Connecting UW research to business and community
The UW’s competitive strength comes in part from our support of research partnerships within the academic community and our industry and public sector collaborators around the world. Partners work with the UW research community to advance their R&D efforts, tap student talent, and engage experts to help them achieve their goals.
Spotlight on partnerships:
Building the transportation system of the future
The Mobility Innovation Center brings together the University of Washington, Challenge Seattle, and regional transportation agencies to make our region a global leader in smart city transportation.
Fast facts
A valued partner
Over 40% of sponsored research projects at UW involve external partnerships.
Over 1,700 sponsors
The UW partners with federal sponsors, foundations and non-profits, industry, state and local government.
A global university
The UW has partnerships with over 100 universities in 36 countries.
Translational research
CoMotion’s interconnected programs and resources are designed to support researchers and entrepreneurs throughout their innovation journey. Whether licensing to industry, spinning out a startup, or licensing direct to the user, UW researchers can tap into CoMotion’s many resources, programs and services to support them along the way.
Community engagement
Our commitment as a public university means we are a critical partner in helping to address the challenges of our region and the world. Community engagement between the UW and communities – local, tribal, state, regional, national and global – is a collaboration for the equitable, mutually-beneficial creation and exchange of knowledge and resources.
Foundation relations
The UW Office of Foundation Relations works with foundation partners, as well as University faculty and staff, to foster meaningful engagement and advance the University’s education, research and service mission.
Spotlight on community partnerships: Helping restore tribal fishing stocks by harnessing satellite data
UW researchers devised a way to extract river temperatures from NASA satellite images, which the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission utilizes to manage the fishery.
