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Research Enterprise

In its third century – an era of groundbreaking study and discovery – UNC-Chapel Hill is harnessing the very best of our fast-changing world. We’re proud to advance knowledge for this and each generation to come.

A male student uses a laser for research.
John Papanikolas' lab in Caudill Labs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Students are grad student Ralph House grad student and Teaching asst Brittany Westlake senior Shaun Hampton

Our research, a billion-dollar venture, has quadrupled over the past 15 years, firmly establishing Carolina as one of America’s top-ranked research institutions.

UNC-Chapel Hill is the fifth-ranked U.S. university for federal research, totaling $676 million annually.

In its third century – an era of groundbreaking study and discovery – UNC-Chapel Hill is harnessing the very best of our fast-changing world. We’re proud to advance knowledge for this and each generation to come.

Learn more at Research.unc.edu