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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

UCalgary research receives $36.6M in federal funding

Funding will support scholars across campus in their pursuit of research and innovation excellence

UCalgary student's IV-friendly hoodie delivers function with comfort

Health sciences student, Maddison Tory, creates adaptive clothing startup to fill gap in patient care with support from Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking

Updated: What you’re up to during Stampede Week 2025

Diving into festivities in Western style, faculty and staff share some of their activities

Hunter Hub showcases entrepreneurial spirit at Vancouver tech gathering

UCalgary’s booth at Web Summit features specialty coffee, storytelling, and startups

Five UCalgary researchers awarded annual Parex Fellowships

Projects feature advances in technology and health-care improvements

What does ‘Made in Canada’ mean to you?

Four UCalgary alumni explore how consumers can be more thoughtful, strategic, and patriotic on National Indigenous Peoples Day and beyond

Innovation Events