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
UCalgary infectious disease team employs a century-old approach to combat life-threatening infection
Alberta senior grateful to be able to walk unassisted and ride his Harley again
Backyard Benefit for Brains has big impact
Grateful for life-saving care, aneurysm survivor raises thousands to advance research
Scholarship invests in Indigenous students — and keeps UCalgary retirees connected
Long after his final lecture, professor emeritus and fellow retirees are still motivating students
Philanthropy at UCalgary: How donors are changing lives
A look back at the stories and gifts behind $175-million fundraising year
Researching the acoustics of clinical care
UCalgary researcher tunes into the study of acoustemology in family medicine
The research ripple effect, from campus to community
Cenovus funding enabled more undergraduate students to begin their PURE summer research journeys this year
UCalgary Visiting Scholars Program
Fostering international collaboration and academic exchange to enhance research and innovation