Â鶹¹ÙÍø at UAF
America's Arctic research university
UAF is the principal research university for the statewide Â鶹¹ÙÍø system.
Our research engages undergraduate and graduate students so they gain skills and knowledge
to become tomorrow's leaders.
By the numbers
Â鶹¹ÙÍø enterprise
UAF does high-quality research in a large number of fields. We're one of only a handful of institutions in the country that can claim the triple crown status of Land, Sea and Space Grant Institution.
Achieving R1 at UAF
With more than $200 million in research activity each year, the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks is Alaska's research university. We are ready to step up to R1 and join the top 4% of research universities in the United States.
News
Jan 27
The 2026 Poker Flat Â鶹¹ÙÍø Range launch season opens this week with the first of three missions studying the aurora and the upper atmosphere.
Jan 23
Carl Benson's last winter on Earth featured 32 consecutive days during which temperatures in his chosen town did not rise above zero Fahrenheit.
Jan 17
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks Geophysical Institute will host free public science talks over the next few weeks, highlighting new climate research technology, an Alaska earthquake mystery solution, tidewater glaciers in Alaska and Greenland and a recent Bering Sea journey aboard the research vessel Sikuliaq.
Events
December 15-19
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks faculty, staff and students will soon attend the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2025 from Dec. 15-19 in New Orleans, LA, and virtually.
See the full schedule of UAF talks and posters. Please contact uaf-research@alaska.edu for any questions.