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
Love Data Week 2026 (Co-Sponsored with UNCW Library)
- Feb. 10: Planet Ocean Seminar Series: Reinventing Resilience: Where Do We Go From Here?
- Feb. 12: Research Collider: Material Culture
- Feb. 12: Research Collider: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Feb. 13: Data-Driven Decision: Research in the Policy Arena
Research and Innovation/UNCW Events
- Feb. 6: PSLINKI/SLISE Conference
- Feb. 9: Fulbright Information Session
- Feb. 17: Wilmington Information Technology eXchange (WITX)
- Feb. 25: Fair Use 102: Research, Writing and Publishing
- Feb. 25: Annual Buckner Lecture with Author David Joy
- March 23-26: Health & Human Services Week - Health Without Borders: Connecting People, Professions and Places
- April 25: CSURF Spring Showcase of Student Research and Creativity
- Feb. 28: Faculty Awards Celebration
Wilmington Innovation Forum
- Feb. 5: How Entrepreneurs Work with Mentors
- March 5: Making Smarter Systems: Content Strategy for an AI World
Hanover Research Webinars
- Feb. 26: Revamping Your Grantseeking Strategy in a Changing Landscape
- March 26: Re-Imagining Broader Impacts in Grant Writing
- April 30: Pathways for Effective Research Translation
Center for Teaching Excellence
- Microsessions | Faculty Resilience Reboot
- Microsessions | Bite-Size AI Essentials
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.