Global Footprint

As Kentucky’s flagship land-grant research university, the University of Kentucky fosters local, regional, transnational, and global partnerships. The UK Global Footprint visualizes this engagement to support ongoing initiatives and inform strategic decision-making.

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Global Mobility

Student and scholar mobility and activities across the globe and here at UK

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Global Engagement

Partnerships, Fulbright, scholarships and rankings data

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Global Research

International research, publications and awards

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News

UK students explore Australia’s equine industry

UK Ag Equine Programs

Aug 27, 2026

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 27, 2026) — Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” A group of University of Kentucky students set out to prove that quote true as they began their summer break with an Education Abroad program to Australia.

Beam Institute students gain global spirits experience in Scotland

Grace Sowards

Aug 25, 2026

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2026) — Bourbon is one of the Commonwealth’s signature industries, but Kentuckians aren’t the only group to pride themselves on their whisky. Students from the University of Kentucky James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits (JBBI) and the Lewis Honors College traveled to Scotland this summer to learn more about how spirits are made and marketed around the world.

Ireland through the lens: Explore First inspires creativity and confidence

Daniel Flener

Aug 21, 2026

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2026) — For Christian Dordelly, photography has always been a way to understand the world better. “You start to see things from a different perspective,” he said. “When you look through the viewfinder, the limits within actually open you up to really seeing something, to understanding it.”

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