UCalgary does research that changes the world.
Our scholars are making a positive impact in your community.
UCalgary is on a mission to discover new knowledge and translate our discoveries into applications that provide benefits to our communities.
One Child Every Child
UCalgary was awarded $125m from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund for One Child Every Child, to transform the lives of all our kids.
One Child Every Child is a Canada-first research initiative with a vision for all children to be healthy, empowered and thriving.
Research at UCalgary
The University of Calgary is one of Canada’s top comprehensive research universities, with a mission to discover new knowledge and translate our discoveries into applications that provide benefits to our local, national and international communities.
The University of Calgary’s remarkable trajectory is the result of our dedication to innovation, community-engaged scholarship and research impact. Academic excellence, knowledge creation and transdisciplinary scholarship fuel our researchers’ pursuit of solutions to society’s most pressing challenges. Ahead of Tomorrow is the university's strategic plan that shapes our journey toward 2030, to maximize research impact and become a #1 University in U15 by research revenue per scholar.
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Participate in Research
We conduct research that changes the world.
UCalgary believes in thinking creatively and courageously, and in doing research that has a positive impact on our communities at home and around the world. Our scholars conduct research studies and clinical trials in a vast range of disciplines, from MRIs to understand childhood brain development, to online surveys that help us understand how people interact on social media.
And we need your help to do it.
Research News
2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry buoyed by leading UCalgary research and commercialization
Nobel Prize in Chemistry focuses on a new way to make materials and wouldn’t have been possible without UCalgary researcher contributions
Social innovation shines as UCalgary becomes global stage
International conference showcasing world leaders in social innovation comes to Western Canada for first time
UCalgary receives more than $4.7 million in funding for innovative research
Federal government announces winners of the John R. Evans Leaders Fund
Global conference takes UCalgary by storm, attracting more than 500 attendees from around the world
Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking honoured with the GCEC Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership award after hosting event
New Haskayne program marks a western Canadian business education milestone
New Master of Finance degree launches in fall 2026
Mental health at work: UCalgary studies highlight need for leadership, meaningful support
New research shows how stigma and silence impact recovery and what workplaces can do to support change
UCalgary Visiting Scholars Program
Fostering international collaboration and academic exchange to enhance research and innovation