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Serving North Carolina, Changing the World

UNC Research is the University’s research enterprise. It provides opportunities and advances solutions to solve the most critical problems of today and tomorrow.

Driving Research, Accelerating Discovery and Translation

UNC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research provides support throughout the research lifecycle. It facilitates strategic guidance so that the UNC Research enterprise thrives.

About Us

9th
top-ranked university

in the United States for federal research, totaling $907M annually

$1.55B

sponsored research from all sources annually, making it the 7th largest public US research university in research volume and annual expenditures

62%

UNC-Chapel Hill performs more than half of all UNC system research

See our impact

Blueprints for Better Medicine

Colin Chen combines science and empathy to decode deadly brain tumors and engineer life-changing tools for kids with disabilities.

Rethinking Science Communication

Sophia Vona studies how the public perceives antimicrobial resistance — and what changing the narrative means for the future of research.

Research for a Better Tomorrow

By leveraging our existing research strengths and prioritizing investments in five key areas, we will grow Carolina’s research activity to $2 billion by 2034

Applying AI to Benefit
and Save Lives


Preventing and Curing Diseases


Accelerating Environmental
and Renewable Solutions


Optimizing Brain Health
and Well-being


Building Healthy
and Resilient Communities

Research Roadmap
multiple images. One image shows a researcher pipetting, another shows students gathering around a research demonstration, and the last one is a researcher holding up a slide of samples.

UNC Research in the News

ABC News

School supply prices soar 7.3% amid tariffs as parents face back-to-school strain

Sarah Dickerson in the Kenan-Flagler Business School discusses price increases for common school supplies and how the price changes are related to tariffs.
The Washington Post

The FDA is targeting orange juice. Here’s why, and what the science says

Barry Popkin in the Gillings School of Global Public Health discusses why juice is not the healthiest option — even without added sugars.
WFAE

Meet the UNC experts trying to better understand and help sharks

Charlotte Talks features three Carolina marine science researchers discussing sharks, their conservation, and human encounters.