Our Updated Name
To more fully embody the university's mission of cultivating new knowledge and turning ideas into impactful solutions for the betterment of society, our name has been updated to the UCLA Office of Research, Innovation & Creative Activities. The office's commonly used acronym, ORCA, will remain unchanged. For any questions, please email ovcr@conet.ucla.edu.
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UCLA Research Park
National Academy of Medicine welcomes 3 new UCLA faculty members
UCLA Wins at the Inaugural UC Innovation Awards
Congratulations to all the UCLA Researchers and Faculty who took away wins at the first UC Innovation Awards!
Faculty across campus receive grants to help expand UCLA’s global reach
The UCLA Global Advisors Council has named 17 professors as winners of the 2026 Global Education and Global Research awards.
One Billion Dollars.
That’s the average amount UCLA has received to fund research projects each year since 2009-10.
UCLA research and creative activities have generated some of the most transformative breakthroughs in modern times. From revolutionizing medical diagnostics and treatment to laying the framework to create the Internet or reshaping our understanding of the human condition, UCLA's research impact extends around the globe.
As one of the world’s top research universities, UCLA has the intellectual capital and extensive research facilities necessary to tackle society’s most challenging issues. And as a public research university, we take seriously our mission to develop solutions that improve the quality of life in our community, our country and around the world. Included among our faculty, alumni and researchers are 16 Nobel Prize winners, 17 faculty MacArthur Fellows, a Fields medalist, a Turing Award winner, and three Pulitzer Prize winners. Explore our site to learn more about us, research highlights, resources for researchers, how to engage with UCLA research and our initiatives.
Organization of Research Enterprise
Experienced teams provide support services to enable researchers to pursue inquiries and discovery.
Learn more about the subsidiary offices that help to administer and support research and creative activities conducted at UCLA.