Research

Research at UNC-Chapel Hill, a billion-dollar venture, has quadrupled over the past 15 years, firmly establishing Carolina as one of America’s top-ranked research universities.

Facts & Figures

11thamong research universities for federal funding devoted to research and development in all fields
9thlargest U.S. research university in research volume
2,402UNC-Chapel Hill research projects directly addressed the health, education, or well-being of North Carolina citizens in 2023
$1.36 billionreached in annual research expenditures at Carolina
8,836North Carolina jobs created out of Carolina research

Serving North Carolina,
Changing the World

Carolina is a world-class research university where great ideas and creativity flow, innovations are put to the test, and discoveries are made.

Graduate student discovers youngest transiting planet ever
Identified by Carolina astronomer Madyson Barber, the “baby” planet is 3 million years old and roughly the size of Jupiter.
Five research teams receive Creativity Hubs grants
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research awards will fund projects to improve health care and clean energy.
Drug-checking project cuts overdoses
Supported by the N.C. Collaboratory, epidemiologist Nabarun Dasgupta and his team analyze street drugs and alert communities about dangers.

Research Around campus

Carolina researcher develops a way to see organelles in action
Sarah Cohen and two others will pioneer a method to view these molecular structures and their interactions in live stem cells.
Federal agency awards $10M to speed cancer diagnosis
Led by four researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill, the precision oncology center will also support personalized treatment.
Christine Kwon pivots from advertising to advocacy
The first graduate of the pharmacy school’s Master of Professional Science program took an unconventional path.