Better health from better data
Partnerships that deliver diverse and robust big data underpin new ways to tackle disease.
Putting MENA’s pathogenic variants on the global map
A winning team effort
Riding the shockwaves to innovation
Drones and dyes paint a picture of coastal water movement
Future thinking See all 
When cool ideas come raining down
A rain oil lamp provides a breakthrough moment for optimizing the carbon dioxide freezing process in low-temperature carbon-capture technology
Soaking in the sights and sounds of seagrass meadows
A cross-disciplinary marine expedition aims to characterize an extensive seagrass ecosystem in the Bahamas.
Shaping a new future
As Saudi Arabia charts a new future, one professor is challenging bright young minds to think how that future could be.
Homegrown talent See all
The tale of Bev Bradley’s Bream and the VPR’s fish supper
A tight line and a keen eye led KAUST’s Vice President for Research to spot a new species of bream now named in honor of two beloved women.
Model students get to write the rules
High school students had the opportunity to work with a KAUST research team to create a new model of a bacteriophage, a virus that attacks bacteria, and test the team’s new prototype software.
Fostering coral culture in the Red Sea
A coral identification workshop has been organized by KAUST with colleagues from Saudi Arabia’s gigaprojects to increase regional knowledge about corals, which are so important for the conservation of the Red Sea marine environment.
Making a difference See all
Putting MENA’s pathogenic variants on the global map
Arnab Pain and colleagues had the foresight to be prepared to sequence the SARS-CoV-2 virus and place its local variants on the global genome map.
Learning from a crisis
When the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to spread across the globe, researchers from KAUST rapidly mobilized into teams to confront the challenge, often with support from other hospitals and universities in Saudi Arabia. They reflect on their experiences.
Improving global food security by controlling a persistent weed
The challenges of food production and global food security require a long-term, multi-pronged approach.
Cooling houses without heating the planet
Houses on the KAUST campus will trial an air conditioner that uses little energy
Working together See all
A winning team effort
Winning machine learning models for a prestigious international competition have implications for understanding how single cells differ, despite their common genetic blueprint.
Riding the shockwaves to innovation
A student combines two disparate research fields to spawn a new kind of catalyst-production process.
Drones and dyes paint a picture of coastal water movement
Bringing disparate disciplines together helps KAUST scientists to create a detailed picture of water flows between different habitats on the Red Sea coast.
Partnering with industry See all
Better health from better data
Partnerships that deliver diverse and robust big data underpin new ways to tackle disease.
Partners in good health
Patients, clinicians and researchers all benefit from KAUST’s collaborations with Saudi hospitals. Patients with difficult genetic conditions can access the latest diagnostics. Researchers and students interact with clinicians and hear real-world stories from patients, which helps them understand societal impacts of their work and motivates them even more to pursue excellence in research.
Ego4D, do you see what I see?
What if artificial intelligence
could look at the world and
understand it like we do?
Heading into orbit to improve Earth observation
Small affordable satellites provide more opportunities for enhanced monitoring of the Earth and its ecosystems.
Catalyzing a long and rewarding partnership
What started in 2014 exploring the possibility of one-step conversion of crude oil to chemicals has bloomed into a major research partnership between KAUST and Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s flagship petroleum refiner.
Fueling great opportunities
A 10-year industry-academic collaboration is an ambitious endeavor, but a partnership between the Clean Combustion Research Centre at KAUST and the Transport Technologies Division at Saudi Aramco’s Research and Development Center has exceeded expectations in terms of nurturing talent and achieving outcomes.
Fundamental research See all
The long and the short of plant breeding
Long generation times of crop plants means improvement is often slow, but recent advances are helping researchers reduce the time needed to introduce improved traits.
Creating an algal innovation bloom
KAUST provides crucial support to scientists using algae to produce a range of valuable chemicals.
Wired for sustainability
Through artificial intelligence, KAUST scientists shift the paradigm from wet lab to wired lab for a more sustainable manufacturing industry.
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