Editing University of Waterloo (section)

=== Research ===
[[File:Mike-and-Ophelia-Lazaridis-Quantum-Nano-Centre.png|thumb|The university's institutes for both [[Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology|nanotechnology]] and [[Institute for Quantum Computing|quantum computing]] are in the [[Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre]].<ref>{{cite web|date=11 May 2012|title=Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum Nano Centre|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-nanotechnology/research-waterloo-institute-nanotechnology/facilities-equipment/quantum-nano-centre|access-date=20 November 2012|publisher=University of Waterloo}}</ref>]]
The University of Waterloo is a member of the [[U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities|U15]], a group that represents 15 Canadian research universities. In 2018, Research Infosource ranked Waterloo 12th on their list of top 50 Canadian research universities, with a sponsored research income (external sources of funding) of $189.333 million in 2017.<ref name="resinf">{{cite web|url=https://researchinfosource.com/top-50-research-universities/2018/list|title=Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2018|publisher=Re$earch Infosource|year=2018|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref> In the same year, the university's faculty averaged a sponsored research income of $163,100, while graduate students averaged a sponsored research income of $34,700.<ref name="resinf" /> Research funds comes from private, and public sources. In 2019, the university has received over C$15 million in research funding from [[Huawei]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/huawei-academic-funding-in-canada-1.5372310|title=Huawei funds $56M in academic research in Canada. That has some experts concerned|last=Armstrong|first=Peter|date=29 November 2019|publisher=CBC News|access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref>

Waterloo's research performance has been noted several [[bibliometric]] university rankings, which uses [[citation analysis]] to evaluates the [[impact factor|impact]] a university has on academic publications. In 2019, the [[Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities]] ranked Waterloo 242nd in the world, and 10th in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/ByCountry/2019/CA|title=World University Rankings By 2019|publisher=NTU Rankings|year=2019|access-date=8 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708041729/http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/ByCountry/2019/CA|archive-date=8 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[University Ranking by Academic Performance]] 2018–19 rankings placed the university 191st in the world, and 10th in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urapcenter.org/2018/country.php?ccode=CA|title=2018–2019 RANKING BY COUNTRY|publisher=Informatics Institute of Middle East Technical University|year=2018|access-date=3 November 2018|archive-date=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104050258/http://www.urapcenter.org/2018/country.php?ccode=CA|url-status=dead}}</ref>[[File:Centre for International Governance Innovation 2.jpg|thumb|The [[Balsillie School of International Affairs]] at the [[CIGI Campus]]. The institution is a graduate school and research centre established in partnership with Waterloo.{{efn|name=bsia}}]]The university operates and manages 41 research centres and institutes, including the [[Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research]], the [[Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology]], the [[Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing]], the [[Institute for Quantum Computing]], and the [[Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience]]. Official recognition and designation of all centres and institutes requires the approval of the university's Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://research.uwaterloo.ca/fullspectrum/SenateApprovedCentresandInstitute.htm|title=The Full Spectrum of Research|publisher=University of Waterloo|access-date=19 July 2012|date=24 January 2012}}</ref> On 6 April 2018, the University of Waterloo announced the launching of its [[Artificial intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] [[Research institute|Institute]].<ref>{{cite news |title=UW to open AI research institute |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/artificial-intelligence-institute-university-waterloo-ai-1.4608522 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=12 April 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The university has undertaken several research partnerships with other institutions. In 2007, the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) was established as a graduate school and research centre in partnership with the University of Waterloo.{{efn|name=bsia}} BSIA operates three research centres relating to public governance and public policy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.balsillieschool.ca/research/|title=Research|publisher=Balsillie School of International Affairs|access-date=10 July 2020|website=www.balsillieschool.ca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717134845/https://www.balsillieschool.ca/research/|archive-date=17 July 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, [[Facebook]] hardware development division announced a partnership with Waterloo, along with 16 other post-secondary institutions, as Facebook explores new revenue streams in virtual reality, cybersecurity, and other areas of research.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facebook partners with 17 top high-tech universities, including University of Waterloo|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/facebook-partners-with-17-top-high-tech-universities-including-university-of-waterloo-1.3908648|publisher=CBC News}}</ref> In 2019, [[Microsoft]] announced a partnership with Waterloo's Artificial Intelligence Institute worth $115 million over five years as part of Microsoft's broader AI For Good Initiative. Waterloo's Artificial Intelligence Institute is an interdisciplinary initiative involving the researchers from faculties of arts, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft partners with the University of Waterloo's Artificial Intelligence Institute to address society's greatest challenges|date=25 June 2019 |url=https://news.microsoft.com/en-ca/2019/06/25/microsoft-partners-with-the-university-of-waterloos-artificial-intelligence-institute-to-address-societys-greatest-challenges/}}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], researchers at the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology worked in collaboration with SiO2 Innovation Labs to develop a coating that kills the virus upon impact. The antiviral coating could be applied to all personal protective equipment and high-touch surfaces. This research was supported by both the [[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council|Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada]] and [[Mitacs]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-07-14|title=New research aims to create a surface coating that will kill COVID-19 on contact|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/stories/news/new-research-aims-create-surface-coating-will-kill-covid-19|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Waterloo Stories}}</ref> The school also received a $499,935 grant from the [[Public Health Agency of Canada]]'s Immunization Partnership Fund to engage health care professionals and community leaders to combat [[COVID-19 misinformation]] and increase acceptance of [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last=[[Public Health Agency of Canada]] |date=2022-10-12 |title=Immunization Partnership Fund |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization-vaccine-priorities/immunization-partnership-fund.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104154209/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization-vaccine-priorities/immunization-partnership-fund.html |archive-date=2022-11-04 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=[[Government of Canada]]}}</ref>