The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the state's classic land grant university, dedicated to its traditional excellence in education, research, and public engagement, and driven to innovate in each of these missions.  More than 2,000 Urbana-Champaign faculty members lead more than 40,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students in a process of discovery and learning in 16 colleges and schools and more than 80 research centers and labs.  The Urbana campus faculty and alumni are internationally renowned boasting 23 Nobel laureates.  The University'’s reputation for excellence has been built, in part, on robust interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.  

Building on this platform of excellence, Research Park offers many benefits to the corporate tenant:

Less than a mile from campus with continuous free bus service...map

The Research Park is an active community of technology companies with social, charitable, and business interactions, inlcuding student intern cookouts and awards, recruiting fairs, entrepreneurial events, guest speakers, networking and receptions, picnics, health and wellness programming, inter-company sports leagues, art shows, and outdoor concerts...more

TGIF networking for all Research Park tenants outside at the fire pit by the iCyt building...more

Flexible lease, purchase, and build-to-suit terms for corporate space...more

The new iHotel, Houlihan's Restaurant, and University Conference Center complex at the entrance to Research Park will open this August, 2008. 

A full-service University Library within Research Park.  Includes a collection of over 46,000 books and bound journals providing national and international coverage on all aspects of natural history...more

Customized fitness and wellness programs for all Research Park tenants...more

Enjoy the popular concerts at the outdoor amphitheater in Research Park...more