Research

Research is fundamental to the mission of UNC Charlotte. New knowledge and creative works change the world and shape the future of the University. Charlotte values research in all its forms, including scholarly inquiry, discovery, exploration, innovation, entrepreneurship, creative activities, community engagement and/or interdisciplinary endeavors.

UNC Charlotte’s research endeavors are distinct:

  • Among the 229 public doctoral-granting research universities in the United States, 124 hold the Carnegie Community Engaged University classification. Carnegie’s community engagement classification signifies that UNC Charlotte collaborates with its larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in the context of partnership and reciprocity
  • UNC Charlotte is among the 80 public universities that have earned the APLU's Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation. The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities designation recognizes that UNC Charlotte has demonstrated a meaningful, ongoing and substantial commitment to economic and community development, growth and economic opportunity

Significant research activities are focused in UNC System recognized centers and institutes. And in 2023, Charlotte launched 12 new pilot centers to foster synergistic research initiatives. In 2022, Ventureprise became the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Division of Research launches Faculty Research Grant Program; 14 centers funded


Unlocking longevity: Boosting lifespans with gut stress signaling


Dancing in the wild


Researchers exploring a more secure, reliable power grid with UNC System support


UNC Charlotte serving as regional hub for NCInnovation


Economic forecast: Conflicting forces create opportunity for recession or return of inflation


Research reveals boosting strategies that mitigate risks of COVID-19 in cancer patients


UNC Charlotte hits new levels of research awards and expenditures


Diving deep for clues that lead to the origins of life on Earth — and possible solutions to climate change


Stronger together


Dance professor Kim Jones awarded NY library fellowship


Genetics explains why some individuals never have COVID-19 symptoms