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Addressing global challenges of food security and malnutrition is a key motivation for KAUST research leader Salim Al-Babili.

A purpose-built lab is enabling bioprospecting for local strains of microalgae and helping to shape the future of Saudi Arabia’s algal biotech industry.

An industrial wastewater research problem shared is a problem halved, shows a multiteam project.

Sami G. Al-Ghamdi meticulously models the environmental impact of every conceivable element in our urban systems to create a realistic picture of potential damage and options to minimize it.

An enterprising eye has led to potential new options that could be used to reduce the high levels of food wastage across the supply chain.

A desire to swim against the current has led to a great-shaped future.

The KAUST Insights for National Priorities series highlights some of the impactful collaborations between KAUST and its national partners to help realize the priorities of the Kingdom. Improving the efficiency and sustainability of water desalination is critical to address global water scarcity. Technological innovations being developed at KAUST with its industry collaborators aim to improve […]

The KAUST Insights for National Priorities series highlights some of the impactful collaborations between KAUST and its national partners to help realize the priorities of the Kingdom. Efforts to reduce sulfur emissions from ocean-going transport will improve planetary health as well as the health of coastal societies. A fruitful research consortium that aims to develop […]

The KAUST Insights for National Priorities series highlights some of the impactful collaborations between KAUST and its national partners to help realize the priorities of the Kingdom. Working with doctors at two Saudi hospitals enables KAUST researchers to trial and validate novel biosensors for rapid disease diagnostics. “The key to successful collaboration with clinicians is […]

The KAUST Insights for National Priorities series highlights some of the impactful collaborations between KAUST and its national partners to help realize the priorities of the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture needed help. Now a collaboration with KAUST could help arrest the progress of a deadly pest. Islam Ashry recently undertook […]

Researchers have successfully cultivated a novel salt-tolerant bacterium from the Red Sea that effectively removes nitrogen from high-salinity waste water.

Research to underpin key government strategies for greening the desert, regenerating mangroves and meeting Saudi Arabia’s net zero targets by 2060.

There are new things to learn from each sample of sediment that I collect.

The drive to research tangible solutions to address climate change meant a leap from marine science to terrestrial agriculture for graduate student Clara Stanschewski, now studying quinoa.

KAUST biologist Aigerim Rakhmatulina is using social media to teach and inspire other women scientists.

A new collaboration between Saudi agricultural technology company Red Sea Farms and the national carrier SAUDIA is putting sustainably produced food on the plates of the airline’s passengers.

Decades later, Diego still appreciates kitchen chemistry.

For a researcher of extremophiles, the Saudi desert provides one of the most interesting places on Earth.

Using artificial intelligence for scientific research across a number of disciplines has led to a new startup based on a powerful online tool, where users automatically generate their own machine-learning models.

Researchers are diagnosing many rare genetic conditions by applying the latest AI methods combined with machine learning.

An inspirational science teacher sparked a career in solar energy.

A tiny clip-on device that detects bad posture could help tackle "tech neck" and reduce back pain among office workers.

A new short course for engineers in Saudi Arabia is helping to develop the expertise in photovoltaic solar design to achieve Vision 2030 sustainability goals.

Illuminating the twisting pathway to efficient wireless communications based on light.

How studying ancient rocks may help to guide us toward a low-carbon-energy future.

From lens to lab, artists and scientists have been capturing the critters hidden in coral reefs.

A passion for representing facts in an elegant way has led KAUST’s Ivan Gromicho to recreate past and present worlds through infographic design.

Design and computer modeling play a key role in developing chemical reactors and new separation processes for this multidisciplinary team.

Real-world testing enables local industry to profit from the unique climate of the Middle East.

From a childhood love of working with his hands, to creating scientific tools that meet a very precise brief.