CWUR
publishes the largest academic ranking of universities worldwide; it released
its inaugural ranking on 227 subjects this week.
The
University of Guelph ranked third in the world for agriculture, dairy and
animal science and fourth for food and technology.
For
both categories, Guelph was tops in Canada.
“These
rankings reflect the excellence of our faculty, staff and students, and the
strong support of our many dedicated partners, especially the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,” said Rene Van Acker, dean of the
Ontario Agricultural College.
He
said the results reflect Guelph’s recent agri-food successes, including a
$77-million grant from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund awarded last
fall for the University’s Food From Thought project and a $20-million gift
announced recently for the Arrell Food Institute.
“These
rankings also remind us of the leadership opportunities and responsibilities we
have in agriculture and food not only provincially and nationally but
globally,” Van Acker said.
The
rankings are based on faculty quality and research intensity, specifically
articles published in top-tier journals.
The
top-ranked schools in agriculture were Wageningen University and Research
Centre in the Netherlands and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
