U of G ranks 15 in Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities list, driving university faculty and students to achieve academic excellence
U of G has been steadily climbing the ranks of Canada’s top research universities, securing itself on the 15th spot among 49 others.
With a sponsored research income of over $160 million in 2019, the school’s research funding has risen over nine per cent since 2018. Every student in the graduate program at U of G received over $56,000, while faculty members received over $198,000 for academic research, according to Research Infosource.
However, U of G ranks first in research income growth from the private sector as a percentage of total research income.
According to a U of G news release, the funds account for grants, contributions, and contracts, and they support “U of G faculty, technical staff, and graduate students engaged in high-quality research and training opportunities across seven colleges and 15 research stations.”
This makes U of G rank second in overall value of its research income among other comprehensive Ontario universities.
“The University of Guelph consistently ranks among the top research universities in Canada, in keeping with the commitment of our researchers to conduct cutting-edge research that really makes a difference both within disciplines and in the world at large,” said Malcolm Campbell, vice-president (research) in the news release.
“Once again, we lead in research intensity and in research partnership, which together demonstrate the confidence that research sponsors and a wide array of partners have in the excellence of U of G researchers, the quality of the discoveries they make and the way their research prepares a real-world-ready talent pool.”
Campbell also states that discoveries made at the university expand “the frontiers of understanding” while simultaneously fueling innovation, driving economic development, connecting communities, supporting society, and realizing “our aim to improve life.”
Please visit www.theontarion.com/submit to find out how you can share your work with The Ontarion.