Research at Illinois
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)
College of Applied Health Sciences
College of Business
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
College of Education
College of Engineering
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 Media
Institute of Communications Research
College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
College of Veterinary Medicine
Graduate College
Graduate research brochure (PDF)
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Current research projects, themes, and partners
Institute of Aviation
School of Labor and Employment Relations
Faculty profiles and research interests
School of Social Work
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
- Cline Center for Democracy
- Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB)
- Institute of Government and Public Affairs
- Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
The Institute includes three scientific surveys and one center:- Illinois Natural History Survey
- Illinois State Geological Survey
- Illinois State Water Survey
- Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (formerly the Waste Management and Research Center)
- 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
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
The Institute contains three scientific surveys and one scientific center.
- Illinois Natural History Survey
- Illinois State Geological Survey
- Illinois State Water Survey
- Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (formerly the 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