Research Administrative Services

The University of Alberta’s Research Administrative Services (RAS) is a part of the Office of the Vice President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI) portfolio and supports the U of A research community by helping researchers and administrators find, apply for, receive, and manage research funding. RAS’ goals are to enable leading-edge research at the University of Alberta by providing easy-to-use services and processing research awards efficiently and effectively.

For general inquiries, please send an email to rsoinfo@ualberta.ca and include the Proposal/Project/RESxxx ID, Principal Investigator Name, or Sponsor name associated with the inquiry in the subject line. You can also contact RAS by phone at (780) 492-5787, fax at (780) 492-0949, or in person/by mail at:

Research Administrative Services
1-560 Enterprise Square
10230 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5J 4P6

RAS Staff Directory

The Research Administrative Services team provides the operational and administrative framework to support UAlberta researchers and provide high-level tactical expertise to manage contracts/research grants. 

Michael Walesiak
Executive Director Research Administration
Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation)
walesiak@ualberta.ca 
(780) 492-1642

Information management/helpdesk
rsoinfo@ualberta.ca