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.
UCalgary is a top 5 research university in Canada
UCalgary is the youngest top five research university in Canada, according to the Re$earch Infosource Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities rankings.
UCalgary’s $588.5M in sponsored research income (2023-24) boosted the institution back into the number five spot for the first time since 2021.
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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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
Announcing the Electricity Centre at the University of Calgary
Supporting Canada in the Age of Electricity
Chart of the Week | Heat pumps
Introduction to heat pumps and analysis of recently announced federal government plan to support retrofitting of homes with heat pumps.
Amy Metcalfe earns prestigious research chair recognition for maternal and child health
The Killam Memorial Chair is building a healthier future across generations
What happens when we integrate pluralism and transdisciplinary scholarship?
UCalgary pluralism research is funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant
Three UCalgary researchers named 2026 Killam Emerging Research Leaders
Scholars recognized for leadership in Indigenous children’s well-being, paediatric pain and materials engineering
Rethinking how we understand Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
Dr. Tamara Bodnar receives Killam Memorial Emerging Leader Chair for her community-engaged research
UCalgary Visiting Scholars Program
Fostering international collaboration and academic exchange to enhance research and innovation