What is SMBAU

At present, the main mission of Moroccan universities is the development of scientific research and innovation by all the means at their disposal. For Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, the development of scientific research is one of the main concerns of the university. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges were enormous because of the constraints imposed by the situation. However, SMBAU was called upon to maintain its leading position at the national level by improving the different indicators associated to scientific research. The authors aim in this chapter to describe, first, the general context of scientific research and innovation in Morocco. They will then present the different measures taken at the national level and at the level of SMBAU in order to support the university research and the pedagogical continuity during the pandemic. They will finally present the different results achieved at SMBAU through the data collected by the university scientific research division.