Totaling more than $429 million, the University of Kentucky saw a record-breaking year of research funding for the 2019-20 academic year, a 3% increase from the previous year. UK also continues to climb in national research rankings.
UK researchers across many disciplines are addressing COVID-19’s medical challenges and beyond — including developing new PPE materials, designing testing and diagnostic equipment, and examining the wider societal, economic and legal implications of the pandemic.
The University of Kentucky Resumption of Research Phased Plan was approved last week through the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and senior leadership.
Please see our page for messages from Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis, FAQs for researchers, federal agency guidance and new funding opportunities related to COVID-19.
UK Research had much to celebrate in 2019, growth in research awards—up 25% from FY18 to FY19—to the largest grant in UK’s history, the $87 million HEALing Communities Study from NIH that aims to reduce opioid overdose deaths by 40% in three years.
University of Kentucky (UK) faculty received $417.1 million in competitive research awards last fiscal year, a record-breaking increase of $83 million over the previous year.
The Vice President for Research hosted a Staff Appreciation luncheon at the Gatton Student Center on June 11th to recognize the efforts of the research administrative staff. See photos from the event and metrics on the research enterprise and staff efforts.
Did you know UK has more than 1,700 active research awards or that 63.9% of our federal awards came from NIH? The 2017 Annual Report shares the economic impact of UK research, strategic plan progress, national rankings and innovative federally funded research projects.
