Research Priorities Initiative
About UK Research Priority Areas
Established in 2018 and funded by the University of Kentucky Office of the Vice President for Research, the following eight areas are designated Research Priority Areas: cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes & obesity, energy, materials science, neuroscience, substance use disorders, and uniting communities (UNITE). These areas were chosen based on local relevance to Kentucky, existing funding strength, sustainability and disciplinary scholarly diversity.
Research Awards in Priority Areas
$71 million
cancer awards in FY23
$27 million
cardiovascular awards in FY23
$49 million
diabetes & obesity awards in FY23
$34 million
energy awards in FY23
$29 million
materials science awards in FY23
$75 million
neuroscience awards in FY23
$74 million
substance use disorder awards in FY23
$63 million
UNITE awards in FY23
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Source: UK OSPA database, based on keyword searches using natural language processing with unique keywords related to each priority area. Priority areas are not exclusive to one particular area, projects may fit in more than one area.
Healthy Kentucky Research Building
The Healthy Kentucky Research Building is focused on four of the eight research priorities (cancer, diabetes & obesity, cardiovascular diseases & stroke, substance use disorder).
