Division of the Vice-President,

Research &
Innovation

The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) has the expertise and connections to help researchers at every stage, by providing advice and resources. Working with our Faculties and affiliated hospitals, we are the administrative support hub for U of T's research and innovation activities.

The University of Toronto is where transformative research and innovation is happening across a breadth of fields and disciplines.

#1

in Canada by top-ranking metrics worldwide

$1.49B

in sponsored research funding

3rd

most cited university in the world

330

Canada Research Chairs

The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation supports the U of T community by managing the research and innovation enterprise.

9770

research grants managed

4357

occupational health and safety assessments conducted

690

startup teams supported annually

300+

training sessions for faculty and staff led by VPRI

For more publicly available data, Explore Research by the Numbers.
 

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A weekly digest of research & innovation communications curated by the Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS). The Research Roundup is published on Tuesday, and includes information communicated in the preceding week.

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