Science and Research committee  As I mentioned earlier, the mobilization of knowledge creation is a global game. The world is very competitive. In order for Canada to succeed, we have to identify areas where we want to do research that is impactful and can solve problems that Canadians believe are very importan

Science and Research committee  What all of our institutions try to do, both small and large, is give the scholars as much time as possible to create new ideas and then to create new proposals. Many of us work in the background to try to ensure effective and efficient administration of those grant proposals, in

Science and Research committee  I agree with Dr. Pexman. Quotas are not the way to look at it. It's a merit-based program or a variety of different programs that individuals, collectives of individuals, collaboratives and partners can apply for. The key thing there is the piece on excellence, on merit-based a

Science and Research committee  Yes.

Science and Research committee  Yes. Our scholars do that. Our scholars recognize that we need diverse funding sources to solve problems. Putting highly qualified personnel around you is really key, and it's part of our review process for grants that have come forward from the federal level and from other juris

Science and Research committee  Yes, those are some of the key components. The real proof is the demonstration of impactful research and knowledge mobilization. We have big problems to solve, and institutions across Canada pull together to actually do that. Those are some of the components, but there are other

Science and Research committee  Yes. It's part of that consideration, but the key thing to remember is that research excellence is actually defined on a global scale. It defies borders.

Science and Research committee  It's great ideas that can improve the world around us, and that world is very large. It's not restricted to just Canada.

Science and Research committee  We have to have a clear level of funding to promote excellence, to promote talent and to promote discovery. We need to be able to generate those ideas. We also then need to look at programs in which we can combine resources to tackle some bigger problems. However, individual scho

Science and Research committee  I think it would help. We already do that, and the granting council presidents would probably be better able to speak to that and to what we incorporate in all of our applications. However, we have to create new knowledge and then we have to mobilize it. We need all sorts of vehi

Science and Research committee  A few years ago as part of our strategy, we challenged the University of Calgary to combine our expertise from across all our different disciplines to tackle some of the biggest problems that Canada, Alberta and Calgary faced. We recognized that there was no one funding source th

Science and Research committee  Good morning from sunny Calgary and the traditional territory of the people of the Treaty 7 region. We're home to one of Canada's research-intensive universities. Since 2011, the University of Calgary has been intentionally growing its research capacity by focusing on impactful

Science and Research committee  Thanks. I can give you two examples. One example is work-integrated learning. Instead of each institution in the city of Calgary doing its own thing, we created what we call the Calgary consortium, which includes SAIT polytechnic, Mount Royal University, St. Mary's and Alberta U

Science and Research committee  Our IP policy is very similar to that of many other universities across the country, where it's the creator who owns the IP. As the IP is being commercialized, there's a negotiation that takes place, in some cases between the university and the inventor, for a share of that IP.

Science and Research committee  Thank you. Calgary is, fortunately, one of Canada's most diverse cities. We have a variety of communities that willingly open their arms to welcome students, scholars and faculty members from across the world. We're really fortunate in that. The Canada research chair program th