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.

UNC system video features Big Data


Spirituality Matters

Why spirituality matters in social work


Susan McCarter

Social work professor’s research shows implicit bias by institutions


'Community-based Qualitative Research'

Women + Girls Research Alliance featured as case study


Quinlan and Johnson

How patients-practitioners communicate about infertility focus of professors’ research


Sheng-Guo Wang

Engineering professor receives Fulbright Fellowship


Student ensemble

‘Improbable Ensemble’ to perform at two international conferences


Belk College of Business

Sluggish economy forecast for rest of 2016 and 2017


Bethesda Health Center

University program addressing mental health needs of Latino community


Lixia Yao

CCI assistant professor receives $535,000 career development award


Adam Reitzel

International team investigating marine species adaptation


Yong Ge

CCI professor develops tool to help track illegal drug use via social media