The Faculty of Social Sciences boasts proud research achievements and continues to soar in research funding, reflecting our unwavering commitment to excellence.

Research intensity

 2017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-2022
Research funds$10,459,222$11,147,923$13,197,456$13,737,305$15,987,497
Regular professors254254263257264
Research intensity$41,178$43,889$50,180$53,453$60,559
Number of professors with funds 159157174155169

Research Funding by Units 2017-2022

Academic unit2017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-2022
Criminology$1,260,515$1,345,167$1,645,461$1,340,063$1,333,021
Economics$594,751$940,776$1,166,738$1,324,793$1,264,866
International Development and Global Studies$582,984$357,872$633,998$683,819$1,327,483
Public and International Affairs$2,070,219$3,055,126$2,126,324$1,642,375$3,547,187
Feminist and Gender Studies$295,475$267,860$152,434$134,710$96,385
Political Studies$1,299,661$917,972$799,601$780,121$892,191
Psychology$3,037,141$3,026,089$4,476,769$3,753,441$4,603,815
Sociological and Anthropological Studies$616,570$872,688$893,206$1,403,733$2,127,007
Social Work$291,642$289,372$550,207$494,700$593,204
Other$410,265$75,000$752,718$2,179,550$202,334 
Total$10,459,222$11,147,923$13,197,456$13,737,305$15,987,492

Research Intensity by Units 2021-2022

Academic unit2017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-2022
Criminology$1,260,515$1,345,167$1,645,461$1,340,063$1,333,021
Economics$594,751$940,776$1,166,738$1,324,793$1,264,866
International Development and Global Studies$582,984$357,872$633,998$683,819$1,327,483
Public and International Affairs$2,070,219$3,055,126$2,126,324$1,642,375$3,547,187
Feminist and Gender Studies$295,475$267,860$152,434$134,710$96,385
Political Studies$1,299,661$917,972$799,601$780,121$892,191
Psychology$3,037,141$3,026,089$4,476,769$3,753,441$4,603,815
Sociological and Anthropological Studies$616,570$872,688$893,206$1,403,733$2,127,007
Social Work$291,642$289,372$550,207$494,700$593,204
Other$410,265$75,000$752,718$2,179,550$202,334
Total$10,459,222$11,147,923$13,197,456$13,737,305$15,987,492

Research Funding, 2017-2022

Total Research Funding (2017-2022)

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Total Research Funding (2017-2022)

Funding from Tri-Council (2017-2022)

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Funding from Tri-Council (2017-2022)

Funding Sources (2020-2021)

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Funding Sources (2020-2021)