St. Catharines university gets top marks for federal research funding

When it comes to university research in Canada, the more innovative it is, the more funding the university will get.

Once again, Brock University is showing that not only at they at the top of the class when it comes to research, they’re also getting the bucks to back it up.

Brock was among the top five universities in its category for research income originating from the federal government’s three major research granting agencies, according to a national company that tracks Canada’s research and development performance.

When Research Infosource’s latest report “Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities 2022” was released last week,  Brock ranked second out of 19 full-service undergraduate universities for research income from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) for fiscal years 2017 to 2021.

The report says support from SSHRC for Brock research totalled more than $14.4 million over that five-year period.

For income from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Brock took fifth place, collecting more than $17.1 million from NSERC and $4 million from CIHR during that five-year period.

“Brock researchers have had another stellar year, finishing in the top five in their tier on six different measures of research performance,” says Research Infosource CEO Ron Freedman. “This demonstrates a consistently high level of achievement. Compliments to the entire research community.”

Brock Vice-President of Research Tim Kenyon says he is pleased with the level of support from SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR, known as the Tri-Agencies.

“Tri-Agency awards are very competitive to receive,” he says. “The federal government’s investments in our research are welcome support for Brock’s continued success in our research intensiveness.”