At the UW, we bring a breadth of disciplines and diversity of individual experience to asking and answering research questions, in an inclusive environment that encourages innovation and underpins excellence in research. We strive for research that impacts the public good, promoting equity-centered research approaches that consider the people involved, research processes and research objectives together at every stage of the research process.
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Fast facts
A breadth of research areas
UW has researchers from 30 schools and colleges, plus several major research institutes, representing more than 190 disciplines.
A broad variety of sponsors
Research at UW is supported by over 1700 sponsors, including federal agencies, state and local government, foundations, corporations, and partnering research institutes.
A wide variety of stakeholders
To translate research into impact, UW researchers work with a range of stakeholders, from local communities and government agencies, to small business and large corporations.