Oshawa’s college and universities earn top marks in research and innovation

The City of Oshawa is proud to congratulate its post-secondary partners Durham College, Ontario Tech University and Trent University Durham GTA for being ranked among Canada’s top research universities and colleges in 2022.

Research Infosource (RI), Canada’s premier research ranking organization and leading provider of research intelligence for business and higher education, gathers and compares data on universities, colleges and other research organizations across the country.

According to its annual Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities and Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges ranking, 2022 highlights for Oshawa’s post-secondary institutions include:

Durham College

Named one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for the ninth time.
No. 1 among medium-sized colleges in the percentage of social science funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada over a three-year period.
No. 2 among medium-sized colleges for the number of paid student researchers.

Ontario Tech

No. 2 in Canada (up one place from last year) and retained its No. 1 ranking in Ontario among Canada’s 21 smaller research universities.
No. 3 in Canada among smaller universities for corporate research income ($5.465 million).
No. 3 in Canada among smaller universities for corporate research as a percentage of total research income (25.8%).

Trent University

Ranked in the top 10 undergraduate universities in all of Canada in the five-year National Research Granting Council Income Performance spotlight.
No. 7 in Canada (No. 3 in Ontario) for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council research income as a percentage of total university research income.
Showcased in the Winner’s Circle for top undergraduate universities in Canada in two categories: No. 2 in Canada (No. 2 in Ontario) for Natural Science and Engineering Council research income as a percentage of total income; and No. 5 in Canada (No. 2 in Ontario) for Canadian Foundation for Innovation research income as a percentage of total income.

A full list of key research milestones is available on the Durham College, Ontario Tech and Trent University websites.

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“Oshawa is home to leading post-secondary institutions that drive cutting-edge research and academic programming,” said Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter. “On behalf of Oshawa City Council, it is with great pride that we congratulate our education partners at Durham College, Ontario Tech University and Trent University Durham GTA in being nationally recognized for their excellence in research.”

“One of the City of Oshawa’s greatest assets is our robust pipeline of local talent and world-class research assets,” said Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri, Chair of the Economic and Development Services Committee. “Our community is host to nearly 30,000 post-secondary students who are working to solve society’s most significant challenges with innovative, market-driven solutions. We’re incredibly proud of the national and global recognitions Durham College, Ontario Tech University and Trent University Durham GTA continue to receive. These well-deserved recognitions are driving further interest internationally, as our collective alumni population of over 120,000 continue to make their mark on the world.”

“The City of Oshawa continues to strengthen its reputation for research excellence as well as in-demand degree and diploma programs that produce job-ready graduates,” said Councillor Bob Chapman, Vice-Chair of the Economic and Development Services Committee. “The steady stream of accomplishments we’re seeing from Oshawa post-secondary institutions is resonating beyond our region. The momentum of research and innovation in our community is contributing to record levels of student applications, and we look forward to welcoming even more post-secondary students to our city in the coming years.”