Research cores at the University of South Carolina are shared research resources that provide access to equipment, instruments, technology and more that researchers from any part of the university can use for a fee. To make information about these research resources more readily available, the Office of the Vice President for Research recently launched a new section on the VPR website dedicated to research cores.

The new Research Cores section houses a centralized wealth of information on these resources, including specialized equipment and expertise, for researchers at the university to increase access and ease of use. Instead of having to visit each individual department website to find information on these resources, researchers now have access to everything in one spot. Along with a list of all available research cores at USC, the section includes the contact information for each core facility, the campus the facility is located on, the college/department the facility falls under, and the service area of resource.

Researchers from across the USC system now have immediate access to this resource and can more efficiently find information about equipment, labs, expertise and more. The Office of the VPR is confident this new centralized resource will support cutting-edge research and collaboration at the university.