being carried out. The subjects refer to 47 scientific research problems formulated with regard to the university's, country's and Europe's priorities. In most cases the subjects cover several scientific tasks.
Research projects realised at the University, financed through grants from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, include: doctoral dissertation projects; personal projects including habilitation projects dealing with subjects suggested by an applicant, commissioned according to the list of subjects set by the national framework programme or multiannual framework programme; developmental projects aiming at scientific tasks which become the basis for practical applications; target projects involving industrial research; special projects which are a part of international programmes and are not co-financed by foreign capital.
Research projects which are called university grants are financed from funds allocated for personal research. They are submitted to the Senate Science Committee which then decides about their realisation within the period of up to 24 months.
The university staff are currently running 174 projects financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
The university sets up functional research centres and clusters. There are five research centres at UWM: Research Centre of Renewable Energy, Research and Development Centre of Dairy Technology, Research Centre of Eastern Europe, Social Research Centre, Research Centre of Organic and Traditional Food. We participate in creating five clusters: Kętrzyn Cluster of Renewable Energy, Baltic Cluster of Ecoenergy, Brewery Cluster, Dairy Cluster, Warmia and Mazury Cluster 'Warmer Together.' Additionally, UWM is a member of the Consortium Centre of Advanced Technology RIMAMI.
More information at: http://www.uwm.edu.pl/bnwr/?mod=page&act=show/11