Research

At UCW, our professors generate new scholarly and applied knowledge befitting our status as a growing, diverse, globally informed, innovative, technology-oriented institution with close connection to the business community. UCW professors have active research programs and publication profiles across business, management, technology, arts and sciences fields.

In addition to our growing and significant scholarly capacity and profile, many UCW faculty bring deep practical experience from outside of academia. Our faculty include highly accomplished professionals from the business world that transfer and drive valuable new knowledge in the classroom, boardroom, and beyond.

Learn more about our interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Studies and consult the UCW Directory to access expertise and scholarly profiles on UCW faculty members. We look to foster and enable applied research with the wider business community. The UCW research enterprise is facilitated and supported by the Office of Research and Scholarship

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UCW ranks 1st in 2024 for most Scopus-indexed publications among private institutions

University Canada West (UCW) has ranked first among private institutions in Canada in terms of the most Scopus-indexed publications for 2024. Scopus is one of the world’s most reputable scientific indexing databases.