Events
Research and Innovation stimulates and encourages high-impact research, scholarship, creativity, innovation, and economic development. Research events – from lectures and seminars to conferences and exhibitions – emphasize the exchange of knowledge and discovery, while fostering connection and promoting collaboration.
Upcoming Research EVENTS & DEADLINES
The Research and Innovation Service Team provides professional development opportunities for researchers to achieve excellence and impact in their work. Tools, resources, and trainings are available to support navigating the administrative structures and processes within the institution, to improve grant writing skills and grantsmanship, and to facilitate collaborations within and among institutions.
Upcoming Research Events & Deadlines
- Sept. 12: IRSS: Uncertainty Quantification in Neural Networks with Applications to MRI Processing
- Sept. 16: The Legal Toolkit for Entrepreneurs
- Sept. 17: CMS Research Collider: Coastal and Ocean Processes
- Sept. 18: Research in Context: Bridging Historical Insight with Contemporary Shifts
- Sept. 24: SAIL Fall Showcase
- Sept. 24: CHSSA Research Celebration
- Sept. 25: Cultivating Relationships with Foundations (Hanover Webinar)
- Sept. 25: 18th Annual Research Celebration
- Sept. 30: Ocean Innovation Conference
- Oct. 1: A Comprehensive Guide for NC Entrepreneurs with SBTDC
- Oct. 3: IRSS: Math at the Heart of Tomorrow's Medical AI
- Oct. 4: Center for Marine Science Open House
- Oct. 9-10: 7th Annual Cybersecurity Conference
- Oct. 15: Navigating AI in Schools: Policies, Pitfalls, and Possibilities (Hanover Webinar)
- Oct. 20-26: Open Access Week
- Oct. 20: Open Access in Grant-Funded Works with Authors Alliance
- Oct. 24: Economic Impacts & Tools for Flood Resilience
- Oct. 30: Engaging Non-Specialist Audiences in Grant Writing (Hanover Webinar)
- Nov. 3-7: Writer's Week
- Nov. 5: Research with Purpose: Connecting Knowledge to Community Impact
- Nov. 5: Intro into Agentic AI 101
- Nov. 14: Inventor's Lunch
- Nov. 15: State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS)
- Nov. 17-23: Global Entrepreneurship Week Wilmington
- Nov. 20: Facilitating Stakeholder Engagement in Grant Development (Hanover Webinar)
- Nov. 21: CSURF Showcase of Student Research and Creativity
- Dec. 3: Deep Dive into Agentic AI 201
- Dec. 15: Deciphering Feedback from Grant Reviewers (Hanover Webinar)
Researcher Development Activities
Grant Writing Workshops—Support to improve grant writing knowledge and skills for elevated proposal development
Professional Development Series—Review a library of pre-recorded videos to introduce UNCW researchers to services available from Research & Innovation and other support partners as well as the basics of sponsored program activities. Topics range from finding funding and managing awards to cost share and subawards.