Can UD Students Engage in Research?

University of Dayton students can participate in faculty-mentored research beginning as early as their first year. You'll build important research skills, work closely with faculty and campus researchers, and gain invaluable experience.


Launch Your Research Journey

FYRE

At UD, you can begin engaging in research through the First-Year Research Experience (FYRE) — a two-semester, interdisciplinary research experience that includes two 6-week research rotations. Additional opportunities are available after completing FYRE.
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Featured Research Opportunities for Students

Stander Symposium

UD's annual Brother Joseph W. Stander Symposium serves as a campus-wide forum for students to showcase and celebrate their research and academic excellence.

Research Experiences

Students have numerous research opportunities, including working independently with faculty, the arts and sciences summer fellowship, engineering summer research experiences and FYRE.

Berry Summer Thesis Institute

Through the Berry Summer Thesis Institute, honors students can spend the summer after their first or second year at UD working closely with a faculty mentor on research related to their interests. 

Global Flyers: Oxford

Honors students can apply to the Global Flyers program and spend six weeks expanding their thesis research at Oxford University.