Connecting UW research to business and community
The UW’s competitive strength comes in part from our support of research partnerships within the academic community and our industry and public sector collaborators around the world. Partners work with the UW research community to advance their R&D efforts, tap student talent, and engage experts to help them achieve their goals.
Spotlight on partnerships:
Allen School partners with Ai2 to advance open AI for science
The OMAI project, led by Ai2 directors/Allen School professors Noah Smith and Hanna Hajishirzi – with a $152M investment from NSF and NVIDIA – is building a foundational AI infrastructure through models trained on open-access scientific literature and informed by the needs of scientists across a range of disciplines.
Fast facts
A valued partner
Over 40% of sponsored research projects at UW involve external partnerships.
Over 1,700 sponsors
The UW partners with federal sponsors, foundations and non-profits, industry, state and local government.
A global university
The UW has partnerships with over 100 universities in 36 countries.
Translational research
CoMotion’s interconnected programs and resources are designed to support researchers and entrepreneurs throughout their innovation journey. Whether licensing to industry, spinning out a startup, or licensing direct to the user, UW researchers can tap into CoMotion’s many resources, programs and services to support them along the way.
Community engagement
Our commitment as a public university means we are a critical partner in helping to address the challenges of our region and the world. Community engagement between the UW and communities – local, tribal, state, regional, national and global – is a collaboration for the equitable, mutually-beneficial creation and exchange of knowledge and resources.
Foundation relations
The UW Office of Foundation Relations works with foundation partners, as well as University faculty and staff, to foster meaningful engagement and advance the University’s education, research and service mission.
Spotlight on community engagement: UW’s Haring Center & Lake Stevens School District
“The Haring Center and Lake Stevens collaboration focuses on building the systems and structures to support inclusionary education practices, tailored to the district’s culture.”