Rising to new heights

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Rising to new heights

Nine UM subjects now place among the top 10 in Canada in their respective fields, three in top five: ShanghaiRanking

UM joins top universities from around the world that made the influential 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Nine UM subjects now rank in Canada’s top 10 in their respective fields, up from five in 2023, with three subjects on national top five lists, up from one last year.

One UM subject, Food science and technology, also broke the global top 100 this year, a significant achievement. The annual list by ShanghaiRanking evaluates more than 5,000 universities and includes the University of Manitoba as one of 1,900 universities worldwide across 104 countries.

It is one of three UM subjects that rank in the national top five. Dentistry and oral sciences, along with biological sciences (up from 14th last year), both rank fifth nationally and in the top 101-150 globally.

“We are delighted by our increased rankings due to the impressive performance of UM researchers, with one UM subject now ranking in the global top 100, and virtually doubling UM subjects in the national top 10 and top five,” says Vice-President (Research and international) Dr. Mario Pinto.

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