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Duke University School Research Partnership Office

The Duke University School Research Partnership (SRP) Office facilitates collaboration between Duke researchers and area school districts to create and maintain mutually beneficial relationships. The SRP Office strives to serve as a portal between Duke and area school districts and to assist researchers in getting their studies placed in local schools. This function streamlines processes to maximize the benefits of the research conducted for school districts, schools, students and Duke researchers. Researchers include faculty and students from Duke University, Duke University Medical Center and other organizations collaborating with Duke on specific research projects.

Some of the services of the SRP Office:

• Facilitate the planning and placement of school-based research projects.
• Promote research collaborations between schools and Duke researchers by awarding grants and fellowships to faculty and graduate students.
• Disseminate research findings via an annual research conference, annual research summaries and other print or online publications.

Services for Duke researchers:

• Provide information about research protocols for area public schools (and nonpublic and other schools with which the SRP Office works).  A manual that summarizes this information is available here.
• Provide information about research protocols for area public schools (and nonpublic and other schools with which the SRP Office works).
• Consult on the best way to present research projects to schools to maximize mutual benefit for the researcher and the school and to increase the likelihood that the proposal will be supported.
• Provide assistance with proposal submissions to area school districts.
• Assist researchers in identifying schools in which to place their studies after a proposal has been approved by the school system.

Services for school districts:

• Oversee the annual Duke University School Research Fellowship grant to address priorities and research questions of schools.
• Hold an annual half-day research conference to present and discuss research findings of interest to school representatives and Duke researchers.
• Provide school districts with an annual summary of research projects and findings.
• Identify experts among Duke faculty and researchers to provide consultation to schools and school districts, upon request.
• Disseminate research findings via print and online publications.