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.

Engineering researchers making the most of space in space


Rogelberg receives national award for humanitarian focus


Multimodal mobility center advancing research on transportation


More slow economic growth forecast for North Carolina


UNC Charlotte receives grant to establish watershed observatory


Africana Studies professor awarded Carnegie fellowship to study in Nigeria


Professor presents research linking music performance to data analytics, STEM, entrepreneurship


Doctoral student to attend Clinton Global Initiative University


Technical director to talk automotive industry and fuels


Grant-funded research aids emergency providers in identifying and treating sexual abuse


UNC Charlotte study of online activism data wins top prize


Student-led urban mosquito project collaborates on public health research