Undergraduate Research
While at UC Santa Barbara, students have many opportunities to
participate in the vibrant research community by engaging with
world-class faculty in labs, studios, and field locations across the
globe. Professors in nearly every department and more than 80
interdisciplinary research units encourage undergraduates to join their
research teams. Many students work as research assistants on existing
projects for course credit or pay, while others conduct their own
independent research under the guidance of a mentor, often as a major
thesis or capstone project. Various units on campus also offer formal
research programs during the academic year and the summer that provide
mentoring, activities, and other services in conjunction with research
opportunities.
Detailed information about getting involved with undergraduate
research appears on the campus-wide undergraduate research website at undergrad.research.ucsb.edu. The
site offers tips on getting started, how to find faculty mentors,
information about on-campus programs, profiles of student researchers,
contact information for people on campus who can help, and the
Undergraduate Research Blog.