Explore Research By The Numbers

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Overview

The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) provides access to research data and analytics including research grants, awards, and innovations data. Each category below links to an interactive dashboard containing the related data.

Each category below links to a dashboard containing the related data.

The interactive dashboard functions are most effective on a desktop or laptop device using the following browsers.

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Dashboards

Awards & Honours

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Key global and national research awards and honours held by U of T researchers.

Funding Research

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Investments into U of T research and innovation from funding partners.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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New invention disclosures and U of T research-based startup companies.

Infrastructure

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U of T research infrastructure funding compared to Canadian peers.

Research Impact

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Research impact in terms of publications and citations.

Indirect Costs of Research

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How U of T supports the indirect costs of research.

Supporting the U of T Community

Research Funding

From 2022-2024, our offices on average annually facilitated the work of:

2,510

principal investigators

808

sponsors

346

private sector partners

1,296

funding programs

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

From 2022-2024, our offices on average annually facilitated the work of:

143

invention disclosures

75

priority patent applications

31

licensing and option agreements

193

commercialization projects

Research Oversight and Compliance

From 2022-2024, our offices on average annually facilitated the work of:

9,147

Audits, financial reports and related oversights

1,868

Human ethics protocols

911

Environmental health & safety inspections

23,660

Environmental health & safety course trainees

70

Animal lab space assessments

531

Animal use protocols

5,340

Occupational health & safety assessments

67

Post approval reviews (quality assurance visits)

Research Discovery & Resources

In 2024, our offices facilitated:

900K+

visitors to the DiscoverResearch site

1M+

Total sessions to the DiscoverResearch site

5000+

Curated faculty profiles in Elements

2450+

Public faculty profiles in DiscoverResearch

For more information about research and innovation analytics, visit Research Data & Analytics.

Forms & Downloads

VPRI Role

  • Analyze and integrate research data
  • Develop, maintain, and update data analytics systems that curate data from multiple sources
  • Facilitate the integration of grant data administered at the affiliated hospitals in the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TASHN) network
  • Provide data and analytics for U of T divisions and administrative offices
  • Prepare research funding and innovation reports for the U of T’s strategic external partners

VPRI Contact

Staff

Aurora Mendelsohn

Director, Research Analytics
Office of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (OVPRI)
(416) 978-1706

Staff

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