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Innovation and Impact

Through its world-class innovation zones, first-rate interdisciplinary research centres and institutes, and thought-leading faculty expertise, Ryerson is activating a start-up ecosystem that attracts collaborations and partnerships with industry, government and non-profits. These exciting entrepreneurial alliances fuel improvements in products, services, businesses and policies while contributing to human-oriented and economic sustainability.

From Idea to Marketplace

One of the ways that Ryerson mobilizes and transfers knowledge is by identifying innovative projects and inventions that translate cutting-edge research from the lab to the marketplace.

Championing Entrepreneurs

Whether they are Ryerson faculty or students, or members of the wider community, Ryerson continues to be the central hub for aspiring entrepreneurs to incubate and advance business or product ideas, or accelerate their proofs-of-concept into the creation of companies and jobs.

Social Innovation & Social Enterprises

Ryerson continues to build on its strengths of integrating theory with practice through much-needed disruptions in the realms of social justice, inclusion and diversity, and by meeting societal and global challenges through the development of social enterprises and initiatives that coalesce into evidence-based solutions.

Knowledge Mobilization

Deploying evidence-based research into action is at the heart of Ryerson’s mandate of applied learning. Through the mobilization of knowledge, Ryerson and its faculty create connections to individuals and organizations, both inside and outside the campus environment, helping to foster a research process dedicated to informing and meeting societal need.

Publications and Citations

Two indicators of Ryerson’s rising research impact are the total number of SRC publications produced by faculty members and the number of times they have been cited in other publications.