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OTTAWA, March 28, 2011  —  The federal government has increased the number of Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) at the University of Ottawa, recognizing the University’s strength and vitality as one of the country’s top research institutions.

The increase in Chairs, which is accompanied by $1.9 million in additional funds, is the result of the government’s bi-annual review of distribution of its 2000 CRCs. Chairs are re-allocated based on the success rate of research grant funding received by institutions from the three federal granting agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). An institution’s number of Chairs may increase, decrease or stay the same.

In recent years, the University of Ottawa has gained significant momentum in the quality and quantity of research carried out. Exemplary researchers who raise the bar in their fields, such as Paul Corkum who has helped position our institution among the very best photonics research centres in the world; Lori Beaman, a leading scholar in religious diversity and freedom; Roland Paris, renowned expert in international security, international governance and foreign policy and Michael Geist, one of the leading copyright scholars in the world, are among the many specialists who have chosen the University of Ottawa as their home.

The University of Ottawa is committed to research excellence and encourages an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge creation, which attracts the best academic talent from across Canada and around the world.