Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR)

About OUR

At the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), we seek to elevate the status of undergraduate research at UNLV. OUR strives to increase direct student participation in research at the undergraduate level and to enhance research education and overall learning experiences. OUR creates rich and ample opportunities for undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and engages students with local, regional, and global research agendas.

We inspire, support, and nurture undergraduates in their efforts to discover, innovate, create, and experience research at UNLV. We help undergraduate students get research ready and connect them with faculty for successful and transformative research experiences. The research skills that students develop are transferable, ensuring continued success during the long journey of career development and professional life.

OUR Core Values & Principals

Since undergraduate research (UGR) is a heterogeneous, high-impact, mentored activity that manifests itself in vastly different forms in a multitude of academic disciplines, we define research in the broadest and most inclusive sense to include all academic disciplines represented at UNLV.

UGR is a student-centered, faculty-driven, and institutionally-supported enterprise. Hence, we promote a highly collaborative approach to connect UNLV students, faculty, and administration.

At OUR, we subscribe to the ideal that UGR plays a key role in students’ personal and professional development; it is not co-curricular or optional. Thus, we aim to ensure that each UNLV student experiences experiential/active/discovery learning.

As UGR is a process and a long journey, we place the emphasis on the process of undergraduate student research involvement rather than end-products or deliverables.