Innovation Impact
Learn how UCalgary researchers, students, postdocs, and staff are making a positive difference in our world.
University innovation, knowledge engagement and commercialization deliver tangible impact that includes job and new venture creation, product and service sales, and new research opportunities.
It creates economic impact through social and technical advances that lead to new technologies, policies and behaviors, and healthier societies. In Canada, research universities are responsible for 83% of all contracted private-sector research.
Growing innovation at the University of Calgary aligns with federal and provincial Government and City of Calgary strategies for economic growth, builds upon our existing strategies for enhancing the value propositions of the university (Student Experience and Impact), and is derived from our commitment to excellence in Research and Teaching.
Innovation News
2024 Postdoctoral Innovation Fellowship recipients announced
Annual fellowships recognize 8 postdoctoral scholars who have attained high innovation impact, helping drive UCalgary’s culture of entrepreneurship and social impact
UCalgary emissions-testing lab receives vital funding from Alberta government
Program gives cleantech startups a safe space to test their latest innovations
UCalgary recognized nationally for space and defence technologies expertise
Three projects invited to present at Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Marketplace
Ingenuity pitch competition crowns a winner at Inventures 2024
Munitora Livestock Management takes $50k prize
UCalgary startups take centre stage at one of world's largest tech conferences
Seven innovative ventures highlight Canada's number-one startup creator at Collision 2024
Institutes for Transdisciplinary Scholarship appoints 16 academic co-leads
New appointments will support expanding transdisciplinary scholarship at UCalgary