Rani Channamma University, Belagavi (RCUB) has diverse disciplines of research. The faculty members of RCUB are undertaking research in the areas of Science and Technology, Social Science & Humanities, Commerce and business management and Library Information-Science under the umbrella of nine Schools. RCUB has a strong track record of acquiring external funding in both individual and collaborative projects from DST, DBT, VGST, UGC, ICSSR and other government agencies. In addition to having four study chairs, RCUB is currently participating in collaborative/joint research with various research institutions and Universities within India and abroad.

Faculty members of RCUB actively engage in research and published more than 1000 papers in last five years. In addition to external funding University is providing seed money for junior faculty members to encourage research and setting up laboratory. Research in RCUB has also received numerous prizes and fellowships.

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Year	Name of the Scheme/Project/ Endowments/ Chairs	Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable)	Name of the Funding agency	Department	Year of Award	Funds provided (INR in lakhs)	Duration of the project
2014-15	Infrastructure development for investigating the abatement of industrial exhaust gas pollutants and the degradation of organic moiety and mineral salts of effluents	Prof. K S Rane	VGST-KFIST-Level-II (Phase-1)Govt. of Karnataka, India	Chemistry	2014	20.000	2 years
	Low-cost Semiconducting Counter electrode film for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells	Dr. Vidyasagar C C	VGST,Govt. of Karnataka	Chemistry	2014:	4.000	1 year
	Eco-friendly microwave preparation of Cu-ZnO metal oxides for photovoltaic cells	Dr. Vidyasagar C C:	VGST/ SPiCE, Govt of Karnataka	Chemistry	2014	0.3000	6 months
2018-19	Critical Evaluation of Public Perception on Decriminalization of Adultery Crime in India: A Case Study of Karnataka	Prof. R. N. Mangoli:	VICSSR New Delhi awarded under IMPRESS	Criminology and Criminal Justice	2019	05 Lakhs	24 months
	Work Life Balance Issues of Women Police Constables in Karnataka	Dr. Maheshwari S. Kachapur:	ICSSR New Delhi awarded under IMPRESS	Criminology and Criminal Justice	2019	4.9Lakhs	24 months