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Trent University Named "Research University of the Year" |
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Ranks #1 in primarily undergraduate category for second year in a row
The results were released today from Research Infosource, an independent company which bases its rankings on a combination of factors. Half the points were awarded based on financial indicators: total sponsored research income, research income per full-time faculty position, and research income per full-time graduate student. The other half was based on the number of publications per full-time faculty. Based on these measures, Trent University remained at the top of the undergraduate category for the second consecutive year.
Trent University President Bonnie Patterson lauded the faculty who generate so much research activity. "Trent faculty should take a bow for bringing this honour to the University for the second year in a row," said President Patterson. "It is their focus on innovation and their desire to advance knowledge in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences that creates an atmosphere rife with new ideas and discovery here at Trent. One of the benefits is that this activity directly touches Trent students, who contribute to the research themselves, and the community."
Within a collegial setting, the University offers traditional and interdisciplinary degree programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. Spanning the picturesque Otonabee River in Peterborough, Ontario, Trent's main campus features award-winning architecture designed to complement its natural setting. Trent's strengths include interdisciplinary studies in a broad range of areas. The University serves over 7,000 full and part-time students in Peterborough and Oshawa.
Photos: Prof. Kevin Peters, Psychology; Prof. Jennifer Clapp, International Development Studies, Environmental and Resource Science; Prof. James Neufeld, English Literature; Prof. Jim Buttle, Geography Posted November 4, 2004 |
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A national survey ranking Canada's innovation leaders has named Trent University Research University of the Year for 2004, ranking Trent number one in comparison with other primarily undergraduate universities nationwide. 
"This is further evidence that Trent faculty and students continue to do outstanding research," said Dr. James Parker, Associate Vice President, Research at Trent University. "We only lead in our category because we are world class in all disciplines." 
Trent University is an outstanding undergraduate university known for its commitment to a liberal arts and sciences education. Research at Trent focuses on 11 priority areas that include Archeological Studies; Environmental and Resource Management Studies; Canadian Studies; Native Studies; Cultural Studies; Health Studies; Quantitative Modeling Studies; International Studies; Feminist and Gender Studies; Aquatic Sciences and Biogeochemistry; and DNA Profiling, Functional Genomics and Forensic Science.
Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2004 and analysis is available on the Research Infosource website,