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Research at McMaster University

Mo ElbestawiVice-President, Research and International Affairs

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Overview of McMaster University Established in 1887 29,411 undergraduate and graduate students (Fall 2012) Over the last five years total enrolment has increased by 11.9% 1,300+ full-time faculty (92% hold PhDs) McMaster’s faculty ranks have grown by 15% from 2004 to 2008, compared to 12% for G6 Institutions 6 Faculties – Health Sciences, Engineering, Business, Humanities, Science, Social Sciences 140 undergraduate degree programs; more than 100 Master’s and Phd. level programs Students & faculty from 80+ countries 75+ international exchange agreements 147,000 alumni in over 140 countries

McMaster’s Research Enterprise

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research income grew more than 340% over the last decade

ranked 6th among Canada’s top research universities with a research income of more than $325 million (Research Infosource Inc. 2012)

ranked 6th in Canada in research intensity, attracting $248,600 per full-time faculty member (Research Infosource Inc., 2012)

ranked 88th in The Times Higher World University Rankings 2012; #1 in Canada and 14th in the world for clinical and health

ranked 92nd in the Shanghai Jiao Tong Ranking of World Universities 2012 – one of only four Canadian universities in the Top 100

The “McMaster Model” – a student-centred, problem-based interdisciplinary approach to learning – has been the adopted by universities around the world

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Current Strategic Initiatives1)Automotive Research

2)Water Research (Water and Health)

3)Biomedical Research (Including Brain Research)

4)Nutrition, Activity and Health

5)Sustainable Energy

6)Aging

7)Digital Scholarship

Research InnovationMcMaster Innovation Park

a premier 37 acre research, offers collaborative space for researchers and entrepreneurs alike to co-locate, connect and commercialize; a place to transform  ideas from vision to commercial opportunity; includes federal research lab (Canmet Materials Lab) and 80,000 square-foot, state -of-the-art McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC)

MARC will house industry-scale labs, classrooms and equipment to prototype vehicles of the future. Both academic and industry organizations, from OEMs to parts suppliers to start-ups, will have access to MARC to pursue market-oriented research and development (26M project, will employ 120)

Biointerfaces Institute only one of its kind; 10,000 sq.ft facility is a testing lab for industrial

partners and as a centerpiece for the development of biosensors and diagnostics to aid in commercialization of sensor technologies

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International Partnerships in R&D – Future Requirements and the Usefulness of Networks

Information is the new global currency; efforts to innovate through R&D partnerships will hinge on how information is shared, utilized and leveraged

At McMaster, research talent is a central focus of efforts to enhance international R&D

People-centered model of innovation supports and encourages the mobility of students and researchers among universities worldwide

Industry a key component to partnership/networking structures, bringing knowledge and market-driven expertise into the innovation equation

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Times Higher Education World Rankings 2011-2012 *To give a sense of McMaster University vs. the highest ranked university in

Germany:Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ranked 48th overall with a score of

70.4 comprised of: Teaching 65.4 ; International outlook 54.7; Industry income 42.0 ; Research

66.5; Citations 85.5McMaster University ranked 88th overall with a score of 59.0 comprised of: Teaching42.3 ; International outlook 66.9; Industry income 98.0 ; Research

47.9; Citations 81.7 Heidelberg ranked 78th overall with a score of 61.4 comprised of: Teaching 61.4; International outlook 61.3; Industry income 40.7; Research

49.0; Citations75

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