Undergraduate Research Week 2026

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A collage of students participating in lab research, history research, plant science, and presenting work with the "Undergraduate Research" logo and the U of A "A" in the center of the collage.

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April 20 – 24, 2026, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Join us for Undergraduate Research Week 2026! 

Celebrate over a week of conferences, seminars, and showcases at the University of Arizona

Undergraduate Research Week is set by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR, of which U of A is an Institutional Member) each year. Join us from April 20-24 this year ... and for events in adjacent weeks ... to celebrate the phenomenal advances in science, engineering, education, art, social sciences and the humanities being made by Arizona students!  We will celebrate course-based research, interdisciplinary work, long-term projects and more as we recognize the talent of our students and the diversity of their creativity and contributions to their field of study.    

Browse the list of April 2025 events below. Not seeing much yet?  Come back soon! We will continue to add to this list as UR week approaches.

Have an event to add to this list?  Submit your event here.

April 22, 2026 - W.A. Franke Honors Pinnacle

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Bear Down Building

The W.A. Franke Honors Pinnacle is a symposium that displays research of the students of the W.A. Franke Honors College, including seniors working on their Honors Thesis and Quest Projects. This event is open to all and will provide an insight into the work that Honors students are completing. Pinnacle will have both posters and 10-minute multimedia presentations from students.

 

April 24, 2026 - VIP and CURE Spring 2026 Poster Session

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom

The event is open to the public and will feature posters and poster alternatives like demos or videos from VIP teams and CURE courses across campus, representing multiple programs, disciplines, and areas of inquiry. With a strong focus on undergraduate research, the VIP and CURE programs provide course-based work, thesis projects, and federal work-study opportunities for students to participate in faculty-led research, design, and creative inquiry projects.

 

April 24-25, 2026 - Prospecting the Past: The Arizona Undergraduate History Research Symposium

Thursday April 24: Bear Down Gym

Friday, April 25: University of Arizona Main Library, Second Floor. Open to the public.

"Prospecting the Past" provides University of Arizona from disciplines across campus an opportunity to present their original research in historical studies to an audience of peers and faculty specialists. More details coming soon!


Join us for a trip down memory lane -- visit our 2024 Undergraduate Research Week and last year's 2025 Undergraduate Research Week event pages.