About

The Advancing Excellence in Scholarship Research Conference at the University of Virginia is dedicated to highlighting innovative, emerging, and often overlooked areas of academic research. The conference seeks to broaden scholarly conversations by providing a platform for work that brings new attention to topics, questions, or approaches that may not always receive widespread attention.

The conference welcomes research from a wide range of disciplines, including the arts, humanities, social sciences, physical and medical sciences, education, and beyond. We welcome abstracts that employ innovative methodologies, explore understudied topics, and offer new or unconventional perspectives across fields.

We emphasize rigorous scholarship and meaningful intellectual exchange among researchers at all stages and from diverse academic backgrounds. By fostering dialogue across disciplines and communities, the conference supports collaborative approaches to research and the exploration of complex social, cultural, and scientific questions.

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