Research is of critical importance to our university and the Commonwealth. Fundamental discoveries are happening every day led by talented faculty, staff and student investigators.
University of Kentucky investigators received $496.9 million in extramural grants and contracts to support their research in FY25. Federal grants and contracts totaled $255.3 million, more than 50% of UK's total awards in FY25.
These funds lead to discoveries that translate to new therapies and treatments for patients. They become new products that change the way we live and work. They inform policies and improve the lives of Kentuckians and beyond.
UK prides itself on mentoring the next generation of researchers, students who are preparing to enter not just the Kentucky job market, but the global one. We are working together to strengthen the pipeline training students to be creative and resilient thinkers ready to adapt and familiar with emerging technologies. UK is a special place - talented scientists and scholars working closely and collaboratively across every discipline and all on one campus.
Our campus includes the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, which discovers breakthroughs on Alzheimer's disease; the SoftLab, which uses robotics to knit complex materials and designs; the Sports Medicine Research Institute, which helps jockeys and the armed forces perform at their best; and the Markey Cancer Center, which discovered a genetic biomarker that could help patients with glioblastoma.
Discoveries happen all over our campus, in every college, thanks to our faculty, staff and students.
