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Webinars

As part of its activities in support of UIDP members and to benefit the general academic, corporate, government, and non-profit sectors, UIDP regularly offers webinars on topical areas of interest. Webinars may either be member-only or open to the public. If you have questions about an upcoming webinar, email UIDP at info@uidp.net or contact us here.

All webinars are free of charge for members and recordings of past webinars are always available to members. If you have an idea for a future UIDP webinar, let us know.

Upcoming Webinars:

Present a Webinar: Share Your Expertise with the UIDP Community

Have insights, ideas, or opportunities to share? Present a UIDP webinar and connect with professionals across industry, academia, government, and the broader research ecosystem. UIDP can help bring your session to life and reach an engaged audience interested in advancing research collaboration.

Learn About Presenting a UIDP Webinar

UIDP webinars broadly fall into these categories:

Technology Webinars

These webinars provide an opportunity for members to present opportunities for partnership and new technologies that they are developing. For example, UIDP has effectively helped NSF IUCRC sites network with industry to advance their research priorities.

UIDP Showcase Webinars

Service providers can showcase and raise awareness of tools, resources, or services that our members find valuable in their work. Sponsors propose the webinar topic and present the material (often in collaboration with a client or customer) as a case in point, and often with a demonstration of the product/service. Topics must be pre-approved, and presenters must demonstrate knowledge of the interests and needs of the UIDP community. Apply to present a UIDP Showcase Webinar.

UIDP Academy Webinars (including Contract Accords & Researcher Guidebook)

These webinar series discuss the content from UIDP learnings, including specific contract accords. This is an effective training resource.

UIDP Project Webinars

UIDP Project webinars take two forms. Project webinars can feature the outcomes of a UIDP project. This is an opportunity for members and non-members alike to learn about how to address the barriers to U-I collaboration that have been addressed by a UIDP project. Project Update webinars are interactive webinars exclusively for members. These webinars give members an overview of either an active UIDP project or the entire UIDP Project Portfolio. There are opportunities to engage with project working groups, to ask questions, and to provide further insight on the topics that UIDP projects address.

Past Webinars:

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UIDP Webinar: Inside the NSF COMPASS Center | New Frontiers in Complex Materials

View the October 29 webinar that featured Nicholas A. Kotov, director of the NSF Center for Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS) at the University of Michigan, who provided an introduction to the center’s work developing complex materials with properties that can be controlled and combined in new ways. This webinar was open to UIDP members and non-member representatives.

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UIDP Webinar: The Fall 2026 Amazon Research Awards Program

View the October 29 webinar that highlighted the Fall 2026 Amazon Research Awards call for proposals, creating an opportunity for eligible academic and nonprofit researchers to pursue support for research aligned with Amazon’s current technical priorities. This webinar was open to member and non-member representatives.

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UIDP Webinar: Arm Academic Access

View the October 21 webinar that highlighted how the Arm Academic Access program provides eligible institutions with a streamlined connection to the company’s hardware design and development technologies through a standardized institutional membership agreement. This webinar was open to UIDP members and non-member representatives.

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UIDP Webinar: Program Update – The NSF UIDP I-PhD Scholars Program | Expanding Funding for STEM Doctoral Training

View the September 3 webinar that highlighted the next steps as the national pilot forms the inaugural cohort of university-industry partnerships. This webinar was open to university and industry member and non-member representatives.

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UIDP Webinar: 2026 Sony Research Award Program

View the August 18 information for the 2026 Sony Research Award program. This webinar was open to UIDP university member and non-member representatives.

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UIDP Webinar: Global Approaches to IP Management

View the August 11 webinar in which leading IP experts from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Sweden explored how approaches to ownership, commercialization, student inventions, and industry-sponsored research vary globally. This webinar was open to UIDP members and non-member representatives.

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UIDP Webinar: Now Launching – The NSF UIDP I-PhD Scholars Program | Building the Future of STEM Doctoral Training

View the August 3 webinar that highlighted the UIDP Industry-Integrated PhD (I-PhD) Scholars Program. This webinar was open to university and industry member and non-member representatives.

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UIDP Webinar: From Insights to Impact | Building Smarter Industry Partnerships with Digital Science

View the July 29 webinar that highlighted Digital Science and how research institutions can use data-driven insights to identify promising partners, uncover new collaboration opportunities, benchmark against peers, and respond to industry interest more effectively. This webinar was open to university and industry member and non-member representatives.

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UIDP Webinar: DOE SBIR-STTR | Advancing Innovation Through Commercialization

View the July 30 webinar that highlighted how the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is advancing innovation and accelerating the commercialization of emerging technologies through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs This webinar was open to university member and non-member representatives.

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UIDP Corporate Spotlight Webinar: Lessons for Successful University-Industry Collaboration – Insights from Siemens

View the June 23 webinar in which Siemens representatives share practical insights from their experience working with universities, research institutions, startups, and innovation ecosystems around the world. This webinar was open to university and industry member and non-member representatives.

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