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
Future of housing: UCalgary students win prize for systems thinking
Cross-provincial team challenges assumptions about housing, earning a $5,000 prize at Innovation North’s 2026 Systems Innovation Challenge
UCalgary selected by Government of Canada to lead nation’s first Quantum Defence Innovation Secure Hub
$20.3M investment will accelerate the transition of Canadian quantum tech into mission-ready capabilities for the Canadian Armed Forces
How a social work student helped expand land-based healing in rural Alberta
Curtis White helped secure $97,878 to grow a youth hunting initiative in Bigstone Cree Nation
A transdisciplinary approach transforms Arctic security
Six UCalgary projects receive funding from federal NFRF Exploration Stream
UCalgary helps advance Canada’s science diplomacy agenda at national summit
University hosts national summit that brought together researchers, diplomats and policymakers to strengthen Canada’s capacity for science diplomacy and global collaboration
New book uses speculative storytelling as a form of expression in STEM and innovation
PhD student brings 25 women together to explore imagination as a tool for reflection and change
UCalgary Visiting Scholars Program
Fostering international collaboration and academic exchange to enhance research and innovation