Accelerating Collaborative Team Science (ACTS) is a Team Science educational program based at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
ACTS functions as a connector, bridging the gap between researchers, coordinating centers, and other parties involved in practicing and promoting collaborative team science theory and practical applications across the scientific research landscape.
With twenty years of experience coordinating team science efforts, RENCI provides a unique vantage point for those seeking to understand the role of the coordinating center and the challenges specific to large, geographically dispersed scientific teams.
ACTS is not affiliated with the grantmaking ACTeR Pilot Grant, a program of NC TraCS.
Upcoming Events
ACTS Webinar Series
We host a monthly webinar series designed to explore the different paths and people that use Team Science principles to move their work forward. This is about asking questions, embracing differences, leveraging strengths, learning how to advance the field of Team Science and make it better together.
ACTS Webinar: Powering Team Science Through Strategic Communication
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
In today’s complex research landscape, outstanding science capabilities are important, but they aren’t enough. For collaborative teams, the ability to drive real-world impacts relies on good science communications practices. In this follow-up to our previous webinar on bridging the gaps between science and the public, four science communication experts will engage in a series of mini-fireside chats and a Q and A, addressing how research teams can leverage science communication to accelerate collaboration, appropriately amplify discoveries, and connect meaningfully with those beyond their research fields.
This session will help collaborative science teams engage in the clear, consistent, audience-aware communications to advance research goals and translate their work to the larger scientific community and beyond. Join the RENCI ACTS team and our invited experts as we unpack the practices, mindsets, and strategies that make science communications such a force in collaborative research.
Previous Events
- 2025
- March 20, 2025 | ACTS: Building Bridges: Strengthening the Relationship Between Science Research and the Public
- February 20, 2025 | ACTS: The Cost of Large Teams in Innovation
- 2024
- November 21, 2024 | ACTS: Team Science in Sync: The Experts Explain It All
- October 24, 2024 | UNC Research Week | ACTS Presents: Successful Collaborative Writing in Team Science
- October 17, 2024 | ACTS: From Competition to Collaboration: Fostering a Data Sharing Culture for Collaborative Team Science: Insights from the NIH HEAL Data Ecosystem
- September 19, 2024 | ACTS: The Role of AI as a Team Member in Scientific Research
- June 13, 2024 | ACTS: Leadership Considerations in Collaborative Team Science
- May 9, 2024 | ACTS: Introduction to Understanding and Assessing Teamwork Processes
- April 11, 2024 | ACTS: Team Science and the Academic Research Enterprise
Click below to view summaries and recordings of previous webinar events.
