Research at the University of New Hampshire, a Carnegie Classification R1 university, seeks to understand and improve the world around us, with high-impact results that transform lives, solve global challenges and drive economic growth. Our research excellence reaches from the depths of our oceans to the edge of our solar system and the Earth and environment in which we all thrive. UNH’s research portfolio includes partnerships with NOAA, NASA, NSF and NIH, bringing in $210 million in competitive external funding in FY23.
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Top Tier
CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION R1
Top 3
UNIVERSITIES IN SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS
Ranked 2nd
IN NORTH AMERICA FOR ECOLOGY RESEARCH
20+
NASA SATELLITES WITH UNH INSTRUMENTS
2,000+
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS IN 2019
Research Headlines
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Fields of Research
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Vulnerable Populations
People with disabilities, victims of sexual assault and crimes against children, and rural populations are among those who benefit from new knowledge created at UNH.
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Earth & Environment
Ranked among the top universities in publication impact in geoscience and forestry, UNH research helps us understand and protect our environment.
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Oceans
With expertise in ocean mapping, estuarine science and ocean engineering, the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering is among the top in the nation.
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Climate Change
From the Arctic Circle to our New Hampshire backyards, UNH research is helping understand, mitigate and adapt to a new climate future.
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Space
UNH is a leader in understanding and exploring space, from the Earth's magnetosphere to the local solar system and out to the farthest reaches of the universe.
Global Research
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Physics professor Fabian Kislat went to the extreme reaches of the planet to study the most extreme phenomena in space.
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UNH research finds Northern lakes are major contributors of greenhouse gases.
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UNH research scientist shares his expedition to the Petermann Glacier of northwest Greenland.
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UNH seniors design affordable, sustainable aquaponic system.
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Political scientist Jeannie Sowers researches the human cost of infrastructure attacks in Gaza and West Bank.
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Interdisciplinary research sheds new light on Michigan's mysterious monuments.
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New research uncovers how the New Zealand giant weta communicates.
Institutes & Centers
More than 50 centers and institutes leverage UNH’s research strengths to make major contributions, from launching satellites to preventing campus sexual assault.
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, & Space
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, & Space
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