# Research Opportunities

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ACADEMICS

# Research Opportunities

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# BEYOND THE LABORATORY

Rice University continues to invest in world-class research. Scholars from around the world collaborate with our faculty, which strengthens our ability to offer cutting-edge opportunities for our students.

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### Experiential Research Projects

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Students identify a project based on a topic they are interested in for research or creative work, and they work independently to complete the project with a faculty member who will guide them along their research journey to success.

### Course-Based Research Opportunities

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By engaging students in addressing research questions through scalable laboratory learning, we encourage a whole class of students to experience the excitement of research while working toward their degree.

### Centers, Institutes and Groups

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With over 45 research centers and institutes, Rice students have the ability to discover, create and innovate as they rise to challenges and solve real-world problems that make a measurable global impact.

[WATCH THE VIDEO](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80f62APCzs8)

# Smarter Stronger Silicone Bonding

[##### Preserving Indigenous Texas Stories](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aig1SyVmknQ)

[##### Haptic Vest for Blind Dogs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SkKlnJlMls)

[##### World's Largest Medical Complex](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcLp_dGYhaQ)

[##### Rice’s 2025 Watson Fellow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAIKKgu08a4)

# WE DO RESEARCH RIGHT

What if research opportunities were part of your everyday instead of just someday

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#### 45+ Research Centers, Institutes, and Consortia

#### 45+ Research Centers, Institutes, and Consortia

With so many programs dedicated to research, you'll be able to connect with someone in a field that interests you, regardless of what that may be. We especially love interdisciplinary research, and students aren't only bound by one field of study!

#### Over 70% of Students Participate in Research

#### Over 70% of Students Participate in Research

Is there something you worked on when you were in high school that you want to continue? Or maybe want to try research for the first time? There's no shortage of opportunities at Rice, which is why so many of our students participate in some kind of research.

#### $218M in Research Funding Last Year

#### $218M in Research Funding Last Year

We're serious about research - that's why we invest in it. And our students get to take advantage of all the materials and resources that funding brings.

# EXPLORE MORE RESEARCH RESOURCES

#### Developing Research Skills

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- [COURSE-BASED RESEARCH](https://ouri.rice.edu/course-based-undergraduate-research)
- [RESEARCH WORKSHOPS](https://ouri.rice.edu/ouri-student-workshops)
- [PEER RESEARCH AMBASSADOR ADVISING](https://ouri.rice.edu/peer-research-ambassadors)

#### Discover Research at Rice

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- [OFFICE OF RESEARCH](https://ouri.rice.edu/)
- [RESEARCH CENTERS AND GROUPS](https://www.rice.edu/research-centers-groups)
- [RESEARCH ETHICS AND IRB](https://ouri.rice.edu/research-ethics-and-irb)

#### Exploring Your Interests

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- [COURSES TO EXPLORE RESEARCH](https://ouri.rice.edu/courses-explore-research)
- [STUDENT RESEARCHER PROFILES](https://ouri.rice.edu/student-research-profiles)

# **Helpful** Links

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