The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is a member of the U15, a group of the top research universities in Canada. The U of S hosts two unique national research facilities — the Canadian Light Source, which is one of the world’s leading synchrotron facilities, and VIDO-InterVac, a world leader in developing vaccines and technologies to fight infectious diseases in humans and animals.

Other nationally important research centres include the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation, the Global Institute for Water Security, the Global Institute for Food Security and the Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre.

The campus is home to a full range of health science colleges, including medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy and nutrition, as well as graduate schools for public policy, public health, and environment and sustainability. Current U of S research strengths include: agriculture and food security, energy and mineral resources, synchrotron sciences, Indigenous scholarship and engagement, water security; and “one health”—an integrated approach to human/animal/ecosystem health.

The university is a leader in community-engaged scholarship, which connects research, teaching and learning with the needs and interests of local and global communities. With one of the highest populations of students among Canadian post-secondary institutions, the university puts particular emphasis on fostering Indigenous student success.

More than 25,000 students from around the world study at the U of S, and more than 170,000 alumni are spread across the globe.