Research that serves the World.
Federal University Birnin Kebbi is committed to being “to be a technology driven centre of excellence in innovation, teaching and research” — and treats research as the main instrument of that ambition.
Inquiry in the service of development.
To enhance the use of research as a tool for development and to position the University as a centre of innovation that contributes to national and global knowledge.
Research at FUBK is organised through faculty and departmental research committees, overseen by a University Research Grants Committee and coordinated by the Research Office.
Three levels of oversight.
University Research Grants Committee
Senate committee that supervises research funding and policy
Faculty and Departmental Research Committees
Coordinate research at faculty and department level
Research Office
Administers grants, reporting and research support
Three categories of research grant.
Open to academic staff for research within their disciplines
Awarded through competitive calls, often thematic
Funded research commissioned by external sponsors
Organised research and development.
Two organised research and development centres have been established at FUBK. Additional research units are constituted by Senate and Council as the University grows.
Peer-reviewed publishing at FUBK.
FUBK hosts four peer-reviewed journals covering the basic and applied sciences, geography and environment, business and management.
TETFund ₦10bn research fund: VC urges FUBK researchers to submit proposals before deadline
Concept Notes for the 2026 National Research Fund Grant Cycle close on October 15, 2026, and TETFund says there will be no extension.
Working with Universities across Nigeria and abroad.
The University is committed to academic linkages with other Universities within and outside Nigeria, and to active collaboration with leading scientific, educational and industrial centres.
Active research partnerships — national and international — are listed by the Research Office as they are formalised. To propose a research collaboration, write to the Research Office via the Registrar.
Research output.
Peer-reviewed output from FUBK staff is published to the University's research repository as it appears. Significant new work is written up in the FUBK Bulletin — see the latest items on the News page.