Editing University of Victoria (section)

===Research===
In 2018, Research Infosource named the University of Victoria the 19th best research university, with a sponsored research income of $114,922 million, and an average research income of $170,000 per faculty member in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://researchinfosource.com/top-50-research-universities/2018/list |title=Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2018 |publisher=Research Infosource |year=2018 |access-date=12 March 2019 |archive-date=3 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103092219/https://researchinfosource.com/top-50-research-universities/2018/list |url-status=live }}</ref>

The university's research performance has been noted in several [[bibliometrics|bibliometric]] university rankings, which uses [[citation analysis]] to evaluate the [[impact factor|impact]] a university has on academic publications. In 2019, the [[Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities]] ranked the university 374th in the world, and 15th 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 370th in the world, and 17th 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>

Research facilities operated by the University of Victoria include:

*Bamfield Marine Research Station
The university maintains a field station on the west coast of Vancouver Island to conduct marine research. The facility is jointly run by the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. Undergraduates at the University of Victoria have full access to research and learning at this facility.
*SEOS Oceanic Vessel
In 2011 the university, in collaboration with the provincial government purchased and modified a state of the art ocean vessel capable of launching 'deep sea submersibles' and conducting long-range marine biology research expeditions. The 'floating laboratory' is undergoing upgrades and expansions currently and was scheduled to be in service by late 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seos.uvic.ca/research/researchnews.htm |title=School of Earth and Ocean Sciences – UVic |website=Seos.uvic.ca |access-date=2012-01-10 |archive-date=2011-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116160700/http://seos.uvic.ca/research/researchnews.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

*VENUS/NEPTUNE
The School of Earth & Ocean Sciences is also home to the [[VENUS]] and [[NEPTUNE]] research institutes responsible for seismic, oceanic and climate change research.
*Centre for Law
Located in the [[Greater Victoria]] area the university's legal centre provides free legal assistance to the disadvantaged as well as dealing with important environmental cases in British Columbia. The UVic Law Center is the only full-time, term clinical program offered by a Canadian law school. The program reflects the faculty's emphasis on integrating legal theory, legal skills, and community service while providing students with unique education and research opportunities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.uvic.ca/prospective/additional/law_centre.php |title=University of Victoria – UVic Law |website=Law.uvic.ca |access-date=2012-01-10 |archive-date=2011-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221100756/http://www.law.uvic.ca/prospective/additional/law_centre.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP)
Located in the [[Greater Victoria, British Columbia|Greater Victoria]] area the [[Vancouver Island Technology Park]] is a state of the art, 35&nbsp;acre commercial research facility. It is the largest university-owned technology centre in BC. The venture allows the university to work with leading technology and biomedical companies while providing students with unparalleled research opportunities. The facility focuses on fuel cell, new media, wireless, and life science/biotechnological research. The UVic Genome BC Proteomics Centre and a number of other research institutes are based out of the research park. The [[Capital Regional District]] is a major commercial hub for technology companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vitp.ca/about-vitp/about-us/ |title=Startup funding help Victoria &#124; VITP |date=13 October 2010 |website=Vitp.ca |access-date=2012-01-10 |archive-date=2012-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103151928/http://vitp.ca/about-vitp/about-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref>