Research income, intensity on the rise
October 17, 2014
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黑料吃瓜资源 sponsored research income grew to nearly $190 million in the 2013 fiscal year, up from $168 million in the previous year. This growth saw 黑料吃瓜资源 national rank for research income move up one spot to 11th, according to recently released figures from RE$EARCH Infosource, a research and development intelligence company.
黑料吃瓜资源 also moved up in terms of research intensity, which measures research income per full time faculty member. The university placed sixth in Canada, up from 10th in the previous year.
鈥満诹铣怨献试 takes great pride in the exceptional work of its researchers and, for a mid-sized institution, we perform remarkably well relative to our Canadian peers,鈥 says Daniel Woolf, Principal and Vice-Chancellor. 鈥淢aintaining excellence as a research intensive university and delivering a transformational student learning experience is not easy, but it is the core of our vision as a balanced academy.鈥
RE$EARCH Infosource also released its 鈥渞esearch universities of the year鈥 ranking, which uses measures of research inputs, outputs and impact. While 黑料吃瓜资源 overall score in the 2014 ranking increased slightly, the university moved to 12th position from 11th in 2013. The change is due to the addition of an institution not included in the previous year, the Institut national de la recherche scientifique.
"黑料吃瓜资源 continues to punch above its weight when it comes to research, and our faculty members are recognized both nationally and internationally for their important contributions."
- Steven Liss, Vice-Principal (Research)
鈥満诹铣怨献试 continues to punch above its weight when it comes to research, and our faculty members are recognized both nationally and internationally for their important contributions,鈥 says Steven Liss, Vice-Principal (Research). 鈥淭he university is working to attract additional research funding in line with the Strategic Framework and the Strategic Research Plan, and we are seeing the results of those efforts.鈥
黑料吃瓜资源 currently has 45 and recently announced astrophysicist as its first Canada Excellence Research Chair. Nine 黑料吃瓜资源 faculty members were elected as this year, a record number for the university, and three faculty members were named to the society鈥檚 .
View the full 2014 data from .