Collaborative Collision | FSU Office of Research

Collaborative Collisions are interdisciplinary networking events hosted by Research Development. These are topic-driven and have been facilitated with large topic areas as well as more targeted areas of interest.

From 2016-2021, the Collaborative Collision program featured 774 research profile presentations and had over 1000 total participants, helping to launch countless new collaborative research teams. The introduction of a virtual format in 2020 allowed us to continue our events, even with a pandemic. From 2021 to 2023, Research Development hosted four extended events that guided participants through a structured process in which they worked together to understand a challenge they were trying to solve, what kind of solution was needed to make an impact, the strategy needed to develop that solution, and how the team would work together to deliver the solution. In 2024, we revisited our "classic" networking event format to bring researchers and community partners together on impact areas aligned with the new ASPIRE Strategic Plan for Research at Florida State University.