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Register: 5-Minute Fast Track Competition

Sep 1, 2026, 8:00 AM – Oct 1, 2026, 11:55 PM
5-Minute Fast Track

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, 2026 @ 12:01 am

Information Session: Get Started with Undergraduate Research!

Sep 2, 2026, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Information Session, Student Success

Discover what's wildly possible with undergraduate research! Explore the opportunities available for involvement in research at the University of Kentucky. Learn how to find research opportunities, connect with a faculty mentor, and get answers to your questions at an Information Session. This event is hosted by the Undergraduate Research Ambassador team. Open to all students!

Information Session: Get Started with Undergraduate Research!

Sep 3, 2026, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Information Session, Student Success

Discover what's wildly possible with undergraduate research! Explore the opportunities available for involvement in research at the University of Kentucky. Learn how to find research opportunities, connect with a faculty mentor, and get answers to your questions at an Information Session. This event is hosted by the Undergraduate Research Ambassador team. Open to all students!

Research + Creative Experience Expo

Sep 8, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

The Undergraduate Research + Creative Experience Expo will introduce undergraduate scholars to the diversity of research conducted at UK, allow students to network with research faculty and staff, and learn about mentored research opportunities. Tuesday, SEPT. 8, 2026 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM  |  Gatton Student Center Social Staircase Updated vendor list coming soon. View Expo webpage here.

Call for Abstracts: National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)

Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM – Dec 4, 2026, 11:59 PM
NCUR

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 2027: April 12-14, 2027

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