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McMaster , Guelph and Trent Named Research Universities of the Year
Toronto - November 4, 2004. Four Ontario universities are in the top 10 on Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2004 released today by Research Infosource Inc. The University of Toronto ranked 1st overall, McMaster University in 7th place, the University of Ottawa in 8th, and Queen's University held 10th place.
"Ontario universities also won top honours as Research Universities of the Year in all three categories," says Ron Freedman, CEO of Research Infosource. "McMaster University came 1st. The University of Guelph topped the comprehensive category, and Trent University was in 1st place in the undergraduate category. Points are awarded on financial indicators and number of publications per full-time faculty."
Looking at the regional picture for fiscal 2003, Ontario's 17 universities accounted for 38% of the total, Québec with 13 institutions followed with 30%, British Columbia with 4 universities contributed 11%, Alberta's 3 institutions accounted for 10%, Saskatchewan with 2 universities on the list and Manitoba with 1, each accounted for 3%, Nova Scotia with 6 institutions came in at 2%, and New Brunswick with 2 universities and Newfoundland with 1, each accounted for 1%. Prince Edward Island with one university accounted for less than 1%.
University research income grew in British Columbia (53.3%), Prince Edward Island (29.1%), Manitoba (27.3%), Newfoundland (22.5%), Québec (14.3%), Ontario (9.9%), Nova Scotia (6.8%). Income declined in Alberta (-6%), Saskatchewan (-3.6%), and New Brunswick (-1.2%). Overall growth for Canada's top 50 research universities was 12.6%. Sponsored research income includes both government and non-government sources. The lion's share of sponsored research income at Canadian universities continues to come from government sources, accounting for 69% in 2003. Corporate sources made up 14%, while non-corporate sources (individuals, foundations etc.) contributed 15% of the total. Investments and endowments made up the remainder.
Research intensity (sponsored research income per full-time faculty) grew by 9.7% in fiscal 2003, reaching an average of $124,300 per faculty position. Québec universities posted the highest research intensity with $154,500. British Columbia was 2nd with $137,500, Alberta was 3rd with $134,200, Ontario is 4th with $126,300, Manitoba was 5th at $109,600, Saskatchewan came 6th with $91,800, Nova Scotia was 7th with $56,900, Newfoundland was 8th with $51,000, PEI was 9th with $32,800 and New Brunswick was 10th at $31,900.
Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2004 and analysis is available on the Research Infosource website, www.researchinfosource.com. The data are drawn from Statistics Canada, Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec, Canadian Science and Innovation Indicators Consortium, Institute for Scientific Information, and Research Infosource's own Canadian University R&D Database. An in-depth Report profiling 69 institutions is slated for publication in December 2004. 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, Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List, and specialized reports.
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Ron Freedman, CEO, (416) 879-9000