Turning social science into high-quality play at Madison Children’s Museum
UW psychologist Kristin Shutts helps inform interactive exhibits using the latest research in her field.
Research
As a leading research institution, we encourage creative and analytical inquiry. UW–Madison provides students opportunities to work alongside world-renowned scholars in pursuit of groundbreaking research with the potential to change lives.
Your path to discovery starts here
UW–Madison is distinct for its breadth of disciplines and cross-campus research collaborations. Hands-on research opportunities abound for undergraduate students and span the social sciences, medicine, humanities, and STEM fields.
It’s been really monumental for me to realize there are people who are really excited to help me get to where I want to go.
Research matters. Let’s protect it.
Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison drives innovation, saves lives, creates jobs, supports small businesses, and fuels the industries that keep America competitive and secure. It drives invention, innovation, and job creation, and it helps prepare the next generation of scientists, engineers, creators, and business leaders. It makes the U.S.—and Wisconsin—stronger. Federal funding for research is a high-return investment that’s worth fighting for.
A large research institution with an even larger mission: to improve lives around the world
Latest news
Christian Capitini named director of the UW Carbone Cancer Center
Capitini, a national expert in the treatment and research of childhood cancers and professor at the School of Medicine and Public Health, will assume his new role on April 19.
New vaccine strategy could help extend immunity against evolving viruses
UW–Madison research identifies a way to program longer-lasting T cells, a potential step toward broader, more durable protection against infections like the flu and COVID-19.
We help researchers become innovators
Our entrepreneurial campus is its own Silicon Valley. We help our scientists and scholars navigate every step of the commercial path from discovery to market, and bring their life-changing innovations to the masses. Whether it’s applying for a patent, attracting investors, or creating a spinoff company, our business engagement professionals guide the way.