Office of Undergraduate Research

Front row, from left, Katie Neglia, Katelyn Straw and Nikhil Kumar. Back row, from left, Seth Thompson, Rosbelly Rios and Odianosen Ewah.

OUR, UK Sustainability announce winners of research poster competition

Oct 30, 2025, 8:11 AM

As part of the annual UK Sustainability Showcase, graduate and undergraduate students in all majors were invited to submit their research related to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a poster.

Ten students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track finalists

Oct 29, 2025, 6:54 AM

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research announces the 8th annual 5-Minute Fast Track student research competition finalists.

Seth Thompson presenting a poster at the 2025 Sustainability Showcase

2025 Sustainability Showcase celebrates campus changemakers

Oct 22, 2025, 7:54 AM

The annual Sustainability Showcase was a celebration of the incredible sustainability work happening across the University of Kentucky campus from research and student initiatives to operations and community engagement.

From left: Grant Fischer, Julianne Sharpe and Austin Trotter

UK team selected for national research advocacy program

Oct 17, 2025, 7:25 AM

A UK team has been selected for the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research Program of the Council on Undergraduate Research. The five-month program culminates in a two-day event in Washington, D.C.

UK student Kaitlyn Brock, left, and Professor Robin Cooper work together in a research lab.

Advancing undergraduate research through the Chellgren Endowed Professorship: Robin Cooper

Sep 30, 2025, 7:20 AM

The Chellgren Endowed Professorship gave Robin Cooper the runway to transform his classroom and lab into a powerful space where undergraduates could test ideas, take intellectual risks and share their discoveries.

2024 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners

Call for submissions: 2025 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition

Sep 26, 2025, 7:38 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is now accepting submissions for the 61st annual Oswald Research and Creativity Competition.

Undergraduate research focus of alumni panel

Sep 22, 2025, 6:42 AM

The Office of Undergraduate Research will host the 2025 Research Alumni Career Panel on Sept. 23, in the Healthy Kentucky Research Building

University of Kentucky Sustainability Showcase

Oct 15, 2025, 5:00 – 7:30 PM

The UK Sustainability Showcase will be held on October 15, 2025 at 5:30 pm in UK's Healthy Kentucky Research Building (HKRB) Atrium. The event will highlight several aspects of our collective efforts to advance sustainability, including:

Chad Risko in the Center for Applied Energy Research

Research Advancing Kentucky: Risko’s focus on transforming energy

Sep 18, 2025, 6:01 AM

With significant support from the U.S. NSF, DOD and DOE, Chad Risko studies how molecular building blocks of materials influence their formation and behavior, including electrical, optical and mechanical properties.

Research Alumni Career Panel

Sep 23, 2025, 5:00 – 6:00 PM

Join us for an insightful and inspiring panel discussion with UK alumni as they share their unique research experiences and how those opportunities prepared them for graduation, their current professional endeavors, and future plans. Learn how to leverage your research experience and skills to enhance your resume and set yourself apart. Free parking is available in the HKRB lot. More information here.

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