Research

Launchpad for the biotech industry. Birthplace of the internet. Home to five new inventions a day.

Researcher working in a lab with large equipment

Moving the world forward

UC’s $6B research enterprise advances our understanding of the world and improves lives, from curing diseases to developing new sources of clean energy. We encompass:

  • Three national labs

  • 10 campuses

  • 6 academic health centers

  • A statewide division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Many of California’s leading industries emerged from UC research, including genomics, computing, semiconductors, telecommunications and agriculture. 

Innovation and entrepreneurship


 

5
New inventions per day, on average
101
new startups in 2020
12,766
Active patents – more than any other University

A Nobel legacy

Did you know UC has 70 Nobel laureates who have been awarded 71 Nobel Prizes?

What has research done for you lately? 

Fig. 1 is a video series that explores groundbreaking ideas — from science to culture to history to psychology. Each episode asks a big question about our world and we talk with UC experts to get to the bottom of it.

Explore the Fig. 1 video series

An animation that rotates through various vintage scientific illustrations