Office of the Dean for
Research and Creative Endeavors
The Office of the Dean for Research and Creative Endeavors (RACE) conceptualizes and implements policies and practices related to research and creative production at Ateneo de Naga University. It likewise liaises and cultivates relationships with industry, government, and private organizations that support research and creative endeavors. It manages the following institutes, centers, and councils:
- Ateneo Social Science Research Center (ASSRC): assrc@gbox.adnu.edu.ph
The ASSRC undertakes studies on concrete human life situations in Bicol, especially of the marginalized, articulates learnings and insights without compromising the truth, and links them with broader policy issues in a globalizing world. - Institute for Environmental Conservation and Research (INECAR): inecar@gbox.adnu.edu.ph
The INECAR is committed to assisting in the maintenance of the integrity of the National/Natural parks and wildlife reserves within the Bicol Region, as well as in the conservation and protection of the marine (coastal) and freshwater ecosystems for the present and future generations. It also aims to assist in the conservation of island ecosystems to sustain the fishery resources of the region, maintain ecosystem stability, and enhance aesthetics. Moreover, it is committed to providing information regarding environmental destructions brought about by mining in the entire Philippines for policy reforms. - University Research Council (URC): urc@gbox.adnu.edu.ph
The URC aims to help create a culture of research where inter- and multidisciplinary collaborations and external linkages are promoted and where research output is recognized, published, and utilized as a response to the development needs of the academic and human communities. - Creative Endeavors Council (CEC): ocec@gbox.adnu.edu.ph
The mission of the CEC is to inculcate a sense of deeper appreciation and preference for Bikolano arts and culture among artists and enthusiasts. The CEC ensures that the expression of ideas through all forms of art provides avenues for students’ personal, social, and spiritual formation, environmental awareness, and aesthetic development through collaborative projects, workshops, performances, and multimedia productions. - Ateneo de Naga University Press (U-Press): upress@adnu.edu.ph
The U-Press aims to create a critical and creative praxis among the academic universities in the Philippines and other cultural agencies and educational institutions. It seeks to strengthen its templates, networks, and resources that will further its mission of sharing stories and books with the Bikol region and the world. - Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC): irec@gbox.adnu.edu.ph
The IREC ensures the observance of ethical standards and requirements in research undertaken by university administrators, faculty, staff, students, and external clients. - Intellectual Property Officer (IPO): race@gbox.adnu.edu.ph
The mission of the IPO is to encourage and assist Ateneo de Naga University personnel and students in protecting and securing the intellectual property rights for their inventions and creations and supporting innovation transfer and commercialization.
Find your Ateneo de Naga University research/creative work adviser and collaborator here.
For other research and creative work-related inquiries, please email the Office of the Dean for Research and Creative Endeavors at race@gbox.adnu.edu.ph.