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78-539: The Robarts Research Institute is a medical research institute at the University of Western Ontario , as part of the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. Staff scientists work to investigate a range of diseases including heart disease , stroke , diabetes , Alzheimer's disease , and cancer . The institute was founded in 1986 by neurologist Henry Barnett , known for his discovery of aspirin as

156-459: A constituency for the purposes of returning a member to the new Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada , and was described as having the following territory: ... bounded on the east by the county of Norfolk , on the south by lake Erie , until it meets the carrying-place from point au Pins unto the Thames , on the west by the said carrying-place, thence up the said river Thames until it meets

234-464: A 48-room hotel and conference centre, Windermere Manor. The Advanced Manufacturing Park is another research park established through a partnership between Western, Fanshawe College and the City of London. Advanced Manufacturing Park is a 52.6 hectares (130 acres) research park, built in an area zoned for full-scale manufacturing and large-scale research. The WindEEE Dome is among the facilities built in

312-747: A B− grade from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its College Sustainability Report Card for 2011. The university's governance is conducted through the Board of Governors and the Senate. The Senate was the university's first governing body, created in the university's founding document, An Act to Incorporate the Western University of London, Ontario, 1878. The Board of Governors was later established in An Act to amend

390-415: A city in 1855, separated from Middlesex County, and it expanded later in stages: As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Middlesex County had a population of 500,563 living in 204,157 of its 216,736 total private dwellings, a change of 9.9% from its 2016 population of 455,526 . With a land area of 3,317.76 km (1,280.99 sq mi), it had

468-539: A mass drugging and widespread sexual-assault during the 2021/2022 orientation week, which culminated with the arrest and expulsion of some students. Athletics at Western is managed by Sports & Recreation Services, a division of the Faculty of Health Sciences. The university's varsity teams compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports . The varsity teams are known as

546-513: A member. These clubs and organizations cover a wide range of interests such as academics, culture, religion, social issues, and recreation. The University Students' Council also provides additional services such as the campus movie theatre (Western Film), pub/restaurant (The Spoke & Rim Tavern), clothing store (The Purple Store) and print shop. These facilities can all be found in the University Community Centre. The USC

624-752: A number of events including the World Lacrosse Championships and the Canada Games . The Thompson Recreation & Athletic Centre which houses a number of athletic venues, including an ice rink, tennis facilities and a track, is home to the varsity ice hockey teams and the varsity track and field teams. Another athletic facility at the university is Alumni Hall, which is a multipurpose venue for sports such as basketball, volleyball and other indoor events. Many Western students take part in intramural sport leagues and tournaments. Opportunities are offered at multiple skill levels and across

702-620: A number of rankings that evaluated the employment prospects of its graduates. In QS's 2022 graduate employability ranking, the university ranked 43rd in the world, and third in Canada. The university is ranked among the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide. Western has four primary fields of research: life sciences and the human condition, culture analysis and values, the human and physical environments, and social trends, public policy, and economic activity. In Research Infosource's 2018 ranking of Canadian research universities, Western

780-437: A number of retail and food services, as well as a variety of club space and study rooms. In addition to The University of Western Ontario's central campus, the university owns several other properties throughout Southwestern Ontario. Excluding Western's central campus, as well as the campuses of Western's affiliated university colleges, Western owns approximately 309.6 hectares (765 acres) of land. Included among these properties

858-555: A population density of 150.9/km (390.8/sq mi) in 2021. Middlesex County has 38,231 people over the age of 15, with 45% of them working in the same municipality as the one they live in. That implies that more than 50% of them commute to other municipalities. Members of the County Council are the mayors (or reeves) of the municipalities of Adelaide Metcalfe, Lucan Biddulph, Middlesex Centre, North Middlesex, Southwest Middlesex, Strathroy-Caradoc and Thames Centre as well as

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936-634: A preventive therapy for heart attack and stroke. Mark J. Poznansky became Scientific Director in 1993 and was awarded the Order of Canada in 2005 for his work at Robarts. Robarts is located in London, Ontario (1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7). University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario ( UWO ; branded as Western University ) is a public research university in London , Ontario , Canada. The main campus

1014-400: A variety of sports. Sports offered include traditional sports like volleyball, basketball and soccer, as well as less traditional events like dodgeball and inner tube water polo. Western also hosts secondary school football games at TD Stadium. Western has several fight songs and school songs that may be heard at varsity games, including the official school song, " Western ". Written in 1930, it

1092-523: Is a ghosttown with only the former Baptist Church and Mayfair Castle still standing. In 1829, a hamlet was founded at Strathburn that had a school by 1840. A church was founded in 1844 and a post office opened in 1852. By 1963, Strathburn had become a ghost town with only home inhabited and all the rest abandoned.. The historic townships of the County (including those originally part of Huron County marked in red) are shown below: London , when it became

1170-660: Is a nonprofit organization incorporated under the Ontario Nonprofit Corporations Act. There are a number of fraternities and sororities existing throughout the student community. The university is known for its party culture, ranking 7th in Canada by Maclean's top party school 2019 rankings. On March 2, 2022, the University Students' Council unanimously passed a motion declaring a Sexual and Gender-Based Violence crisis on campus. This followed nationally discussed allegations of

1248-519: Is a number of research facilities. Managed under Western Research Parks, the facilities are clustered into three research parks . The three parks serve as a research link between academics and corporations. The oldest research park operated by Western is Discovery Park, adjacent to the university's main campus. The 16.2 hectares (40 acres) research park was established in 1989, with tenants ranging from national government laboratories, to large-multi-industrial research centres. Discovery Park also includes

1326-513: Is an all-women's Catholic-based university college, the only remaining women's college in Canada. Founded by the Ursulines in 1919, an affiliation agreement with Western was arranged shortly after its founding, with Brescia campus moving adjacent to Western's central campus in 1925. Huron University College was founded in 1863, originally established as Huron College, and renamed Huron University College in 2000. Huron's affiliation with Western

1404-488: Is ghost town as the post office closed on 31 January 1914 and the railroad station in 1950. Another settlement existed at Mayfair that was founded in 1854. Mayfair had by the 1880s a tavern, two cheese factories, a sawmill, a blacksmith, a painter, a tailor, and a large house called Mayfair Castle that had marble imported from Italy. Mayfair Castle costed $ 7000 to build at a time when the average brick house costed $ 1000 to build. The post office closed in 1914 and today Mayfair

1482-518: Is globally recognized, in large part due to the groundbreaking discoveries of Dr. Chil-Yong Kang, a Western researcher clinically testing a preventive HIV/AIDS vaccine. SAV001 -H is the first and only preventive HIV vaccine based on a genetically modified killed whole HIV-1 virus. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Phase I clinical trial was completed in August 2013 and reported no serious adverse effects while boosting antibodies in

1560-698: Is located on 455 hectares (1,120 acres) of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames River bisecting the campus's eastern portion. The university operates twelve academic faculties and schools. The university was founded on 7 March 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as The Western University of London, Ontario . It incorporated Huron College , which had been founded in 1863. The first four faculties were Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine. The university became non-denominational in 1908. Beginning in 1919,

1638-488: Is most notably played at football games and other athletic events by the Western Mustang Band . Middlesex County, Ontario The county seat is the city of London , although the city is politically independent from the county. The Middlesex census division , which consists of the county together with the City of London and three First Nations reserves, had a population of 500,563 in 2021. Part of

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1716-487: Is the university's centre of student governance and student directed social, cultural, entertainment and recreational activities. The University Community Centre contains the offices of a number of student organizations, including the undergraduate student union , the University Students' Council, as well as the graduate student union, the Society of Graduate Students. In addition, the University Community Centre also provides

1794-837: The Allyn and Betty Taylor Library , C. B. Johnston Library, the D. B. Weldon Library , the Education Library, the John & Dotsa Bitove Family Law Library, and the Music Library. Allyn and Betty Taylor Library primarily services the faculties of Engineering , Health Sciences, Science, and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry , while the C. B. Johnston Library primarily serves the Ivey Business School . The D. B. Weldon Library primarily services

1872-535: The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada , consisting of the townships of London, Westminster, Dorchester, Yarmouth, Southwold, Dunwich, Aldborough and Delaware. Middlesex County was expanded several times thereafter, starting in 1821 with the addition of the townships of Moza, Ecfrid (sic) , Carradoc (sic) and Lobo. Adelaide Township came from the Huron Tract in 1835, and Williams Township

1950-481: The Museum of Ontario Archaeology . The Museum originally grew out of a collection of artifacts housed in various buildings throughout London, including Western's University College, and Middlesex College. Formally opened on 28 February 1978, its creation was facilitated by the university president and Western's Faculty of Social Science. Although the museum was incorporated as an independent charitable organization, without

2028-781: The Ontario Student Assistance Program and Canada Student Loans and Grants through the federal and provincial governments. The financial aid may come in loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships, fellowships, debt reduction, interest relief, and work programs. The university is divided into 11 faculties and schools including the Don Wright Faculty of Music , the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Faculty of Education , Faculty of Engineering , Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Information & Media Studies , Faculty of Law , Faculty of Science, Faculty of Social Science, Ivey School of Business , and

2106-421: The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry . In September 2016, most undergraduates at Western was enrolled in the Faculty of Social Sciences, with 7,114 full-time and part-time undergraduate students in enrolled in one of their programs. In the same year, the Faculty of Health Science held the highest enrolment among graduate students at Western, with 821 full-time and part-time graduate students enrolled in

2184-480: The Tudor Revival-styled house is north of Western's central campus. It was acquired by the university in 1960. In addition to Gibbons Lodge, the university also maintains Platt's Lane Estates, a complex of townhouses and apartments south of the university's campus. The complex was designed to accommodate upper-year, graduate, and students with families. Campus sustainability at Western is managed by

2262-745: The Western Mustangs , compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports . The university was founded on 7 March 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as The Western University of London, Ontario, and its first chancellor was Chief Justice Richard Martin Meredith . It incorporated Huron College , which had been founded in 1863. The first four faculties were Arts, Divinity, Law and Medicine (London Medical College). There were originally only 15 students when classes began in 1881. Although

2340-513: The Western Mustangs . As is mandatory for all members of U Sports, Western does not provide full-ride athletic scholarships. The university has a number of athletic facilities open to their varsity teams and their students. The Western Student Recreation Centre, opened in January 2009, is home to Western's group fitness, drop in recreation, registered massage therapy, sport psychology, drop in recreation, intramural sports and clubs. Better known as

2418-539: The impact a university has on academic publications. In 2019, the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked Western 197th in the world, and ninth in Canada, whereas the University Ranking by Academic Performance 2018–19 rankings placed the university 187th in the world, and ninth in Canada. Research regarding the human brain has also become a major focus at

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2496-470: The 1920s. Many of the university's earliest buildings used Collegiate Gothic designs, a characteristic confirmed in Western's master building plan in 1934. As the campus expanded in the late 1960s, the university abandoned earlier commitments to Collegiate Gothic designs in favour of brutalist and modernist architectural designs. In 2000, planning for Western's central campus was re-conceptualized, with

2574-469: The Act to incorporate the Western University of London, Ontario, 1892. The Board is responsible for the university's management, including financial matters. Ex officio governors of the Board include the university's chancellor, president, the mayor of London , the warden of Middlesex County and the secretary of the Board of Governors. The Board also consists of 26 other governors either appointed or elected by

2652-594: The Advanced Manufacturing Park. The WindEEE Dome is the world's first hexagonal wind tunnel , allowing for scientists to address certain challenges related to wind. The structure is able to accommodate replicas of buildings, and bridges to test for structural integrity in a variety of wind conditions. The facility is able to physically simulate high intensity wind systems, including tornados , and downbursts hard to replicate in other wind tunnels. In 2003, Western opened another research park known as

2730-480: The Artlab Gallery showcases approximately 14 projects per year, exploring conceptual and experimental production through a wide range of media. The Artlab Gallery also aims to assist in the research and practices of students and faculty members. The McIntosh Gallery is a university-based, public art gallery, opened since 1942. The gallery is a presentation and dissemination centre for the university, as well as

2808-507: The Faculty of Graduate Studies in 1947, the School of Business Administration (now the Ivey Business School ) in 1949, the Faculty of Engineering Science (now the Faculty of Engineering) in 1957, the Faculty of Law in 1959, Althouse College (now the Faculty of Education) in 1965, and the Faculty of Music in 1968. In 2012, the university rebranded itself as "Western University" to give

2886-456: The Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, the first dedicated space institute providing a planetary science degree in Canada. In 2014, the university unveiled plans for a 4,200-square-foot facility for research in medicine, science and technology, in the study of HIV and other complex human pathogens. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry 's Department of Microbiology and Immunology

2964-622: The London community, showcasing advanced practices and research in art history and contemporary visual art. The gallery is the oldest university art gallery in the province of Ontario, initially opened as an exhibition of paintings by war artists from the National Gallery of Canada . 683 works of the Gallery's collection were put on display throughout the university's main campus through the Gallery's ArtShare program in 2014. Western also maintains academic and administrative links with

3042-638: The Physics and Astronomy Building: the first lists the UWO students and graduates who served in the Second World War, and the second lists those who served with the No. 10 Canadian General hospital during WWII, the unit raised and equipped by UWO. Although enrolment was relatively small for many years, the university began to grow after World War II. It added a number of faculties in the post-war period, such as

3120-492: The President's Advisory Committee on Environment & Sustainability. The committee's mandate includes incorporating sustainability into the academic programming, engaging in research across the disciplines into issues of environmental sustainability, using ecological landscaping methods and preserving green space and building and renovating facilities in accordance with energy efficiency and sustainability principles Along with

3198-498: The Sarnia-Lambton Research park, in a joint initiative with Lambton County , and Sarnia . The 32.4 hectares (80 acres) research park is adjacent to Lambton College and is home to Canada's largest clean technology business incubator . The university also manages several residences outside the central campus. The official residence of the university president, Gibbons Lodge , is off-campus. Completed in 1932,

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3276-464: The Senate, 102 of which may vote and 10–13 official observers of the Senate. The president and vice-chancellor acts as the university's chief executive officer, accountable to the Board of Governors and the Senate, by supervising and directing the university's academic and administrative work and its teaching and non-teaching staff. Alan Shepard is the tenth president of the university, who began his tenure as president on 1 July 2019. In 2022, Shepard

3354-594: The United Counties of Middlesex and Elgin in 1851, with its townships divided thus: Elgin County was separated from Middlesex in September 1853. The townships of Biddulph and McGillivray were withdrawn from Huron County and annexed to Middlesex in 1862. There was a village at Ekfrid Station that had a blacksmith's shop, a gristmill and a store that was created by the Grand Truck railroad. Today it

3432-555: The WSRC or the Rec Centre, this facility has an 8-lane, 50-metre pool facility. Overlooking the pool is a 3-tiered concrete viewing area. A 1-metre diving board is also available. There is over 19,000 square feet of weight, cardio, and stretching space within the WSRC. There are three gyms on the first floor, and two more on the upper level. Outside the lower gyms is the 1st floor games and activity lounge for table tennis, while outside of

3510-551: The Waterloo College of Arts in 1925, St. Peter's College in 1939, and King's College in 1945. Waterloo College of Arts remained affiliated with Western until 1960, when the institution was reorganized into Wilfrid Laurier University ; while Assumption College remained affiliated with Western until 1964, when it was reorganized into the University of Windsor . Brescia, Huron, and King's remain affiliated with Western. Two World War II memorial honour rolls are hung on

3588-633: The Western, including Brescia University College , Huron University College , King's University College, and St. Peter's Seminary. Access to the Shared University Catalogue is provided to students and faculty of Western, and the affiliated university colleges. Western also operates two art galleries, the Artlab Gallery, and the McIntosh Gallery. Located in the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre,

3666-1126: The ability to share capital, its directors continued to be appointed by the university's Board of Governors. The main campus of The University of Western Ontario offers student housing, with nine student residences housing either first-year students or upper-year students. In September 2015, 23.49 percent of the undergraduate population lived on campus, including 78.69 percent of all first-year students. Each residence operates their own Residences' Council, governed by their own constitutions. Student residence building are split between traditional-styled residences, suite-styled residences, and hybrid-style residences that incorporate elements of traditional and suite-styled residences. Traditional-styled residences include Delaware Hall, Medway-Sydenham Hall , and Saugeen-Maitland Hall . Suite-styled residences include Alumni House, Elgin Hall, Essex Hall, and London Hall. Hybrid-styled residences include Perth Hall and Ontario Hall. Alumni House and London Hall are reserved strictly for upper-year students. The largest residential building at

3744-556: The campus is surrounded by residential neighbourhoods, with the Thames River bisecting the campus' eastern portion. Western Road is the university's major transportation artery, travelling north to south. The central campus, which includes most of the university's student residences and teaching facilities is approximately 170.8 hectares (422 acres). Student residences make up the largest part of Western's building area, with approximately 31 percent of all building space allocated for residential use. Teaching and research facilities take up

3822-415: The central campus is University College and the Physics and Astronomy Building. Groundbreaking for both buildings began in 1922, and were both completed in 1924. The Amit Chakma Engineering Building is the newest academic building on campus, opening in September 2018. The Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, or WIRB, is the newest building on campus and houses state-of-the art research facilities for

3900-505: The core devoted for only academic buildings. The plan saw University College Hill as the focal point, linking the lower portion of the campus with the South Valley The 2006 campus master plan called for the protection and renewed emphasis on Western's Collegiate Gothic buildings. The university's boiler room/power plant is the oldest building on the university's central campus, opening in 1922. The oldest academic buildings within

3978-552: The county is also included in the London census metropolitan area . Middlesex County is composed of eight incorporated municipalities (in order of population): First Nations reserves located within the Middlesex census division but separate from Middlesex County: The area was originally organized as Suffolk County , created in July 1792 by Governor John Simcoe by his first proclamation issued at Kingston, which also defined it as

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4056-489: The faculties of Arts & Humanities, Information & Media Studies , and Social Sciences . The D. B. Weldon Library also houses the university's Archives and Research Collections Centre. Western Libraries also maintains the Shared Library Catalogue, which provides common access to the collections of Western Libraries, as well as the collections from the libraries of university colleges affiliated with

4134-451: The faculty. The School Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is the university's central administrative unit of graduate education. However, it is not considered its own faculty or academic school. Admission requirements at Western differ depending upon the education system where the applicant originates from, due to the lack of uniformity in marking schemes. In September 2012 secondary school average for full-time first-year students at Western

4212-400: The members of the university's community and the surrounding community, including elected representatives from the student body. The Senate is responsible for the university's academic policies. The Senate consists of 20 ex officio positions in the Senate granted to the chancellor, the president, the university's vice-presidents, the senior dean of each faculty, the university librarian and

4290-542: The northwesternmost boundary of the county of Norfolk. Simcoe toured the southwestern portion of the province's territory in early 1793 and concluded that the lower forks of the Thames would be best suited as the future site of the provincial capital. The names London in Middlesex were considered more appropriate for this. Suffolk County was reorganized as Middlesex County, as part of the London District , in 1798 by

4368-541: The other members of the Council of Ontario Universities , Western had signed a pledge in 2009 known as Ontario Universities Committed to a Greener World , with the objective of transforming its campus into a model of environmental responsibility. Western is also a signatory of the Talloires Declaration , a sustainability declaration created for presidents of higher education. The university campus received

4446-497: The school less of a regional or even national identity. "We want to be international," president Dr. Amit Chakma told The Globe and Mail . The university's legal name, however, remains "The University of Western Ontario" and, as such, remains in use on transcripts and diplomas. The University of Western Ontario is in the city of London, Ontario, in the southwestern end of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor . Most of

4524-469: The second largest portion of building space, with approximately 28 percent of all building space allocated for that use. Most of these facilities are used for research, with 48 percent of all teaching and research facilities allocated for that purpose. Approximately 27 percent of all teaching and research facilities is made up of classrooms, with the remaining 24 percent made up of instructional laboratories. The development of Western's present campus began in

4602-408: The secretary of the senate. The secretary of the senate is a non-voting ex officio member. The Senate also consists of 46 elected members from the university's faculty, 18 members from the student population, and 9 members from the Western's affiliated colleges, including their principals. The Senate also consists of 9 other members from around the university community. In all, there are 103 members of

4680-518: The study of cognitive neuroscience as well as the Brain and Mind Institute, BrainsCAN, and the Rotman Institute for Philosophy. The university's library system, Western Libraries , operates six libraries that house more than 2.45 million books as of September 2015 , as well as electronic resources including e-books, serial titles, and databases. Libraries a part of the system include

4758-587: The university college's religious affiliation, enrolment in those institutions is not restricted based on the student's religious beliefs. In addition to the three university colleges, Western also maintains an affiliation with St. Peter's Seminary through its affiliation with King's University College. Founded in 1912, St. Peters was opened as the seminary for the Roman Catholic Diocese of London . The campuses of King's University College and St. Peter's Seminary are east of Richmond Street and

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4836-503: The university had affiliated with several denominational colleges. The university grew substantially in the post-World War II era, and a number of faculties and schools were added. Western is a co-educational university, with more than 24,000 students, and over 306,000 living alumni worldwide. The university is a founding member of the U15 , Canada's group of most distinguished research-intensive universities. Western's varsity teams, known as

4914-508: The university is Saugeen–Maitland Hall, which houses 1,252 first-year students. The smallest residential building is Alumni House, which houses 224 upper-year students. The university also operates three apartments on campus strictly for upper-year and graduate students. The university's apartments consist of Bayfield Hall, made up of 299 1-bedroom units, Beaver & Ausable Halls, made up of 99 2-bedroom units, and Lambton Hall, made up of 150 2-bedroom units. Starting September 2021, Lambton Hall

4992-484: The university was incorporated in 1878, it was not until 20 June 1881 that it received the right to confer degrees in arts, divinity and medicine. In 1882, the name of the university was revised to The Western University and College of London, Ontario. The first convocation of graduates was held on 27 April 1883. Initially affiliated with the Church of England , the university became non-denominational in 1908. In 1916,

5070-552: The university was renamed as The University of Western Ontario. The first two buildings constructed by architect John Moore and Co. at the new site were the Arts Building (now University College) and the Natural Science Building (now the Physics and Astronomy Building). Classes on the university's present site began in 1924. The University College tower, one of the university's most distinctive features,

5148-731: The university's central campus. Western is a publicly funded research university, and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada . The full-time undergraduate programs comprise the majority of the school's enrolment, made up of 30,665 full-time, part-time undergraduate students and concurrent education students. The graduate student population is 5,297, including full-time students, part-time students and post-graduate medical residents. The university conferred 4,504 bachelor's degrees, 207 doctoral degrees, 1,427 master's degrees, and 1,180 second entry professional degrees in 2008–2009. Students may apply for financial aid such as

5226-617: The university's current site was purchased from the Kingsmill family. There are two World War I memorial plaques in University College. The first lists the 19 students and graduates of the University of Western Ontario who died; the second honours the men from Middlesex County who died. A third plaque lists those who served with the No. 10 Canadian General hospital during WWII, the unit raised and equipped by UWO. In 1923,

5304-403: The university. The Brain and Mind Institute focuses on research in cognitive neuroscience at Western. In 2011, the Institute discovered the blind may perform echolocation by using the visual cortex of the brain. Another 2011 study at Western suggested people who are deaf from birth may be able to reassign the area of their brain used for hearing to boost their sight. Western also is home to

5382-447: The upper gym spaces is cardio space as well as the destination for spin bike programming. Also on the 4th floor are two large studio spaces where the drop in fitness, clubs and dance courses take place. Western Alumni Stadium (Formerly TD Stadium) has been the university's main stadium since it opened in 2000, with a seating capacity of over 8,000 spectators. The stadium is home to the university's varsity football team, and has hosted

5460-644: The volunteers. The vaccine SAV001-H holds tremendous promise, having already proven to stimulate strong immune responses in preliminary toxicology tests. It is the only HIV vaccine under development in Canada, and one of only a few in the world. The two main student unions on administrative and policy issues is the University Students' Council for all undergraduate students and the Society of Graduate Students for graduate students. The University Students' Council recognizes more than 180 student organizations and clubs, in which more than 19,500 people are

5538-674: The world and 9–12 in Canada. The 2024 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 114th in the world and sixth in Canada. The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Western 201–250 in the world, and 8–10 in Canada. In U.S. News & World Report 2022–23 global university rankings, the university placed 300th in the world, and tenth in Canada. In Maclean's 2023 rankings, Western placed 11th in their Medical-Doctoral university category, tied with Université Laval . The university also ranked 13th in Maclean reputation category. The university has also placed in

5616-409: Was 89.3 percent. For admission in the fall of 2013, there were 45,000 applications for 4,900 spaces. The university also offers students the opportunity to earn credits while studying abroad, through student exchange programs, and internship, faculty-led international excursions, and clinical placements. In the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings, the university ranked 201–300 in

5694-577: Was authorized in Western's first provincial charter, in 1878. Both Huron and Western share the same progenitor in Bishop Issac Hellmuth . Huron moved to its present location, adjacent to Western's central campus, in 1951. King's University College was founded in 1954, as a Catholic-based liberal arts college. Founded as Christ the King's College, it changed its name to King's College in 1966, and King's University College in 2004. Regardless of

5772-879: Was converted into a first-year residence; while Bayfield Hall will become a partial first-year residence in the following year. The support system in Residences at Western is made up of over 500 upper-year students who take on various roles and positions, with the goal being to assist first-year students and act as a resource for them. These positions include Residence Staff, Academic and Leadership Programmers, Community Leaders, Residence and Faculty Sophs, Residents' Council, Residence Tour Guides, and Connect-IT Staff Members. Residence Staff live alongside first-year students across Western's various residences, and assist in building an atmosphere to allow first-year students to grow and adjust to university life. The University Community Centre acts as Western's student activity centre , and

5850-578: Was named the Middlesex Memorial Tower in honour of the men from Middlesex County who fought in World War I. In the early 20th century, a number of institutions became affiliated colleges of Western. In 1919, Brescia College was established as a Roman Catholic affiliate of Western, while Assumption College entered an affiliation agreement with the university. Other institutions that became affiliated colleges of Western includes

5928-598: Was ranked 10th; with a sponsored research income (external funding) of $ 249.669 million in 2017. In 2017, members of Western's faculty averaged a sponsored research income of $ 166,100, while graduate students averaged a sponsored research income $ 41,600. The federal government is the largest source of funding providing 46% of Western's research budget , primarily through grants. Private corporations contribute 10 per cent of Western's research budget. Western's research performance has been noted in several bibliometric university rankings, which uses citation analysis to evaluate

6006-470: Was the highest paid President of any Ontario university, receiving $ 520,000 in salary and benefits. The chancellor of the university acts as the honorary and symbolic head of the university. The position of chancellor is a four-year, non-renewable term. The university's current chancellor is Kelly Meighen, who was appointed to the position on 1 July 2023. The University of Western Ontario is affiliated to three university colleges . Brescia University College

6084-475: Was withdrawn from Huron County and annexed to Middlesex in 1845. In 1837, Bayham and Malahide Townships were transferred to Middlesex from Norfolk County . Metcalfe Township was formed from the north part of Ekfrid and the south part of Adelaide in 1845. Upon the abolition of the London District in January 1850, Middlesex County was constituted for municipal purposes. The County was reorganized as

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