HomeEngaged Learning Resources Undergraduate Research Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionUndergraduate Research Undergraduate Research as a High-Impact Practice Student Perspectives on Undergraduate Research Mentoring Undergraduate Research Salient Practices of Undergraduate Research Mentors The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) defines undergraduate research as: “An inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline.” Similarly, Kinkead (2003) notes that Undergraduate Research (UR) can include scientific inquiry, creative activity, and scholarship that produces original work.
