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Overview of
The University of Western
Ontario
Name
London, Ontario, Canada
• More than 30% of
Canada’s population
lives within a 2.5-hour
drive
• Seven major Canadian
universities within a
two-hour drive
• Population: 457,000,
Canada’s 10th-largest
city
London, Ontario, Canada
• Central location: twohour drive from
Toronto and Detroit,
Michigan
• Served by an
international airport
with major flight
connections through
Toronto and Detroit
The University of Western Ontario
• Established in 1878, one
of Canada’s oldest
universities
• Canada’s sixth-largest
university
• 1,300 faculty members
• 12 faculties and schools
and three affiliated
colleges
A leading medical-doctoral institution, Western has 33,000
students, including nearly 5,000 graduate students enrolled in
60 Masters and Ph.D programs.
One of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities,
Western and its affiliates attract $220 million in research
Western has nearly 2,000 international students and maintains
active exchanges with institutions in 60 countries worldwide
Western’s Signature Areas
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Business
Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy
Health Education
Literature and Cultural Theory
Materials and Biomaterials
Imaging
Music
Neuroscience/Brain and Mind
Philosophy of Science
Wind Engineering and Natural Disaster
Mitigation
Life Sciences Strengths
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Biomedical Imaging
Brain and Mind/Neuroscience
Cancer and Cell Biology
Cardiac and Vascular Biology and Respiration
Health Services
Health and Aging
Health Promotion
Health, Hazards, and the Quality of Life
Hearing Science
Immunology, Chronic Disease and Transplantation
Maternal and Newborn, Child and Family Health
Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery
Musculoskeletal Health
Rehabilitation Science
Speech, Language and Literacy
World-Class Health Research Facilities
• Lawson Health Research Institute
• Robarts Research Institute
• London Regional Innovarium
- $35M city-wide animal research facility for
both small- and large-animal models
• Centre for Activity and Aging
• Ontario-Wide Protein Identification Facility
• Ontario Genomics Centre
• London Regional Cancer Program
• National Centre for Audiology
• Centre for Brain and Mind
• London Regional Genomics Centre
Science & Technology Strengths
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Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Advanced Robotics and Real-Time System Controls
Bioengineering
Computational Sciences
Computer Based Systems and Environments
Electrostatics and Electromagnetics
Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy
Fluidization and Particle Technology
Functional Genomics and Evolution
Information Engineering
Materials and Biomaterials
Planets and Stars
Power Systems and Power Electronics
Wind Engineering, Natural Disaster Mitigation and
Management
World-Class Science & Technology
Facilities
• Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory
• Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes
- Western’s “Three Little Pigs” facility
• Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion ‘Green Energy’ Building
• Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources
(ICFAR)
• Western Research and Development Park – London and Sarnia
Campuses
• Biotron Experimental Climate Change Research Facility
• Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation Network
• Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR)
• SHARCNET—High Performance Computing network
• Lanxess Global Butyl Rubber Research Centre
• NASA Lunar Science Institute
Humanities & Social Sciences
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20th Century Music
Chamber Music
Building Sustainable Value
Communication, Consumption, and Culture
Cultural Industries and Institutions
Distance Education
Educational Policy and Leadership
Employment and Labour in Organizations
Engaging Emerging Markets
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ethics
Feminist Theory and Sexuality Studies
Government and Public Policy Information and Media
Policy
Humanities & Social Sciences
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Intellectual and Cultural History
International and Intercultural Relations
Leading Cross-Enterprise
Literature and Cultural Theory
Music Education
Musical Performance and Practice
Neural, Social, and Economic Foundations of Behaviour
New Music
Popular Music Studies
Organization and Management of Information
Role of Courts in Society
Social Change
Social Construction and Use of Media and Information
Social Justice and Equity in Education
Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
Visual Culture and FilmVocal Arts
World-Class Humanities and Social
Sciences Facilities
• Richard Ivey School of Business, including Hong Kong
Campus
• Rotman Institute of Science and Values
• Centre for Brain and Mind
• Centre for Study of Theory and Criticism
• Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network
(CLLRNet)
• Centre for American Studies
• Statistics Canada Research Data Centre
• Population Studies Centre
• Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against
Women and Children
• Centre for Olympic Studies
• Video Gaming Lab
Western conducts more than $30 million in research contracts
with industry annually, and through its two Research Parks, is
an incubator to more than 60 organizations and businesses with
more than 2,200 employees
Leading Ontario and Canada in
Technology Transfer
• City-wide commercialization activities led by
WORLDiscoveries
• $5 million in licensing/royalty income annually
• Average of 3 start-ups per year
• Western ranks 2-3 place nationally in both
licensing income and start-ups (Association of
University Technology Managers survey)
• Focus on key areas of strength
- Imaging and Medical Devices
- Alternative Energy
- Materials and Biomaterials