UNBC places first in research income growth

PRINCE GEORGE — The University of Northern British Columbia has placed first in research growth of any university of its size in the latest edition of Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities by Research Infosource Inc.

UNBC received $12.9 million in research income in the 2019 fiscal year, a 42.5 per cent increase from 2018.

“It is the largest increase of any university in the undergraduate tier,” says UNBC. “The nearly $4 million increase helped UNBC jump four spots in the overall ranking to 42nd in Canada, the University’s highest ranking in seven years.”

UNBC also moved up the undergraduate tier table in two categories related to research intensity. In the research dollars per faculty metric, UNBC moved up two spots into seventh place earning $66,000 in income per faculty member. With $21,400 in research income per graduate student, UNBC moved up three spots into ninth place.