McGILL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Memorandum

Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) James Administration Building, room 419 845 Sherbrooke Street W. Montreal (QC) H3A 2T5 Tel: (514) 398-2995 | Fax: (514) 398-8257

TO: Board of Governors FROM: Professor Martha Crago, Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) SUBJECT: Annual Report on Research and Innovation 2018 DATE: April 25, 2019 DOCUMENT #: GD18-51

ACTION INFORMATION APPROVAL/DECISION REQUIRED:

ISSUE & EXPECTED Indicators of McGill’s recent research funding performance and OUTCOME performance in areas related to innovation and partnership-building between the University and external communities are presented to the Board of Governors for information. BACKGROUND & The Annual Report on Research and Innovation is a review of McGill’s RATIONALE performance in major funding programs, and progress in areas related to innovation and partnerships in FY2017 and three-year averages from FY2015 to FY2017. It examines how McGill compares to comparable universities and U15 peers in terms of:

- Amount and sources of sponsored research funding - Sponsored research funding per faculty member - Tri-Agency funding - Fonds de recherche du Québec funding - Industry sponsored research funding including revenue from inventions, licences and options - National competitions such as Foundation for Innovation, Canada First Research Excellence Fund, and Canada Excellence Research Chairs - Publications ALIGNMENT WITH The goal of the report is to inform members of the Board of Governors and MISSION AND the wider McGill community of significant issues related to research STRATEGIC funding while outlining how the University’s research enterprise is PRIORITIES becoming better suited to compete in the future. The report therefore aims to inform Governors of McGill’s progress in its mission to remain one of Canada and the world’s best research-intensive universities as well as toward its strategic priority of enhancing and strengthening its engagement with the full range of community partners.

COMPLIANCE The Annual Report on Research and Innovation is an important means for WITH UNIVERSITY the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) to update the Board of POLICY Governors on McGill’s research successes, opportunities, and challenges. The presentation aligns with best practices to promote transparency and accountability across a major sector of the University’s mandate.

An internal review was conducted by the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation), followed by presentations to P7 (March 1, 2019) and Senate (March 27, 2019). COMPLIANCE There are no legislative requirements associated with the Report. WITH LEGISLATION/ EXTERNAL REGULATIONS RISK FACTORS The University’s performance in areas related to research and innovation affects its ability to carry out its missions in research, teaching, and learning and has reputational effects. SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability was a core commitment of McGill’s Strategic Research Plan CONSIDERATIONS 2013 – 2017, which the Board of Governors extended until 2018. Sustainability is now inherent in all seven of the Research Excellence Themes outlined in the newly endorsed Strategic Research Plan 2019 - 2024 and has also explicitly been incorporated into one of the Themes: Design and create sustainable materials, technologies, landscapes, and communities. The theme highlights research that responds to the challenges of sustaining the life support systems of the planet, advances renewable materials, energy, agricultural, and transportation systems as well as clean technology, in order to develop sound environmental policy. IMPACT OF N/A DECISION AND NEXT STEPS MOTION OR N/A RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL APPENDICES Appendix A: Annual Report on Research and Innovation 2018 Appendix B: PowerPoint presentation, Report on Research and Innovation 2018

Report on Research and 2018 Innovation

Dr. Martha Crago, PhD, C.M. Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) Spring 2019

Introduction

The Report on Research and Innovation 2018 reviews McGill’s performance in major funding programs and progress in areas related to innovation and partnerships in FY2017 and three-year averages from FY2015 to FY2017. This time period reflects the most recent available data from sources such as the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO), a non-profit professional organization representing the chief administrative and financial officers at over 100 universities and affiliated colleges in Canada, the Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (OST), an organization dedicated to science, technology, and innovation, and Re$earch Infosource Inc. a leading research, consulting, and publishing firm specializing in Canadian research and development.

The purpose of the Report is to provide Senate and the Board of Governors with a high-level portrait of McGill’s overall research funding, competitiveness relative to our peer Universities, major funding programs, as well as the University’s effectiveness in moving discoveries and inventions from our campuses to the community and commercial market. The report also highlights a selection of major research funding achievements and researchers who received major prizes and awards over the past year.

The Report examines the following categories as they pertain to McGill’s overall standing among comparable universities and U15 peers:

 Amounts and sources of sponsored research funding  Sponsored research funding per faculty member also referred to as research intensity  Tri-Agency funding  Fonds de recherche du Québec funding  Industry sponsored research funding including revenue from inventions, licences and options  Outcomes of national competitions such as Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), and Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)  Research output in the form of publication quantity and impact

The University of , University of British Columbia, Université de Montréal, University of Alberta and McMaster University have been selected as comparators due to their strong positioning within Canada as top medical/doctoral, research intensive universities.

For brevity and clarity we have shorted the names of universities and research institutions throughout the Report: University of Toronto (UofT), University of British Columbia (UBC), University of Alberta (Alberta), Université Laval (Laval), Université de Montreal (UdeM), University of Ottawa (Ottawa), University of Calgary (Calgary), Queen’s University (Queens), University of Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan), University of Waterloo (Waterloo), McMaster University (McMaster), Dalhousie University (Dalhousie), University of Manitoba (Manitoba), HÉC Montreal (HÉC), Polytechnique Montréal (Poly), University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), l’Université du Quebec à Montréal (UQAM), l'Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), (Laurentian), York University (York), University of Guelph (Guelph), Concordia University (Concordia), Ryerson University (Ryerson).

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McGill University at a Glance

Sponsored Research Funding (FY2017) Federal $273.1 M 53% Individuals and Not-for-Profit $92.3 M 18% Provincial $64.5 M 13% Industry $41.1 M 8% Foreign Governments $14.0 M 3% Other (e.g., Municipal Governments, Endowment) $30.3 M 6% Total $515.3 M 100%

Faculty Count (2017) Tenured and Tenure-Stream Count 1737 Endowed Chairs and Professorships 134 Canada Research Chairs 144 James McGill Professors and William Dawson Scholars 159

Student Count (2017) Undergraduate Count 29,869 Graduate Count 9,511

Sources: Sponsored Research Funding – CAUBO. Faculty Count – Re$earch Infosource Inc® and McGill Senate Staffing Report. Student Count – U15.

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Research Funding Performance

Sources of Sponsored Research Funding, McGill Three-Year Average (2015-2017)

Source: CAUBO

More than half of McGill’s research funding comes from the Tri-Agency and other federal sources.

Other Federal includes: Research Support Fund (RSF), Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), and Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Canada Research Chairs (CRC), Health Canada, Agriculture Canada, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Other includes: Municipal Governments, Other Provinces, Endowment, Other Investments, Sale of Services & Products, and Miscellaneous.

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Total Sponsored Research Funding per Faculty Member, U15 Three-year Average (2015-2017) $450,000 $398,946 $397,659 $400,000

$350,000 $297,130 $277,626 $300,000 $248,716 $244,687 $235,471 $235,321 $250,000 $228,187 $228,140 $182,646 $200,000 $167,260 $157,146 $149,058 $150,000 $125,595 $100,000 $50,000 $0

Source: Sponsored Research Funding – CAUBO. Faculty Count – Re$earch Infosource Inc. ®

McGill is among the top research intensive universities in Canada as measured by 3-year average amounts of sponsored research funding per faculty member. This indicator can change over time due to changing revenues and/or a change in the of faculty members.

Faculty Counts for Six Universities Last Five Years (2013-2017)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UofT 2377 2600 2607 2645 2680 McGill 1653 1696 1708 1724 1737 UBC 2403 2395 2360 2341 2310 UdeM 1879 1879 1879 1887 1979 Alberta 1683 1703 2031 2063 2120 McMaster 1373 915 906 875 874

Source: Re$earch Infosource Inc. ®

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Total Sponsored Research Funding per Faculty Member for Six Universities Last Five Years (2013-2017) $500,000 $450,000 $400,000 $350,000 $300,000 $250,000 $200,000 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 UofT $467,159 $400,430 $383,003 $381,174 $428,187 McGill $281,433 $281,747 $276,995 $317,551 $296,662 UBC $235,867 $228,404 $229,472 $227,314 $249,866 UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) $280,985 $292,096 $282,522 $277,095 $273,484 Alberta $248,222 $271,809 $231,753 $210,210 $242,129 McMaster $234,889 $339,462 $358,305 $405,279 $434,736

Source: Sponsored Research Funding – CAUBO/ Faculty Count – Re$earch Infosource Inc. ®

Within-University Shares of Sponsored Research Funding, U15 Three-year Average (2015-2017)

Source: CAUBO

Universities have been arranged in order of overall federal funding (Tri-Agency + Other Federal). McGill is 4th in the U15 and 1st in the U5 in proportional reliance on federal funding. P a g e 6 | 24

Tri-Agency Overview: Total Funding for Six Universities Last Four Years (2013-2017) $350 M $300 M $250 M $200 M $150 M $100 M $50 M $ M 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 UofT $271,189,670 $282,931,675 $299,430,777 $312,723,183 UBC $176,603,422 $175,738,815 $182,211,934 $178,080,852 McGill $158,384,894 $169,409,101 $165,541,873 $181,898,783 UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) $123,318,386 $127,045,652 $124,395,325 $139,357,647 Alberta $95,618,446 $96,088,521 $95,284,737 $102,596,279 McMaster $87,652,429 $86,859,527 $85,778,480 $95,785,494

Source: Tri-Agency Statistics compiled by OST; excludes Network of Centres of Excellence (NCEs), CFI, CRCs, and CFREF.

Funding from the Tri-Agencies remains relatively stable over time for most institutions.

Total Tri-Agency Funding per Faculty Member, U15 Three-Year Average (2015-2017)

Source: Tri-Agency statistics compiled by OST. Faculty Count - Research Infosource Inc. ®

McGill is in a small group of Canadian universities whose Tri-Agency funding per faculty member is near or above $100K.

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Total Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Funding for Six Universities Last Five Years (2012-2017)

$200 M $180 M $160 M $140 M $120 M $100 M $80 M $60 M $40 M $20 M $ M 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 UofT McGill UBC UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) McMaster Alberta

Source: Tri-Agency statistics compiled by OST

Total Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Funding for Six Universities Last 5 Years (2012-2017)

$90 M $80 M $70 M $60 M $50 M $40 M $30 M $20 M $10 M $ M 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 UofT UBC Alberta McGill UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) Waterloo

Source: Tri-Agency statistics compiled by OST

Waterloo is included as a benchmark institution for NSERC funding given their specific strengths within the natural sciences and engineering domains.

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Total Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Funding for Six Universities Last 5 Years (2012-2017)

$35 M

$30 M

$25 M

$20 M

$15 M

$10 M

$5 M

$ M 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 UofT UBC McGill UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) Alberta McMaster

Source: Tri-Agency statistics compiled by OST

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Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) Overview: Total Funding for Five Universities Last Four Years (2013-2017) $50 M $45 M $40 M $35 M $30 M $25 M $20 M $15 M $10 M $5 M $ M 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) $47,378,285 $47,467,533 $45,149,236 $45,284,158 McGill $30,399,161 $30,414,251 $27,920,025 $26,785,389 Laval $27,191,860 $27,700,252 $26,737,686 $25,213,185 Sherbrooke $14,125,776 $14,433,629 $13,875,113 $12,477,362 UQÀM $8,661,142 $8,818,429 $7,341,846 $6,842,591

Source: FRQ

FRQ funding remains relatively stable over time for most institutions. There is, however, room for growth given McGill’s size and strengths.

Total FRQ Funding Per Faculty Member for Six Universities Three-Year Average (2015-2017)

$30,000 $24,004 $25,000

$20,000 $17,060 $16,467

$15,000 $11,926

$10,000 $6,798 $4,373 $5,000

$0 UdeM (+HÉC Laval McGill Sherbrooke UQÀM Concordia +Poly)

Source: FRQ. Faculty Count – Re$earch Infosource Inc. ®

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Total FRQ-Santé Funding for Five Universities Last Four Years (2013-2017)

$30 M

$25 M

$20 M

$15 M

$10 M

$5 M

$ M 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) McGill Laval Sherbrooke UQÀM INRS

Source: FRQ

Total FRQ-Nature et Technologies Funding for Five Universities Last Four Years (2013-2017)

$9 M

$8 M

$7 M

$6 M

$5 M

$4 M

$3 M

$2 M

$1 M

$ M 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) UQAM U. Laval McGill Concordia U. Sherbrooke

Source: FRQ

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Total FRQ-Société et Culture Funding for Five Universities Last Four Years (2013-2017)

$9 M

$8 M

$7 M

$6 M

$5 M

$4 M

$3 M

$2 M

$1 M

$ M 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) UQAM U. Laval McGill Concordia U. Sherbrooke

Source: FRQ

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Overview of Industry Funding, U15 Three-Year Average (2015-2017)

$120 M $100 M $80 M $60 M $40 M $20 M $ M

Source: CAUBO

McGill researchers attract a comparatively modest amount of funding from industry. Data includes grants (including the industry portion of NSERC’s Collaborative Research and Development Grants), contracts, clinical trials as well as donations for the purpose of research from business enterprises.

Total Industry Funding per Faculty Member, U15 Three-Year Average (2015-2017) $140,000 $123,236 $120,000 $100,000 $80,000 $49,807 $41,810 $37,387 $60,000 $47,155 $38,457 $27,504 $22,403 $20,658 $40,000 $28,637 $13,641 $23,390 $21,116 $18,640 $20,000 $7,271 $0

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McGill Research Contracts by Sponsor Type (2017-2018)

$7 M N = 58 $5,954,553 N = 24 $6 M $5,694,267 N = 26 $4,842,261 $5 M N = 130 $4,144,774 $4 M N = 13 $3 M $2,644,556 N = 8 $2 M $1,650,818

$1 M

$ M Canadian Foreign Canadian Clincial Trials Foreign Provincial and Industry Industry Federal Federal and Municipal International

Source: InfoEd Global® Canadian and foreign industry are the largest sources of research contracts to McGill. Data includes clinical trials administered at McGill excluding affiliated Research Institutes. N=Number of projects and contracts.

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Invention Disclosures and Licenses and Options 2015-2017

Source: Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Licensing Survey

It is important to highlight that every institution works differently when it comes to reporting and licensing of innovations. Some may sign many licenses, while others have a high number of reports of invention. Figures can also change depending on the timeframe chosen as the amount of funding can vary significantly from year to year. Data includes hospital affiliates.

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Outcomes of National Competitions

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

Source: CFI Statistics compiled the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation)

The proportion of institutional allocation reflects the ability of each institution to capture their share of the national pool as per the allocation envelopes calculated by CFI at the application stage. Data includes affiliated hospitals.

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Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF)

2015 In 2015, 5 applications out of 36 were successful across Canada. 1 UofT $114.0 M

2 Laval $98.0 M

3 UBC $66.5 M

4 Saskatchewan $37.2 M

5 Sherbrooke $33.5 M

In 2016, 13 applications out of 29 2016 successful across Canada. A third 1 Dalhousie $93.7 M competition is expected in 2021/2022.

2 UdeM $93.6 M 3 McGill $84.0 M 4 Saskatchewan $77.8 M 5 Guelph $76.6 M 6 Waterloo $76.2 M 7 Calgary $75.0 M 8 Alberta $75.0 M

9 Western $66.0 M 10 Queen's $63.7 M 11 Laurentian $49.3 M 12 Polytechnique $35.6 M 13 York $33.3 M

Source: CFREF

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Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)

2008 2012 2018 Alberta 4 1

UBC 1 2 (-1) 2

Laval 2 2

UofT 2 2

Waterloo 2 1

McGill 2 (-1) 1 Saskatchewan 1 1

Manitoba 1 1

Dalhousie 1 Sherbrooke 1

McMaster 1

UPEI 1

Ottawa 1

Western 1 Queen's 1

Calgary 1

Polytechnique 1 Ryerson 1

Concordia 1

UdeM 1 Total Allocated 19 10 11

Source: CERC

In 2008, 19 awarded applications were successful. Four McGill proposals were invited to the selection phase (Phase II) but the recruitment of chairholders was not successful. In 2012, 10 awarded applications were successful. Two McGill proposals were invited to Phase II and both were awarded $10 million each. One is currently active. In 2018, 11 Chairs could potentially be awarded across Canada. One McGill proposal was invited to Phase II and successful applications will be announced in March 2019.

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Total Annual Publication Output (Publications Indexed in Scopus®) and Proportion of Publications in Top Journal Percentiles for Six Universities Three-Year Average (2015-2017) 20,000 18,000 17,212 Number of Publications 16,000 14,000 12,000 9,968 10,000 8,380 7,256 8,000 6,322 6,000 4,927 4,000 2,000 0 UofT UBC McGill Alberta UdeM + Poly McMaster

Top 1 Percentile 5.4% 4.9% 4.7% 4.4% 4.1% 4.0% of Journals Top 10 Percentile 41.2% 41.9% 43.7% 39.4% 36.7% 38.4% of Journals

Source: SciVal Global®

These data provide an indicator of the average annual research output of the institution and an institution’s ability to have a presence in journals that are likely to be perceived as very prestigious worldwide. McGill ranks first in its peer group for the percentage of works that appear in the top 10 percentile of journals but behind the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia in the percentage of works that appear in the top 1 percentile of journals. If the total publication output is divided by count of faculty members, this works out to seven articles per year for the University of Toronto, six for McMaster, five for McGill, four for both The University of British Columbia and the University of Alberta, and three for Université de Montréal.

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Annual Count of Citations per Publication Three-Year Average (2015-2017)

12 10.3 10.1 10 9.6 9.6 9.4 7.8 8

6

4

2

0 McMaster UofT McGill UBC UdeM + Poly Alberta

Source: SciVal Global®

Citation counts per publication may be viewed as a measure of research impact. Self-citations are excluded.

Publications and Collaborations 1 Université de Montréal Québec 2 University of Toronto 3 University of British Columbia British Columbia 4 University of Ottawa Ontario 5 Harvard University United States 6 Université Laval Québec 7 University of Alberta Alberta 8 McMaster University Ontario 9 University of Calgary Alberta 10 Centre national de la recherche scientifique France

Source: Scival Global®

Top 10 Institutions for co-authored publications with McGill from 2015 to 2017. The data exclude publications with 100 or more authors.

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Notable Achievements

 Jonathan Sievers and Jennifer Welsh were named Canada 150 Research Chairs, valued at $7 million and $2.45 million respectively.

 Nine McGill scholars, whose expertise ranges from cosmological string theory to reducing the health burden of poverty, became Canada Research Chairs. Another four McGill chair holders had their terms renewed. The total investment for McGill topped $9 million.

 Thirty McGill researchers received grants totaling $5.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The McGill recipients received matching funds from the Quebec government.

 More than $59 million was awarded by the CFI and the Government of Quebec to six McGill research projects to collaborate, innovate and train the next generation of scientists for the jobs of tomorrow.

 The McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre and the Canadian Centre for Computational Genomics received a total of $9.8 million in funding through Genome Canada Awards.

 Dozens of McGill University researchers were chosen to participate in two of the five “superclusters” selected by the Government of Canada for funding under its Innovation Superclusters Initiative: AI-Powered Supply Chains Supercluster (SCALE.AI) and Protein Industries Supercluster.

 The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) announced the inaugural cohort of 29 Canada CIFAR AI (CCAI) Chairs, including six from McGill. Marc Bellemare, Jackie Cheung, Joëlle Pineau, Doina Precup, Reihaneh Rabbany, and Blake Richards, professors in the School of Computer Science, were among those named as part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, and will help maintain Canada’s leadership in artificial intelligence research.

 Derek Nowrouzezahrai, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, was awarded the NSERC/Ubisoft Industrial Research Chair in Believable Virtual Character Experiences. Funding for the research chair totaled $2.5 million.

 Nada Jabado’s work in the Department of Pathology investigating brain cancer in children received $13 million in funding after emerging as one of the four winning projects in Quebec in Genome Canada’s 2017 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition: Genomics and Precision Health.

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Selected Major Prizes, Awards, and Recognitions

 Tomislav Friščić, Department of Chemistry, was awarded the Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences for his exceptional contributions to Green Chemistry research in Canada, the first ever to win it for research in chemistry.

 The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awarded William Dawson Scholar Joëlle Pineau, School of Computer Science, one of six prestigious E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowships. Dr. Pineau was also elected as a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.

 Jozsef Kövecses, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded the NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation.

 Seven McGill researchers were elected to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Members of the Royal Society of Canada: Tomislav Friščić, Department of Chemistry, Iwao Hirose, Department of Philosophy and the McGill School of Environment; Krista Muis, Department of Education and Counselling Psychology; Lorenz Lüthi, Department of History and Classical Studies; Nitika Pant Pai, Department of Medicine; Vincent Pouliot, Department of Political Science.

 Six Royal Society of Canada Fellows were awarded to McGill: Hans Beck, Department of History and Classical Studies; Susanne Lajoie, Department of Education and Counselling Psychology; Stephen Menn, Department of Philosophy; T.V Paul, Department of Political Science; Samy Suissa, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatics and Occupational Health; Daniel Wise, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

 Sangyong Jeon, Department of Physics, was elected as an American Physical Society Fellow.

 George Demopoulos, Department of Mining and Materials Engineering and Jim Nicell, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, were elected Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellows.

 Four McGill researchers were elected Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellows: James Brophy, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Julien Doyon, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Montreal Neurological Institute; Lily Hechtman, Department of Psychiatry; Nada Jabado, Department of Pediatrics and the Montreal University Health Centre; Mindy Levin, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy; Moshe Szyf, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

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 Adrian Liu, Department of Physics and McGill Space Institute, was appointed a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar.

 CJ Li, Department of Chemistry and Hanadi Sleiman, Department of Chemistry, were awarded Killam Research Fellowships.

 Iwao Hirose, Department of Philosophy, McGill School of Environment was awarded the Kitty Newman Memorial Award from the Royal Society of Canada.

 L’Ordre national du Québec was awarded to John Bergeron, Department of Medicine and Nicolas Steinmetz, Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health.

 Order of Canada Memberships were awarded to Abraham Fuks, Department of Medicine; John Rea, Department of Music Research; Yvonne Steinert, Department of Family Medicine.

 Cindy Blackstock, School of Social Work, and Suzanne Fortier Principal and Vice Chancellor, were made Officers of the Order of Canada.

 The Prix Acfas Michel-Jurdant was awarded to Alfonso Mucci, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

 The Prix Wilder Penfield, Prix du Québec, was awarded to Nahum Sonenberg, Department of Biochemistry.

 A Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Membership was awarded to Vikram Bhatt, Peter Guo- hua Fu School of Architecture.

 The Rutherford Medal in Chemistry from the Royal Society of Canada was awarded to Tomislav Friščić, Department of Chemistry.

 The Sloan Foundation awarded Research Fellowships to Hamed Najafabadi, Department of Human Genetics and Stuart Trenholm, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery.

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Acknowledgements

The 2018 Report on Research and Innovation was produced by Research and Innovation (R+I), with input from R+I’s Strategic Initiatives team, the Office of Sponsored Research, the Office of Innovation and Partnerships, and the Office of Analysis, Planning, and Budget.

If you have questions about this report, please contact [email protected] or 514-398-3991.

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Report on Research and Innovation 2018 Martha Crago, Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) Spring 2019 Sources of Sponsored Research Funding, McGill

Tri-Agency 34% • 3-year average from FY2015 to FY2017

• Categories based on reporting to the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO)

• Other Federal includes: - Research Support Fund (RSF) Industry - Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) 8% Other Federal - Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) 19% - Canada Research Chairs (CRC) - Health Canada - Agriculture Canada Other (Municipal, Endowment, Misc.) - International Development Research Centre (IDRC) 6% - Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

• Other includes: Foreign Governments 3% - Municipal - Other Provinces Provincial - Endowment Individuals and Not-for- 15% Profit - Other Investments 15% - Sale of Services & Products - Miscellaneous

Source: CAUBO Total Sponsored Research Funding per Faculty Member, U15

$450,000 $398,946 $397,659 $400,000 • 3-year average $350,000 from FY2015 $297,130 $277,626 to FY2017 $300,000 $248,716 $244,687 $235,471 $235,321 $250,000 $228,187 $228,140 $182,646 $200,000 $167,260 $157,146 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 $149,058 $150,000 UofT 2377 2600 2607 2645 2680 $125,595 McGill 1653 1696 1708 1724 1737 $100,000 UBC 2403 2395 2360 2341 2310 UdeM 1879 1879 1879 1887 1979 $50,000 Alberta 1683 1703 2031 2063 2120 McMaster 1373 915 906 875 874 $0

3 Source: Sponsored Research Funding – CAUBO Faculty Count – RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. Within-University Shares of Sponsored Research Funding, U15

100% • 3-year average from FY2015 to FY2017 90% • Arranged in order of 80% overall federal funding (Tri-Agency + Other 70% Federal)

60% • McGill 1st in U5 and 4th in U15 to rely on 50% federal funding

40% • Other includes: - Individuals 30% - Not-for-Profit - Foreign 20% Governments - Municipal 10% - Other Provinces - Endowment 0% - Other Investments - Sale of Services & Products - Miscellaneous 4 Tri-Agency Other Federal Provincial Industry Other Source: CAUBO Total Tri-Agency Funding per Faculty Member, U15

$120,000 $112,845

$101,101 $99,990 $100,000

$76,456 $80,000 • $68,024 $67,922 3-year average $58,644 from FY2015 $60,000 $54,219 $53,092 to FY2017 $47,308 $47,216 $43,764 $41,569 $37,357 $40,000 $33,968

$20,000

$0

5 Source: Tri-Agency Funding –Tri-Agency statistics compiled by OST Faculty Count – RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. Total FRQ Funding per Faculty Member for Six Universities

$30,000

$25,000 $24,004

$20,000 $17,060 $16,467 • 3-year average from

$15,000 FY2015 to FY2017 $11,926

$10,000 $6,798

$5,000 $4,373

$0 UdeM (+HÉC +Poly) Laval McGill Sherbrooke UQÀM Concordia

Source: FRQ Funding – FRQ 6 Faculty Count – RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. Total Industry Research Funding, U15

$120 M

$100 M

• 3-year average from $80 M FY2015 to FY2017

$60 M • Includes grants, contracts, clinical trials as well as $40 M donations for the purpose of research from business enterprises $20 M

$ M

7 Source: CAUBO Total Industry Research Funding per Faculty Member, U15

$140,000

$123,236 $120,000

$100,000

$80,000 • 3-year average from FY2015 to FY2017 $60,000 $49,807 $47,155 $41,810 $38,457 $40,000 $37,387 $28,637 $27,504 $23,390 $22,403 $21,116 $20,658 $18,640 $20,000 $13,641 $7,271

$0

8 Source: Industry Research Funding – CAUBO Faculty Count – RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. Invention Disclosures and Licences/Options

$180,000 • 2015 to 2017

$160,000 $154,713 • Gross adjusted income by invention $140,000 disclosures and by $120,104 licences & options $120,000

$100,000 • Figures include hospital affiliates $79,246 $80,000 $61,327 • Income is not stable $57,146 $60,000 year to year; $37,374 $39,558 $37,103 commercialization $40,000 $30,173 income can be mainly $19,759 $23,203 $20,000 attributable to a small $9,548 number of licences or $0 patent sales UdeM UBC McGill UofT Alberta McMaster Income per Licence & Option Income per Invention Disclosure

9 Source: Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Licensing Survey Total Annual Publication Output and Proportion in Top Journal Percentiles

20,000 Number of Publications 18,000 17,212

16,000 • 3 year average from 2015 to 2017

14,000 • Number of publications indexed in 12,000 Scopus and percentage of those 9,968 publications in the top 1 and top 10 10,000 8,380 percentiles of the most cited journals 8,000 7,256 indexed in Scopus 6,322 6,000 4,927 • A measure that indicates an institution’s 4,000 ability to have a presence in journals that are likely to be perceived as very 2,000 prestigious worldwide 0 UofT UBC McGill Alberta UdeM + Poly McMaster • McGill ranks first in its peer group for the percentage of works that appear in top 10 journal percentiles Top 1 Percentile 5.4% 4.9% 4.7% 4.4% 4.1% 4.0%

Top 10 Percentile 41.2% 41.9% 43.7% 39.4% 36.7% 38.4%

Source: SciVal 10