Overview of The University of Western Ontario Name

London, Ontario, Canada More than 30% of Canada’s population lives within a 2.5-hour drive Seven major Canadian universities within a two-hour drive Population: 457,000, Canada’s 10 th -largest city

London, Ontario, Canada Central location: two- hour drive from Toronto and Detroit, Michigan Served by an international airport with major flight connections through Toronto and Detroit

The University of Western Ontario Established in 1878, one of Canada’s oldest universities Canada’s sixth-largest university 1,300 faculty members 12 faculties and schools and three affiliated colleges

A leading medical-doctoral institution, Western has 33,000 students, including nearly 5,000 graduate students enrolled in 60 Masters and Ph.D programs.

One of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities, Western and its affiliates attract $220 million in research funding annually

Western has nearly 2,000 international students and maintains active exchanges with institutions in 60 countries worldwide

Western’s Signature Areas Business Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy Health Education Literature and Cultural Theory Materials and Biomaterials Imaging Music Neuroscience/Brain and Mind Philosophy of Science Wind Engineering and Natural Disaster Mitigation

Life Sciences Strengths Biomedical Imaging Brain and Mind/Neuroscience Cancer and Cell Biology Cardiac and Vascular Biology and Respiration Health Services Health and Aging Health Promotion Health, Hazards, and the Quality of Life Hearing Science Immunology, Chronic Disease and Transplantation Maternal and Newborn, Child and Family Health Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery Musculoskeletal Health Rehabilitation Science Speech, Language and Literacy

World-Class Health Research Facilities Lawson Health Research Institute Robarts Research Institute London Regional Innovarium - $35M city-wide animal research facility for both small- and large-animal models Centre for Activity and Aging Ontario-Wide Protein Identification Facility Ontario Genomics Centre London Regional Cancer Program National Centre for Audiology Centre for Brain and Mind London Regional Genomics Centre

Science & Technology Strengths Advanced Fluid Mechanics Advanced Robotics and Real-Time System Controls Bioengineering Computational Sciences Computer Based Systems and Environments Electrostatics and Electromagnetics Environmental Sustainability and Green Energy Fluidization and Particle Technology Functional Genomics and Evolution Information Engineering Materials and Biomaterials Planets and Stars Power Systems and Power Electronics Wind Engineering, Natural Disaster Mitigation and Management

World-Class Science & Technology Facilities Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes -Western’s “Three Little Pigs” facility Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion ‘Green Energy’ Building Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources (ICFAR) Western Research and Development Park – London and Sarnia Campuses Biotron Experimental Climate Change Research Facility Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation Network Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR) SHARCNET—High Performance Computing network Lanxess Global Butyl Rubber Research Centre NASA Lunar Science Institute

Humanities & Social Sciences Strengths 20th Century Music Chamber Music Building Sustainable Value Communication, Consumption, and Culture Cultural Industries and Institutions Distance Education Educational Policy and Leadership Employment and Labour in Organizations Engaging Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ethics Feminist Theory and Sexuality Studies Government and Public Policy Information and Media Policy

Humanities & Social Sciences Strengths (cont.) Intellectual and Cultural History International and Intercultural Relations Leading Cross-Enterprise Literature and Cultural Theory Music Education Musical Performance and Practice Neural, Social, and Economic Foundations of Behaviour New Music Popular Music Studies Organization and Management of Information Role of Courts in Society Social Change Social Construction and Use of Media and Information Social Justice and Equity in Education Theoretical and Applied Linguistics Visual Culture and FilmVocal Arts

World-Class Humanities and Social Sciences Facilities Richard Ivey School of Business, including Hong Kong Campus Rotman Institute of Science and Values Centre for Brain and Mind Centre for Study of Theory and Criticism Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network (CLLRNet) Centre for American Studies Statistics Canada Research Data Centre Population Studies Centre Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children Centre for Olympic Studies Video Gaming Lab

Western conducts more than $30 million in research contracts with industry annually, and through its two Research Parks, is an incubator to more than 60 organizations and businesses with more than 2,200 employees

Leading Ontario and Canada in Technology Transfer City-wide commercialization activities led by WORLDiscoveries $5 million in licensing/royalty income annually Average of 3 start-ups per year Western ranks 2-3 place nationally in both licensing income and start-ups (Association of University Technology Managers survey) Focus on key areas of strength -Imaging and Medical Devices -Alternative Energy -Materials and Biomaterials