The Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Consultancy started operating in December 1993. The Office, now called the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Consultancy and Innovation, coordinates and provides facilities and funding for carrying out research at the University of Mauritius. The CCRC and the CASR fall under the responsibility of the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Consultancy and Innovation.

The Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research, Consultancy & Innovation) is responsible for, amongst others, the management of:

• MPhil/PhD research
• The Excellence Park/MCEs
• Scholarships/Bursaries: University/MRC/TEC
• Internal and External Research Grants including Travel Grants and Academic Staff Development Scheme
• UoM Research Journals and Publications
• Research-TV
• InnovUMN – an Outreach Programme on Innovation and Enrichment programmes for Schools
• Consultancies and Contract Research Projects through CCRC
• Intellectual Property Rights through the CCRC
• Incubators, University Companies, Spin-Off Companies, Start-Ups (under development) through the CCRC