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  1. Research & Impact
  2. Student Research Opportunities & Outcomes

Student Research Opportunities & Outcomes

Discover and create at the University of ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ at Lafayette.

Through UL Lafayette’s , you can work alongside nationally and internationally recognized faculty to discover and create something new.

Your research will take you into the lab, onto the stage, or into the community. Our researchers become your mentors as you investigate the world’s most pressing questions, compose new works of art, or explore the ideas that excite you.

Stand Out with Research Experience

At UL Lafayette, you can get real, valuable research experience in every major and program on campus as an undergraduate and graduate student. And that experience makes you stand out when you’re applying for jobs or graduate school.

Having research experience means you understand how to solve problems with creativity. You know how to develop new methods, combine ideas and information, and find inspiration — and that knowledge comes from research experience.

Find Research Opportunities

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Student Center for Research, Creativity, and Scholarship

The Student Center for Research, Creativity and Scholarship can help you find research opportunities on and off campus.

Student Research at UL Lafayette

University of ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ at Lafayette is one of the best universities for student research.

Publish

Many of our students’ work is published in international research journals, where students are listed as co-authors alongside their research professors.

Students travel and present their research at national and international conferences

Present

Present your research findings at UL Lafayette’s Undergraduate Research Conference — or travel to conferences with national or international audiences. We provide travel stipends and can help you prep for your talk.

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Perform

Composing original creative works is also research. Perform original music, choreography, or theatre — or exhibit your artwork in galleries or museums.

Student Research Stories

Engineering students make a splash in Monaco with solar-powered boat

Mechanical engineering grad student develops technology to find electric vehicle charging vulnerabilities

Champs: mechanical engineering students build innovative vehicle that wins national competition

Graduate Student Research

Research is central to the graduate student experience at the University of ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ at Lafayette. Learn more about world-class research opportunities and supportive faculty mentors across our 80+ graduate programs.