University of Toronto Strategic Research Plan (2012-2017)

MEMORANDUM

To: PDADC
From: Professor Paul Young, Vice President (Research)
Date: November 4, 2011
RE: Launch of the new University of Toronto Strategic Research Plan (2012-2017)


I am writing to share the new University of Toronto Strategic Research Plan (SRP) with you.

This SRP has been under development for the past two years and is the result of a truly collaborative effort and consultation with hundreds of researchers and stakeholders. I’d like to take this opportunity to recognize the work of the members of the Research Advisory Board, who contributed invaluable guidance, input and feedback throughout the development of the SRP, and provided critical leadership in the consultation process with the academic divisions. Thanks also to all of you and your colleagues who submitted feedback, suggestions and comments through our consultation process.

The SRP is now live and can be downloaded here: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/strategic-initiatives/strategic-research-plan/, and the User’s Guide is available for download with every listing within our Funding Opportunities Database: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/research-funding-opportunities/.

The Bulletin article at our website: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/research-news/strategic-research-plan-creates-framework-for-research-excellence/ describes the rationale for the SRP and highlights the significant impact an institution like the UofT can have on challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. UofT can champion the continuing excellence of basic research within disciplines, as we have for almost two hundred years, even as we set the stage for external support of thematic or problem-based multidisciplinary research. Onward and upward for UofT.