UNT’s focus on human creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship drives creative advances, partnerships, and new models of higher education to power our region’s global leadership in business, technology, manufacturing, and the arts to build a better tomorrow.

We drive progress by nurturing human ingenuity, critical thinking, and collaborative problem-solving. We bring together researchers, artists, employers, and communities to tackle complex challenges with fresh ideas and meaningful solutions. And we look constantly for new ways to improve our efforts as good stewards of Texans’ investments in our work.

By expanding opportunities for students to apply what they are learning in professional contexts and by supporting innovative collaborations among faculty members and employers, we ensure the relevance of our work and increase our contributions to society.

By emphasizing creativity, entrepreneurship, and the use of new technologies across academic disciplines, UNT sparks new ideas that challenge convention and equip our graduates to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

This same spirit drives the people who power UNT — faculty and staff who experiment, collaborate, and continuously grow as educators and innovators. We translate inspiration and insight into impact, and our partnerships drive progress at scale.

To drive progress for our region, our state, and beyond, we will:
  • Create transformative education and training: Partner with employers, communities, and industries to create and scale new educational models that meet the needs of a rapidly changing economy and society.
  • Power future-ready talent and solutions: Expand opportunities for students to develop their knowledge and skills in internships and projects for industry, and for faculty members to collaborate with industry to address rapidly changing needs.
  • Promote entrepreneurship: Cultivate entrepreneurship and innovation through educational programs, mentorship, institutional support, and dedicated spaces to transform discoveries into real-world solutions.
  • Bring ideas to market: Accelerate pathways from ideas to impact by streamlining our technology commercialization processes, expediting industry partnerships, and supporting startups that grow from UNT’s research.

 
 
  • President Harrison Keller gives a presentation on the Texas Talent Accelerator

    Ensuring Tomorrow’s Workforce

    UNT launched the Texas Talent Accelerator this fall in collaboration with a group of top industry, education, government, and nonprofit leaders from across the North Texas region. The collaborative initiative is designed to strengthen the North Texas workforce and support the state’s economic growth.

  • Research associate professor Kui Tan

    Developing LED Efficiency

    A team of UNT researchers helped solve a key scientific challenge that led to a breakthrough in deep-blue LED efficiency — work now published in Nature, one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals. The work could impact industry in a big way as nearly every screen and light source today from televisions to car headlights relies on the light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

  • UNT researchers have a discussion near an ion accelerator, which is being used to conduct radiation ground testing on solar cells.

    Developing Solar Cells for Space

    UNT physics researchers funded by the U.S. Space Force are part of a multi-institutional team working to move space power and propulsion research forward and bring about next-generation technologies. To power satellites, they're focusing on developing ultra-lightweight solar cells that would cost less to manufacture and be more durable in space than current cells.