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Office of Undergraduate Research

At the UW, undergraduates are an integral part of our research community. The Office of Undergraduate Research provides resources and opportunities to support students, mentors, and staff across all disciplines to support the creation of transformative research experiences.

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2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Join us for the 27th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on May 17, 2024. Learn more about the event and check out opportunities to further support this momentous occasion.

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Research shapes our future

Undergraduate researchers are at the heart of discovery at UW.

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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Research Spotlight and News

UW senior Abby Burtner selected to be 1 of 16 Churchill Scholars

January 23, 2024 — Abby Burtner, ‘24, has been awarded the prestigious Churchill Scholarship in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the field of biochemistry. As a Churchill Scholar, Burtner’s next step is to complete a fully-funded master’s degree in pathology at Cambridge University

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Black Studies through time, art and being

SIAH student Jai Lasker sits on a bench outside holding a guitarDecember 4, 2023 — The Office of Undergraduate Research’s Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities (SIAH) offered the 2023 undergraduate cohort an immersion into interdisciplinary research with A Black Sense: Time, Art and Being.

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