The UW cultivates world-class research across disciplines, sectors and partnerships to achieve transformative discoveries and contribute to better outcomes around the world. At the UW, researchers and teams are not separated by disciplines – they are connected and expanded by a university-wide ethos of interdisciplinary collaboration and discovery.
New research center in the School of Social Work focuses on behavioral health training
BHCore’s (Behavioral Health Crisis Outreach Response and Education) mission is to reimagine how firefighters, emergency medical providers and others deliver emergency and crisis behavioral health services and to transform how responders are recruited, trained and supported.
Centers, institutes, and shared resources
270+ research centers and institutes
The UW is home to over 270 research centers, institutes and collaboratives, making it one of the most prolific and diverse research hubs in the United States. UW centers and the world-class researchers that lead them are at the forefront of the many impactful areas of discovery.
70+ shared facilities and resources
Whether it’s a specialized software license, a whole-body Magnetic Resonance Scan, or access to Hyak, the on-campus HPC supercomputing infrastructure, researchers and teams at the UW have access to a wide range of essential services, advanced instrumentation and state-of-the-art facilities needed for cutting-edge research.
Diversity and equity research in UW centers
Faculty conduct research at UW centers on diversity and equity issues at the local and global scales that has economic, social and cultural impacts.