Undergraduate Research Conference

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This page was last updated 3/19/2025.

The 2025 Undergraduate Research Conference will be held April 19, 2025 from 8:15 am - 5:00 pm at the Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club.

Key Dates (deadlines are end of day unless otherwise indicated)

March 7, 2025 -- Final date for faculty nominations
March 11, 2025 -- latest date students will be notified by email of their faculty nomination
March 13, 2025 -- Final date to submit student registrations (Week 10 of Winter Quarter)
March 18, 2025 -- Final date for student registration modifications (Finals Week of Winter Quarter)
March 28, 2025 -- Moderator priority registration deadline
April 4, 2025 -- Guest/attendee priority registration deadline
April 10, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm -- Info session -- How to Present at the URC for student presenters
- Registration link
April 16, 2025 -- Volunteer priority registration deadline

Event Details

2025 URC General Schedule (links to come in April 2025)
2025 URC Student Schedule (links to come in April 2025)
Full Program (links to come in April 2025)

Guests

Guests are also welcome at URC! Presenters can invite research group/lab members, faculty, family, and friends. Guest pre-registration deadline is April 4, 2025. Any guests registered after this deadline will not be guaranteed meals.

A Celebration of Academic Excellence

URC is one of UC San Diego's most inclusive academic events celebrating undergraduate excellence in research. Presenters must be nominated by a faculty member to participate in the conference, which is open to students of all disciplines and class standings.

Nominated students share the results of their research with their peers and the larger UC San Diego community. All UC San Diego students, faculty, and family and friends of the presenters are welcome to attend.

URC Panels

Student Presentations

Each student has 12 minutes to present their research projects orally (with slides). There will also be some time to answer questions during the session. Students presenting in pairs will have 15 minutes. Students presenting in trios will have 17 minutes.

Moderators

One moderator will be present in each panel to monitor time and facilitate discussions.

Discussion

Presentations will be centered around a subject area, enabling group discussion around the 3 - 4 presentations.

URC Coordinator

Contact: URH

Email: ugresearch@ucsd.edu