Lunch & Learn

March 20 at 12 pm: Kevin Pearson, Nancy Schoenberg and participants in the Research Scholars Program lead a panel discussing dynamic and transdisciplinary research ideas from UK’s Research Scholars Program. Join via zoom.

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Our Mission University of Kentucky Research

The University of Kentucky supports and empowers innovative research in all forms practiced across our diverse campus, varied disciplines and more than 70 centers and institutes. UK faculty, staff and student researchers create, discover and apply new knowledge, and explore the most complex problems facing Kentucky, the nation and the world. Our collaborative, cross-disciplinary research environment provides a rich training ground for the next generation of thinkers, creators and leaders. Research and development at UK has a direct economic impact on Kentucky. The $476.5 million UK spent on R&D in FY22 generated $873 million in economic activity across Kentucky. As a result, 4,636 jobs were supported throughout the state of Kentucky, with 2,227 (48%) of those jobs directly supported by research initiatives.

By the Numbers

$479.3 million

in external grants and contracts awarded in FY23

$252.6 million

federal agency awards in FY23

1 of 29 U.S. universities

with the trifecta of research designations in cancer, aging & translational science

161 patent applications

filed in FY 2023

$476.5 million

spent to carry out research & development in FY21

4,636 jobs

supported by FY21 research & development

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