The University of Alberta is a participant in all ten of the existing Canadian Networks of Centres of Excellence, which link industry, universities and government in applied research and development. The ten centres will bring at least $12.5 million in research funding to the University through 1997-98.

• Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network (CBDN)
• Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN)
• Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research
• Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS)
• Mechanical and Chemimechanical Wood Pulps Network
• Microelectronics Research Network (*MICRONET)
• Network for High Performance Concrete (HPC)
• NeuroScience Research Network
• Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence (PENCE)
• Respiratory Health Network (INSPIRAPLEX)

One of the largest of the networks and the top-ranked one, the Protein Engineering Network (PENCE), has its national scientific and administrative headquarters at the University of Alberta.

Research
Puts People
To Work

University of Alberta Research funding is reponsible for the creation of more than 5,300 jobs in Edmonton and Alberta.

More than 1,800 University employees (1993-94 U of A job data) are paid through sponsored research:

• almost 1,000 are full-time (550 Academic, 443 support)
• 850 are part-time, including almopst 500 students
• their salaries and benefits total more than $50.5 million.

More than 3,500 jobs have been created indirectly outside the University from sponsored research funding.

Economic Development Edmonmton estimates that more than 60% of conventions and conferences in the region are related to University of Alberta researchers.