At Illinois, research shapes the campus identity, stimulates classroom instruction and serves as a springboard for public engagement activities throughout the world. Opportunities abound for graduate students to develop independent projects and launch their own careers as researchers while working alongside faculty and assisting in their research. Illinois continues its long tradition of groundbreaking accomplishments with remarkable new discoveries and achievements that inspire and enrich the lives of people around the world.

Research News

Recent and archived news stories about research developments at Illinois

Research Administration

• Vice Chancellor for Research
  Research policies and programs under the auspices of the Vice Chancellor for Research
• Committees and boards reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Research

Research Compliance

• Academic Integrity in Research and Publication Policy and Procedures
• Animal Subject Care and Use
• Conflict of Interest and Commitment Policy
• Division of Research Safety
• Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects
• Responsible Conduct of Research

Research Initiatives by Major Academic Unit

College of Agricultural, Consumer and
Environmental Sciences (ACES)

Office of Research

College of Applied Health Sciences

Disability Research Institute

College of Business

Bureau of Economic and Business Research

College of Media

Institute of Communications Research

College of Education

Education research

College of Engineering

Engineering research

College of Fine and Applied Arts

East St. Louis Action Research Project

College of Law

Faculty directory and research interests

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Departments, centers, and programs

College of Medicine

Home page

College of Veterinary Medicine

Research and advanced studies

Graduate College

Graduate research brochure

Graduate School of Library and Information Science

Current research projects, themes, and partners

Institute of Aviation

Human Factors Division

Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations

Faculty profiles and research interests

School of Social Work

Research and public services

Institutes, Centers, and Multi-disciplinary Research Centers

View a list of some principal research facilities at Illinois, including:

• Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
• Center for Advanced Study
• Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB)
• Institute of Government and Public Affairs
• National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

Technology Commercialization,
Management, and Transfer

Programs and services that assist Illinois entrepreneurs and help convey their work into the public sector

• Grants and Contracts Office (post award)
• Illinois Ventures
  Business start-up company
• Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Administration
• Office of Technology Management
  Identification, evaluation, marketing and protection of intellectual property
• Purchasing Division
• Research Park
  An environment where research-based businesses work collaboratively with students, graduates and the world-class faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Technology Commercialization Lab
• Technology Entrepreneur Center
  Technology commercialization support via teaching, research and network building

Scientific Surveys

• Illinois Geological Survey
• Illinois Natural History Survey
• Illinois Water Survey
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Waste Management and Research Center

Resources and Services

• Agricultural Communications Documentation Center
  Database of documents related to agriculture, food, natural resources and rural affairs
• Bureau of Educational Research
• Campus Research Board
• CANIS Laboratory (Community Architectures for Network Information Systems)
  Building research information infrastructure for biomedical informatics applications
• Center for Children’s Books
  Collection of more than 14,000 trade books and more than 1,000 professional and reference books
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation
  Consortium of 12 major research and teaching universities in the Midwest, offering collaborative opportunities in academics and professional development
• Critical Research Initiatives (CRI) Program
  Competition promoting innovative interdisciplinary research collaborations and initiatives that enhance intellectual life on campus
• Elder Law Journal
  Semi-annual publication of the College of Law addressing elder law issues
• Entrepreneurship Resources
• Experimental Music Studios
  Sound-generation, processing, and recording studios for students
• Graduate College
• Illinois Business Consulting
  Illinois MBA consulting services for entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations and corporations
• Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
  Education, research and outreach promoting a sustainable environment along southern Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes region
• Illinois Law Review
  Analysis of contemporary legal issues published five times annually by the College of Law
• Illinois Statistics Office
  Statistical consulting services to members of the university community, government and industry
• Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS)
  Database of more than 8,000 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities
• Information Researchers
  Custom research service in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science
• Journal of Law, Technology & Policy
  Bi-annual joint publication of the College of Law, National Center for Supercomputing Applications and Institute of Government and Public Affairs on issues intersecting law, technology and policy
• Labor and Employment Relations Association
• Plant Biology Greenhouse
• Public Service Archaeology Program (PSAP)
  Cultural resource management and research program serving federal, state, local and private organizations
• Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (REAL)
  Analytical economic information service for public sector agencies and for strategic marketing
• Research Scholars Program
  Assists academically qualified, dual-career couples in continuing their research
• StratSoy
  Strategic tools and resources for the soybean industry
• University Library
• University Scholars Program
  Awards honoring outstanding faculty members and supplementing their research funding
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
• VOICE (Varian Oxford Instruments Center for Excellence) NMR Laboratory
• WILL AM/FM/TV
  Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR)
• Writers’ Workshop
  Assistance with writing for students, faculty and staff
• X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory