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Research Ideation Forums

Research Ideation Forums encourage bold and disruptive research thinking across disciplines, foster collaborative research community-building in emerging thematic spaces, and help researchers develop roadmaps for future proposal development and submission.

Forum teams address a grand challenge through multiple perspectives, arriving at truly convergent paths for future research. A team’s membership must transcend disciplinary boundaries, and representation from multiple schools is strongly encouraged.

The ideation process encourages secondary and tertiary connections among faculty and other partners that bring broader benefits beyond the initial ideas of the primary leaders. Idea leaders work with their teams in consultation with partners, including the Rutgers Office of Federal Relations, Rutgers Corporate and Foundation Relations, the Corporate Engagement Center, and Lewis-Burke Associates, to identify multiple potential funding sources and specific request for proposals that may be aligned with the team’s emerging research projects and Rutgers' strengths.

Upcoming Events

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Past Events

  • On September 30, 2025, the Rutgers–New Brunswick Office for Research, in partnership with Dublin City University, hosted a Virtual Life Sciences Research Ideation Forum. The Forum featured presentations by faculty members on their life sciences research and provided networking opportunities to encourage new, innovative, interdisciplinary team formation.

  • On May 6, 2025, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, in collaboration with the Behavioral Health and Equity Provost Strategic Task Force, hosted the Behavioral Health and Equity Research Ideation Forum. 

    The Forum featured presentations by faculty from across Rutgers whose research focuses on behavioral health and equity, and networking opportunities designed to foster innovative team formation.

  • The Office of the Vice Provost for Research, in collaboration with the Life Sciences Alliance Provost Strategic Task Force, invited faculty members to participate in the Life Sciences Alliance Forum. The event featured presentations by faculty on their ongoing life sciences research, with networking opportunities to encourage innovative team formation and the opportunity to submit competitive research proposals for pilot seed funding.

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  • Emerging best practices. New technologies.

    These realities and more fueled Rutgers–New Brunswick’s Research Ideation Forum on the Future of Learning & Work. The event featured faculty speakers, working groups, funders, and networking opportunities.

    At a Glance

    • 8 faculty-team presentations
      • Approximately 26 faculty team members
    • 3 mini-talks
    • 66 attendees
    • 3 themes
      • Equity, Accessibility, and Workforce Development
      • Early Childhood, K–12, and Higher Education
      • Artificial Intelligence, Training, and Partnerships

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  • Collage of images of participants from a November research ideation forum

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    At a Glance

    • 9 team faculty presentations
      • Approximately 36 faculty team members
    • 4 mini talks
    • 76 attendees
    • 3 ML/AI Themes
      • Data Driven Science and Medicine
      • Modeling in Community Engagement, Language and Policy
      • Identifying Critical Patterns in Health
    • 3 CLUs and 6 New Brunswick schools represented