As a part of the ‘From Data to Action Faculty Series’ conducted by our Research Dean’s Office, we carried out our fourth action today at the Faculty of Educational Sciences. At our meeting, information was provided specifically about the TÜBİTAK 3501 Career Development Program and other TÜBİTAK funding mechanisms. Together with our faculty’s young and experienced academics, we have determined the steps to be followed in the project application process, the priority research areas, and a road map specific to the faculty. We thank the faculty administration and our academics for their contributions. Our journey from data to action to strengthen [...]

Near East University Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Umut Aksoy and Quality and Accreditation Coordinator Prof. Dr. Sevcan Kurtulmuş Yılmaz visited our Research Dean's Office. During the meeting, information was provided about our university’s research ecosystem and performance evaluation processes. We thank the esteemed administrators of Near East University for their kind visit.

As a part of the ‘From Data to Action Faculty Series’ conducted by our Research Dean’s Office, we carried out our third action today at the Faculty of Language and History-Geography. At our meeting, information was provided specifically about the TÜBİTAK 3501 Career Development Program and other TÜBİTAK funding mechanisms. Together with our faculty’s young and experienced academics, we have determined the steps to be followed in the project application process, the priority research areas, and a road map specific to the faculty. We thank the faculty administration and our academics for their contributions. Our journey from data to action to [...]

The Tomorrow Today in Research 2025 Turkey event, organized by Elsevier and hosted in collaboration with Hacettepe University, was held. At the event attended by speakers from prestigious universities, our Vice Rector for Research and Internationalization and Dean of Research, Prof. Dr. Kaan Orhan delivered a presentation on ‘Data-Driven Research Strategies and AI-Powered Transformation: SciVal-Based Insights and Applications at Ankara University’.

As Office of the Dean of Research, we have taken another important step forward in our journey to strengthen our university’s research ecosystem! The “Artificial Intelligence-Supported DataBeeg Data Analysis Training” which we organized in our three campuses, was conducted with high participation. While Expert Trainer Fırat Yılmaz from DataBeeg was training our participants, Expert Statistician Ahmet Gül shared his experience in TÜİK. We thank our Faculties of Science, Engineering, and Communication for their support and collaboration in the organization and all students, academics and administrative staff from various faculties and vocational schools who contributed to the success of the event.  

As Ankara University Office of the Dean of Research, in collaboration with our Digital Education Coordination Office we are continuing our preparations for a new platform that will support all our members on their research projects. This digital guide will consolidate all paths to educational resources for software, frequently used in research into a single hub. The platform which will offer 24/7 access aims to save time by facilitating access to accurate information. We will continue to provide you with updates on the developments.  

The Reflection and Resolution Conference Global Strategies and Roadmap was organized by the Office of the Dean of Research for the first time between September 1–5, 2025, at Didim ÖRSEM Facilities, and the conference became a significant platform where Ankara University’s international vision was shaped. With the participation of 10 international advisors and 50 researchers from the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Poland, Norway, Canada, and the United States, the conference comprehensively addressed the University’s future roadmap within the axes of Research, Education, Societal Contribution, and Internationalization. This important gathering reinforced Ankara University’s concrete steps toward becoming a global higher education [...]

The Office of the Dean of Research continues to foster academic productivity through the Scientific Article Writing Camp and the Project Writing Camp, held between September 1–5, 2025, at Didim ÖRSEM Facilities. The Article Writing Camp, attended by 48 faculty members, aimed to enhance the quality of scientific publications, while the Project Writing Camp, which brought together academics from 25 different disciplines, strengthened collaboration and project development capacity for TÜBİTAK and European Union projects. These comprehensive events contributed to reinforcing Ankara University’s research-oriented vision and supported its efforts to achieve a stronger position in the international academic arena.

Within the scope of the European Excellence Initiative (EEI) project, our Vice Rector and Dean of Research, Prof. Dr. Kaan Orhan, held a productive meeting with Dr. Brendan Jennings, Vice President of Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), on August 21, 2025. During this important meeting, the strategic action plans of our project were shaped, leading to significant progress. We extend our gratitude to TU Dublin for their valuable collaboration and warm hospitality.

As the Office of the Dean of Research, we took the first step toward transitioning to the digital education process by coming together with our external partners from whom we receive software services. Within the scope of this collaboration, we set out the roadmap for our future software-supported digital education initiatives, aiming to increase our research capacity and make the software we use accessible to wider audiences. We are grateful to our partners for their valuable collaboration.