Fast Facts about UofS Research
Research Chairs
Canada Research Chairs: 28
| Canada Foundation for Innovation Funding | |
| University of Saskatchewan | $58,653,100 |
| Canadian Light Source* | $66,820,899 |
| Total CFI Funding** | $125,473,999 |
*Includes beamline projects led by other institutions.
**1998 to 2005 inclusive. CFI typically funds 40 per cent of project costs, with the balance made up by other university partners.
| Research Ranking | |
| Among Top 50 Canadian Universities | |
| Total research funding (based on 2003-04 figures) | 15th |
| Research intensity per full-time faculty | $105,800 |
| Full-time faculty | 1,017 |
| Source:RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. | |
| 2005 Annual Maclean’s Ranking of Canadian Universities | |
| Medical-doctoral category* | 10th |
* Medical-doctoral universities are those with a broad range of PhD programs
and research, as well as a medical school.
Source: Maclean’s, November 6, 2005
| Total Research Income, 2004-05 (millions): | $109.5 | |
| Total U of S Revenue: | 593.7 | |
| Research revenue as a percentage of total revenue: | 18% | |
| Source: University of Saskatchewan Annual Report 2005 |
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| Research Income by Source: 2004-05 (millions) | ||
| Federal Granting Agencies: | ||
| Canada Foundation for Innovation: | 4.3 | |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC): | 26.8 | |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): | 10.6 | |
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC): | 7.6 | |
| Other federal granting agencies: | .5 | |
| Federal Departments and Agencies: | 7.0 | |
| Provincial Departments and Agencies: | 23.3 | |
| Industry | 13.5 | |
| Miscellaneous | 16 | |
| Research income by College or Unit: (millions) | ||
| Arts and Sciences: | $28.8 | |
| Medicine | 18.3 | |
| Agriculture: | 17.6 | |
| Other Colleges and miscellaneous | 17.2 | |
| Interdisciplinary Units | 13 | |
| Engineering | 7.0 | |
| Veterinary Medicine | 5.5 | |
| Graduate Studies and Research | 2.2 | |
| Detailed statistics and further information are available from University of Saskatchewan Institutional Analysis. | ||
Commercialization of University Innovations | ||
| Intellectual Property (for the year ending spring 2004): | ||
| Inventions disclosed | 43 | |
| Patents applied for | 18 | |
| Patents received | 4 | |
| Licenses and option yielding income | 73 | |
| Revenue from licensed technologies (million) | $1.3 | |
| Enterprises based on U of S Innovations | ||
| Companies (includes early-stage start-ups and mature enterprises) | 25 | |
| Number of Active Research Projects* | ||
| Total active research projects: | 4,450 | |
| Internally-funded projects: | 1,361 | |
| Externally-funded projects: | 3,089 | |
| * Figures are approximate; some projects draw funding from two or more sources. | ||
U of S Facilities | ||
| 89 | ||
| Physical Plant and Staff * | ||
| Total interior building space (in square metres) | 465,000 | |
| Floor space expressed as Canadian football fields: | 78 | |
| Land area administered (in hectares) | 700 | |
| Land area expressed as Canadian football fields: | 1,171 | |
| Development and maintenance staff | 400 | |
| * Figures are approximate. | ||
