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Registration opens September 1

Register: 5-Minute Fast Track Competition

Sep 1, 2025, 12:01 AM – Oct 1, 2025, 11:55 PM
5-Minute Fast Track, Student Presentation, Student Success

1 Slide. 5 Minutes. Outstanding research! The 5-Minute Fast Track is an academic research competition that cultivates students’ presentation and research communication skills and challenges them to describe their research within five minutes. Exciting oral research competition that represents the diversity of scholarly work at UK and awards cash prizes. IMPORTANT DATES Registration Opens: September 1, 2025 @ 12:01 am

Poster Competition

Call for Posters: Sustainability Research Poster Competition

Sep 1, 2025, 8:00 AM – Oct 5, 2025, 11:55 PM

Sustainability Research Poster Competition Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster for a new sustainability research poster competition, held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase, date to be announced.

NCUR 2026

NCUR: National Conference on Undergraduate Research

Sep 9, 2025, 12:00 AM – Dec 6, 2025, 11:55 PM
NCUR, Student Presentation, Student Success

The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is an annual student conference dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in all fields of study. NCUR is hosted at a different University in the United States each year. NCUR 2026: April 13-15, 2026 Hosted by Virginia Commonwealth Univ. in Richmond, VA Abstract portal open September 9, 2025 - December 6, 2025

Oswald Competition

Call for Submissions: Oswald Research + Creativity Competition

Sep 15, 2025, 12:01 AM – Oct 29, 2025, 11:55 PM
Oswald Research, Student Success

The Oswald Research and Creativity Competition aims to promote research and creativity across all fields of study. The competition accepts reports of all forms of creativity and scholarship by undergraduate students. This includes, but is not limited to, artistic and musical creations; creative writing and poetry; and reports of studies and research in the humanities, the social, natural, and medical sciences, agriculture, business, architecture, and engineering. 7 Categories --- 2 Winners per Category --- 14 Student Winners!!

Research Alumni Career Panel teaser

Research Alumni Career Panel

Sep 23, 2025, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Workshops, Ambassadors, Information Session, Student Success

Join us for an insightful and inspiring panel discussion with UK alumni as they share their unique research experiences and how those opportunities prepared them for graduation, their current professional endeavors, and future plans.  Learn how to leverage your research experience and skills to enhance your resume and set yourself apart on applications and interviews. Tuesday, Sept. 23 |  5 - 6 PM Healthy KY Research Building  (free parking available in HKRB lot)

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