NURO, the National Undergraduate Research Observatory, is a consortium of primarily undergraduate education institutions from around the country, both public and private, that have joined together to provide training and research experiences for their students.

Together they share 120 nights per year on Lowell Observatory's 31-inch telescope, with instrumentation and observer support provided by Northern Arizona University through its Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Astronomers and students at the member schools collaborate on key research projects, as well as conduct their own private research.

The consortium's mission is to encourage more students to pursue careers in science.