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 Vanier Scholars advance brain health research at UCalgary
From artificial intelligence and stress resilience to anesthetics safety, three PhD students are driving discoveries that may improve health outcomes for patients and communities
Interdisciplinary research challenges long-held belief about sperm function
UCalgary research rewrites what we know about fertility
A family legacy: Unlocking better bone and joint treatments
New gift positions McCaig Institute to recruit more top research talent, catalyze innovation
2025 Killam Awards highlight mentorship excellence
Houston Peschl and Suzette Mayr recognized for supporting student research experience at the University of Calgary
From concept to life-changing reality for those with spinal cord injury
UCalgary researcher, Aaron Phillips, reflects on a journey to medical innovation
New national hub director sets out to empower innovators to solve global challenges
Get to know UCalgary-based XPRIZE Canada's Sarah McCullough
UCalgary Visiting Scholars Program
Fostering international collaboration and academic exchange to enhance research and innovation