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To order to pursue research, the Institute needs a team of research administrators. For this purpose, the Division for Research & Publications (DRP) opened its office in September 2001. Until now, several dozen research programmes proposed by MPI staff have gone through their assessment and funding procedures.

DRP is under the Academic Affairs Department. In terms of research affairs. It reports to the Research Committee and Technical & Science Committee. DRP functions as an administrative agent of the Institute in coordinating, serving and supervising research affairs. Its functions are to:

1.	Draft annual and long-term plans for research development and implement them in compliance with the policies, regulations and instructions of the state and SAR governments.
2.	Assess the research plans of academic units and supervise to implement them; summarise, introduce and popularise positive experiences among academic units; inspect and find problems in research work and propose suggestions for improvements to the management of the Institute.
3.	Document and put into effect MPI's rules, regulations and requirements concerning research work.
4.	Administer research projects including receiving and assessing project proposals, approving and supervising the progress of research projects.
5.	Administer research achievements including inspecting, evaluating, registering research outcomes, applying for award, sorting and filing materials as well as disseminating the research results.
6.	Maintain and manage intellectual property rights of MPI.
7.	Supervise the operations of the specialised research activities of MPI.
8.	Organise and coordinate academic cooperation and exchange activities between MPI and external academic units.
9.	Supervise research projects employed by external enterprises or institutions, and projects involved in technology development, technology transfer, technology service and technology consultation, etc.
10.	Formulate rules for assessing researchers' achievements; proposing to management issues in relation to promotion of staff based on their research records.