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Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2002
Toronto - October 29, 2002 - The University of British Columbia ranks 5th for fiscal 2001 on Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2002, up one spot from last year. The list, published by Research Infosource Inc., ranks Canada's leading universities by sponsored research income from both government and non-government sources.
The University of British Columbia brought in $193.4 million in sponsored research income in fiscal 2001. The three other B.C. universities on the list are: University of Victoria ($41.6 million) in 18th position, up two places from last year, Simon Fraser University ($25.4 million) is holding steady in 24th place and the University of Northern British Columbia ($4.5 million) drops two places from 41st in fiscal 2000 to 43rd in 2001.
Looking at the regional picture, the larger provinces reported the lion's share of the $3.4 billion in sponsored research income brought in by Canada's leading universities in fiscal 2001. Ontario's 17 universities accounted for 1.4 billion of Top 50 research funding. Québec's 12 institutions took $980.4 million, Alberta's three universities accounted for $417.9 million and B.C.'s four universities took $264.9 million. Saskatchewan's two universities brought in $114.6 million while Manitoba's two institutions reported $103.8 million. Nova Scotia's five universities took in $87.4 million, and New Brunswick's three institutions accounted for $28.6 million. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island with one institution each reported $34.3 million and $5.2 million respectively.
Tracking research intensity (dollars per full-time faculty) for fiscal 2001, Alberta institutions, up 16% over 2000, lead the pack with $135,600. Québec, up 19.1% at $128,500 is next. Ontario universities posted $109,400, an increase of 26%. Saskatchewan jumped 43.1% to $85,500, while B.C. universities showed an increase of 14.7% reporting $83,400. Manitoba climbed 32% with $78,500, Nova Scotia universities showed a drop of 6.9% to $50,300. New Brunswick also reported a decline in research intensity, down 13.1% to $24,900. Overall research intensity at Canada's leading institutions grew from $85,500 in 2000 to $103,200 in 2001, an increase of 20.7%.
"B.C. universities continue to lag in sponsored research income", says Ron Freedman, CEO of Research Infosource Inc.. "Universities with medical schools tend to attract more research funds, and B.C., although among the larger provinces, has only one medical school."
The complete Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2002 is available on the Research Infosource website, www.researchinfosource.com. The data are drawn from Statistics Canada and Research Infosource's own Canadian University R&D Database. An in-depth Report profiling 65 institutions is slated for publication in November 2002.
Research Infosource Inc., a division of The Impact Group, is Canada's source of R&D intelligence. Drawing from an extensive database, Research Infosource Inc. publishes Canada's Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders List and Report, Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List and Report, and other specialized reports.
Information: Ron Freedman, CEO, Research Infosource Inc. (416) 481-7070 ext. 31
Janet Sandor, Director of Communications (416) 481-7070 ext. 25