Division of the Vice-President,

Research &
Innovation

The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) supports the University of Toronto's (U of T's) researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators at every stage, from idea to impact.

Cover art of 2024 annual report showing workers in a clean-room laboratory

 

Read the 2024 Annual Report to learn more about the following.

  • What VPRI does and how we support research and innovation
  • The impact of U of T's research and innovation activities in addressing global grand challenges

The University of Toronto supports transformative research and innovation across a breadth of fields and disciplines.

#1

in Canada in global ranking

$1.54B

in sponsored research funding

165

international & major national research accolades received by U of T researchers in 2024

330

Canada Research Chairs

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

2,510

principal investigators supported

9770

research grants managed

5,340

occupational health and safety assessments conducted

1,300+

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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