Sheridan has been ranked the #2 college in Canada for applied research projects completed and #4 in Canada for partnerships formed by Research InfoSource, Canada’s source of R&D intelligence: http://www.researchinfosource.com/top50_col.php
Research Infosource highlights completed projects and partnerships as key aspects of college research activity that reflect how successful they are in addressing and meeting their customers’ and collaborators’ needs. Sheridan placed #2 in all of Canada with 91 completed applied research projects involving students in the 2012-2013 academic year, as tracked by Sheridan Undergraduate Research (SURe). Sheridan also formed 73 partnerships in the 2012-13 academic year, representing significant outreach to our communities that we serve.
Our #2 ranking on this national list speaks to Sheridan’s growing ability to work timely with our partners and student researchers to complete high-quality, successful projects – a key characteristic that our industry and community partners look for. The large number of partnerships created also allows us to increase the experiential learning opportunities that we are able to provide our students and allows our faculty to stay close to emerging needs in the communities of practice that they work with. Combined with our accomplishments in attracting research funding, our strong performance in project work enhances the research capacity we need as we progress on our journey to become a university.
Over the past several years, Sheridan’s applied research project activity has steadily increased, particularly funded research taking place both in our Centres of Expertise and within our Faculties. Research not only enhances our curriculum, but provides opportunities for our students to practice what we teach.
On behalf of our team at SURE, I’d like to congratulate all of our students, faculty and staff whose efforts are at the heart of this important milestone for research at Sheridan! I look forward to working with all you to ensure that we continue to build on this momentum, and continue to bring valuable benefits to our students and the communities that we serve.
Darren Lawless, PhD
Dean, Undergraduate Research