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Sponsored Research Income for Québec Universities Increases By 14.3%
McGill, Université de Montréal and Laval Among Most Research Intensive
Toronto - November 4, 2004. Québec's 13 top research universities increased their sponsored research income by 14.3% in fiscal 2003 according to Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2004 released today by Research Infosource Inc. Together these institutions received $1.28 billion in 2003, up from $1.12 billion in 2002. 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 continued 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.
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%. 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%).
"Québec's universities continue to do well'" says Ron Freedman, CEO of Research Infosource Inc. "In fiscal 2002, Québec's institutions accounted for 29% of the total research income of the top 50 universities. For 2003, the figure is 30%."
The University of Toronto topped Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List 2004 reporting $534.4 million in sponsored research income for fiscal 2003. Université de Montréal came 2nd with $394.4 million. The University of British Columbia was 3rd with $349.1 million, followed by McGill University in 4th place with $342.7 million. Université Laval rounded out the top 5 with $287.6 million. In all, 14 universities, 3 in Québec, were included in Research Infosource's $100 Million Club, each attracting more than $100 million in sponsored research income in 2003.
Ranking universities by growth in sponsored research income for 2003, four Québec institutions are among the top 10: Université du Québec en Outaouais with 87.4% growth is 3rd, Université de Sherbrooke with 51.9% is 6th, Laval is 8th with a 33.2% increase and the Institut national de la recherche scientifique is 9th with 31.9%.
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. Five institutions posted intensity levels in excess of $200,000 per faculty: McGill ($238,100), Université de Montréal ($217,900), McMaster ($214,500), Queen's University ($214,500), and Laval ($208,100).
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.
Information: Janet Sandor, Director of Communications, (416) 481-7070 ext 25
Ron Freedman, CEO, (416) 879-9000