Scholarly Research and Creative Activity (SRC)
Ryerson University (2006-2008)
Anastasios (Tas) Venetsanopoulos
Vice President, Research and Innovation
Overview
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Our Goals
Scholarly Research and Creative Activity (SRC)
Funded Research
Ryerson SRC Revenue
Ryerson Partnerships
Strategic Directions
Conclusions
Vision for the Future and Strategies
Our Goals
• Articulate a vision for SRC
• Propel our ideas and innovations to the community and
marketplace
• Develop more partnerships with industry and the
community
• Continue to support Ryerson graduate programs
• Investigate new funding opportunities
• Promote international research
• Adopt an improved administrative structure, systems, and
practices
Scholarly Research and Creative Activity (SRC)
Scholarly Research and Creative Activity
encompasses imaginative work undertaken on a
systematic basis in order to increase knowledge and
enrich the human experience.
Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Definition of Research
Contributions to SRC
The Ryerson community forms a mosaic of scholarly
research and creative activities, with each Faculty
making an enriching and unique contribution to the
whole.
All Faculties support Ryerson’s SRC agenda
• The Faculty of Arts contributes scholarly publications,
research and social innovations
• The Faculty of Communication and Design contributes to
imaginative design, artwork, exhibits, and cultural innovation
Contributions to SRC (continued)
• The Faculty of Community Services contributes to knowledge
transfer to the community, to health and to scholarly work
• The Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Science attracts
and contributes research grants and contribute to
publications, scholarly work, commercialization and
knowledge transfer
• The Ted Rogers School of Management contributes to
innovation, knowledge transfer and social prosperity
• The School of Graduate Studies continues to grow its
enrolment to over 2,000 graduate students and 80 postdoctoral fellows
Creativity
There are numerous examples of creative pursuits in
which Ryerson University participates:
• Nuit Blanche,
• Toronto International Film Festival
• Blackstar Collection/Exhibition
• Luminato
• Conferences, workshops and other contributions to
cultural prosperity and SRC excellence
Funded Research
• Since 2005-2006, supported research funding
has risen from $12.2M to more than $19.9M, a
63% increase
• The number of awards held by Ryerson faculty
have increased from 336 to 366 over the same
period
• The rate of increase in funding is exceeding that
of comparable universities.
Ryerson – Total Research Revenue Received
$19,922
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$20,000
$18,000
$16,191
$16,000
$12,192
$14,000
$11,594
$12,000
$9,016
$10,000
$8,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$0
$5,182
$3,801
$5,170
$9,674
$8,390
$10,771
The top 50
research
universities
Based on CAUBO (2007)
Rank
2005
2006
2007
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15
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28
27
29
37
33
32
31
36
34
43
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42
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39
48
44
38
47
5
1
3
7
3
2
8
11
6
16
10
12
13
9
14
15
20
21
17
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18
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33
39
35
37
26
29
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Research Funding
('000)
All Universities (*=medical)
University of Alberta*
University of Toronto* ++
University of British Columbia*
University of Calgary*
McGill University*
Université de Montréal*
Université Laval*
Queen's University*
McMaster University*
University of Saskatchewan*
University of Western Ontario*
University of Guelph
University of Manitoba*
University of Ottawa*
University of Waterloo
Dalhousie University*
Carleton University
Simon Fraser University
University of Victoria
Memorial University of Newfoundland*
Université de Sherbrooke*
Université du Québec à Montréal
York University
Institut national de la recherche scientifique+
University of New Brunswick
Concordia University
University of Windsor
University of Regina
Lakehead University*
Ryerson University
Brock University
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Laurentian University*
École de technologie supérieure+
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Lethbridge
University of Prince Edward Island
St. Francis Xavier University
Trent University
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Saint Mary's University
Université de Moncton
Wilfrid Laurier University
Nova Scotia Agricultural College+
University of Ontario Insitute of Technology
Acadia University
University of Winnipeg
Cape Breton University
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461,396
440,702
360,136
254,179
251,448
217,535
210,395
200,289
199,251
150,507
145,313
132,947
132,717
129,386
121,304
87,713
84,817
77,586
76,527
75,674
72,351
62,361
62,294
55,671
46,591
35,599
25,909
21,134
19,721
16,192
14,881
14,698
14,431
14,339
14,028
13,798
13,663
13,152
11,679
11,142
10,670
10,249
9,775
9,692
9,437
6,844
6,086
5,974
4,527
3,523
Ryerson
Ranking
Non-Medical
Universities
Based on CAUBO (2007)
Rank
2005
2006
2007
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2
3
4
13
14
18
22
12
14
20
21
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15
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Non-Medical University
University of Guelph
University of Waterloo
Carleton University
Simon Fraser University
University of Victoria
Université du Québec à Montréal
York University
Institut national de la recherche scientifique+
University of New Brunswick
Concordia University
University of Windsor
University of Regina
Ryerson University
Brock University
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
École de technologie supérieure+
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Lethbridge
University of Prince Edward Island
St. Francis Xavier University
Trent University
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Saint Mary's University
Université de Moncton
Wilfrid Laurier University
Nova Scotia Agricultural College+
University of Ontario Insitute of Technology
Acadia University
University of Winnipeg
Cape Breton University
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Research Funding
('000)
132,947
121,304
84,817
77,586
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76,527
62,361
62,294
55,671
46,591
35,599
25,909
21,134
16,192
14,881
14,698
14,339
14,028
13,798
13,663
13,152
11,679
11,142
10,670
10,249
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9,775
9,692
9,437
6,844
6,086
5,974
4,527
3,523
Ryerson Gaining Ground
• Ryerson is expanding its share of funding as
compared to similar institutions
• According to Infosource, in 2007 Ryerson was third
of the top 10 fastest growing research universities in
Canada
• CAUBO ranks Ryerson as 30th among the top 50
research institutions, and Infosource ranks Ryerson
as 31st
Ryerson Partnerships
• Founding member – MaRS Innovation
• New partnership with the University of Waterloo – MOU
• New Media Lecture Series with University of Toronto
leading to a research partnership
• New partnership with St. Michael’s Hospital and George
Brown College, with new collaborative research
opportunities
• 10 new international partnerships, 6 with institutions
ranked among the top 500 worldwide
Strategic Directions (Academic Plan)
• Digital Media, Communication and Information
Technology
• Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
• Health and Well Being
• Cultural Prosperity
• Technological Innovation
• Management, Competitiveness & Entrepreneurship
• Learning and Teaching Effectiveness
Conclusions
• Ryerson has made significant gains in
numerous areas: number of research awards,
total amount of awards, number of postdoctoral fellows, external ranking of Ryerson’s
research enterprise, etc.
• This has been accomplished due to the
significant contributions of all Faculties in
different aspects of SRC
Vision for the Future
• Significantly increase the
quantity and quality of
research, including external
research funding, and
improvement in other
measures of SRC
• To bring Ryerson’s research
income to a total of $25M by
the fiscal year 2010-2011
Research Promotion Strategies
• Excellent new academic recruitment (Academic Plan)
• Continued support for the Postdoctoral program
• Increase in graduate student support/funding,
selected undergraduate in SRC
• Mentoring of new and upcoming researchers
• Expand Research Infrastructure (Master Plan)
• Seed funding for research in promising areas
• Supporting strategic directions