Feb. 14, 2022
What it means to be a Top 5 research university
Dear colleagues, students, and community members,
On Jan. 25, 2022, the 草莓污视频导航 was named a top-five Canadian research institution for the first time. It was a proud day for our university that was the result of 10 years of remarkable growth, fuelled by the collective dedication of our campus community. These numbers 鈥斅爁ifth-highest-ranked institution in the country, based on $457 million in sponsored research funding 鈥斅爓ere hard earned.
It would be easy to look at this achievement and focus solely on capital-R 鈥渞esearch鈥. But what we know at 草莓污视频导航 鈥斅燼nd what the rest of the numbers show 鈥斅爄s that we didn鈥檛 choose research over student experience or impact. To choose research is to choose all three.
Research enhances student experience through hands-on learning and access to world-leading scholars. 草莓污视频导航 is ranked above average in seven of 10 metrics of undergraduate student engagement in comparison to the other top- five institutions (National Survey of Student Engagement 2020). Our students are learning collaboratively and effectively, having meaningful interactions with faculty and fellow students, and find our campus to be a positive and supportive environment. Our emphasis on research leads to those rich student experiences.
Impact is making a difference in the communities we serve. When there are challenges, 草莓污视频导航 researchers step up to help solve them. We measure our impact not in research dollars, but in lives changed, partnerships forged, innovations made and communities strengthened. We are a champion for community-engaged research, and the number one startup creator among Canadian research universities. Every faculty has success stories to share.
We are delivering on the promise of our Academic and Research Plans, placing student experience and impact at the core of our activities. Our Framework for Growth will accelerate this momentum. We will mobilize talent across the university through transdisciplinary scholarship, make a greater impact through our community partnerships, and empower our students through future-focused programs. We will weave Indigenous reconciliation and equity, diversity and inclusion into the fabric of our institution, to ensure that our campus is a welcoming place for everyone to flourish.
The 鈥渨e鈥 behind this work is all of us. I鈥檓 grateful for the commitment of our campus community which has fuelled all this progress. You make up a dedicated, accomplished community of leaders, and I am proud to be a part of it.
In 2011, we created Eyes High and set our sights on being recognized as one of Canada鈥檚 top-five research universities and a key contributor to communities near and far. It鈥檚 not an achievement that is meant to be checked off and forgotten: it鈥檚 a vision that we work to embody every day. This top-five recognition is tremendous and an important step on our Eyes High journey 鈥 and we鈥檙e going to use it as motivation to keep striving for more. Our future is bright, and we鈥檙e just getting started.
Dr. Edward McCauley, PhD, FRSC
President and Vice-Chancellor
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