Events & Workshops

We are pleased to host multiple events and workshops throughout the year to help students identify research opportunities and make the most of their experiences at Duke. Please save the date for these upcoming URS events.


Summer Weekly Research and Professional Development Workshops. Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the French Family Science Center, Rm 2231

Summer Weekly Research and Development Workshops

Wednesdays from 9-10:30 a.m. | French Family Science Center, Room 2231

The URS Office is pleased to host weekly workshops this summer to help students make the most of their research experiences on campus for summer 2025. Workshops include tips to effectively communicate with mentors, best practices for reading scientific papers, information on preparing an abstract/research poster, and more!

All Duke and non-Duke undergraduates are welcome to drop in. No registration is required to attend! 

Summer 2025 Workshop Schedule

How to Read a Scientific Paper
  • Wednesday, 6/4; 9:00 – 10:30 am
 Effective Communication/Aligning Expectations with Mentors 
  • Wednesday, 6/11; 9:00 – 10:30 am 
 How to Write an Abstract/How to do a Poster 
  • Wednesday, 6/18; 9:00 – 10:30 am 
How to Give a Chalk Talk/Elevator Pitch 

  • Wednesday, 6/25; 9:00 – 10:30 am
Personal Statements
  • Wednesday 7/2 ; 9:00 – 10:30 am 
Self-Efficacy in Research 
  • Wednesday, 7/9; 9:00 – 10:30 am 
Science Careers/PhD student panel
  • Wednesday, 7/16; 9:00 – 10:30 am

Leverage Your Research Experience (LYRE)

LYRE: Leverage Your Research Experience

In collaboration with the Directors of Academic Engagement, the Undergraduate Research Support Office is pleased to host the Leverage Your Research Experience Program, also known as LYRE!

LYRE is a series of workshops offered to all undergraduate students conducting or interested in embarking on a research path at Duke. It is designed to help you process what you’re learning, develop your skills as a researcher, and prepare for more opportunities. Feel free to attend those that seem the most beneficial to you (You can pick and choose). 

Note: These workshops are held in person and will not be on Zoom.

 

 

LYRE workshops from the 2024-2025 Academic Year

Our workshops from the 2024-2025 academic year have concluded. Stay tuned for our next round of workshops!

Previous LYRE Schedules


Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

Duke Undergraduate Research Symposium, presented by the URS Office

Event details: April 10, 2025 | 4-6 p.m. | Penn Pavilion

Our annual symposium is a celebration of ongoing research from across campus being conducted by our talented undergraduate students. Duke Community: We invite you to attend our annual symposium to show your support of our undergraduate researchers and get a sense of the vast research being done in Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural & Quantitative Sciences here on our campus. 

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