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About Research at Lawrence

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The University of Kansas is fortunate to have talented and dedicated faculty who are actively engaged in fulfilling KU's research, teaching, and service missions. Faculty who create new knowledge in their fields are equipped to impart a deeper understanding of this knowledge to their students.

Faculty & staff researchers

Research at KU has long been characterized by its diversity of endeavor. KU’s faculty and staff researchers use a multidisciplinary approach to address complex questions and derive answers with far reaching consequences. Assistance in research proposal preparation and grant management is available through the KU Center for Research (KUCR) and through some Lawrence campus research centers.

Graduate students

Many graduate students take advantage of the abundant research opportunities available on the Lawrence campus. The energy and enthusiasm of student researchers make KU an irrepressible engine of discovery and a mechanism for ensuring continued advances in the future.

Undergraduate students

Research experiences improve the quality of undergraduate education. By extending opportunities for research and creative activity to undergraduate students, KU helps them prepare for professional life or graduate studies. Teamed with faculty mentors, undergraduates at KU may opt to participate in innovative programs to solve real-world problems or collaborate on creative activity.