Enhancing your academics
Your experience is much more than your degree. Explore options to pursue original research or bring an idea to reality through the Hunter Hub.
Undergraduate research opportunities
Join a leading Canadian research university.
With $504 million in sponsored research funding in 2021, UCalgary provides many students the opportunity to gain valuable research experience while helping overcome some of society's greatest challenges.
Research themes
We're making a positive difference in the world through our key research themes:
New Earth-Space Technologies
Brain and Mental Health
Child Health and Wellness
One Health
Energy innovation for today and tomorrow
Human dynamics in a changing world
Engineering Solutions for Health: Biomedical Engineering
Infections, inflammation and chronic diseases
Fund your research
The Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) and the Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentships are two examples of programs dedicated to giving undergraduate students research experience. In these programs, students work alongside researchers to learn how projects are developed and how research can contribute to solving our world's greatest challenges.
Students making new discoveries
Meet some of the many UCalgary students helping create new and meaningful knowledge through research.
Helping cancer patients thrive
Amy’s research journey began with a volunteer role at the Thrive Centre in the Health and Wellness Lab. The Kinesiology student’s involvement has grown significantly since her initial role. Her latest studentship with the program will see her work with overweight and obese children and adolescents affected by cancer and blood disease.
Launching a kinesiology career
Adesua’s love of physical activity propelled her research career forward. During her degree, she volunteered in the Language and Cognitive Development Lab, where she developed an interest in human cognition and behaviour. She now studies the effect of walking aids on movement and muscle activation.
Understanding brain development
Jerome’s passion for neuroscience research grew as he became more and more interested in discovering new ways to treat brain development issues in children. By studying the hypothalamus, Jerome can gain a better understanding of how certain mechanisms work, as well as how defects in that area may lead to disorders.
Bring your ideas to life
Entrepreneurial thinking is being creative in finding innovative solutions.
It involves taking initiative, exchanging knowledge across disciplines, being resourceful and learning from experience.
Here at the University of Calgary, entrepreneurial thinking is a critical component to our degree programs.
The Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurship
A space to share knowledge and turn ideas into practical solutions, the Hunter Hub is dedicated to helping students develop entrepreneurial ways of thinking.
Launchpad
Launchpad is a six-month, co-curricular program, aiming to build entrepreneurial thinking skills in undergraduates and graduate students, post-docs, and researchers from every faculty at the University of Calgary.
Falling Walls Calgary
Falling Walls is an international forum to showcase the next generation of outstanding innovators and creative thinkers. Think TEDtalk and Dragon’s Den for a fast-paced, exciting way to share great ideas with the potential to improve society
Lab Next Makerspace
This makerspace features freely available technology to develop and design your own projects. Located in the Taylor Family Digital Library, you can print and scan in 3D, use milling machines or editing suites.