UK Research News

3rd cohort of UKinSPIRE fellows to pursue high-impact international research

The Office of the Vice President for Research and the UK International Center have announced the third cohort of UKinSPIRE fellows.

New Assistant Vice President for Research Development and Support

Chad Risko, Ph.D., has been named Assistant Vice President for Research Development and Support.

Follow-up on OAV, IACUC, IRB and ORI surveys

Based on recent survey feedback, ORI, IRB, OAV and IACUC will continue to improve standardization and update communications protocols

Record research awards reflect UK's mission to advance Kentucky

UK investigators received $496.9 million in extramural grants and contracts to support their research in FY25, up 1.7% from FY24.

Updates from follow-up survey on CGS and OSPA

CGS & OSPA continue to address recent survey feedback by improving communication, responsiveness, and processing delays in order to better support research projects and PIs.

UK scientists and scholars among top 2% of most-cited researchers in the world

136 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.

New Director for Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment

Lauren Cagle, Ph.D., has been appointed director of the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment (TFISE) at the University of Kentucky.

Federal Stop Work Orders & Certificates of Confidentiality (CoC)

Grant Re-Budgeting Requests

If you are approached by a program officer to re-budget or change grant agreement terms, immediately alert CGS and OSPA.

New Associate Vice President for Research Development and Support

We are pleased to announce that Thomas John Balk, Ph.D., has been named Associate Vice President for Research Development and Support (AVP-RDS).