Research
Housing over 400 distinct research laboratories, the University of Alberta is one of the leading research universities in Canada. The university is a member of the U15 universities and the Worldwide Universities Network, an organization of 18 universities on six continents. The university receives nearly $500 million each year for research from external sources.
The University of Alberta is also the national scientific and administrative headquarters for:
- Sustainable Forest Management
- Network of Centres of Excellence
- Prairie Centres of Excellence
- Canadian Obesity Network
- Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology and folkwaysAlive! in partnership withSmithsonian Folkways Recordings
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