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Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Canada

Western University says it ranks third worldwide in Global Undergraduate Awards

Western University in Canada reports that its students and alumni won top honours in the Global Undergraduate Awards, an international competition recognising undergraduate research.

Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Why it matters: Western University's students and alumni are the ones recognised, with the university reporting a third-place worldwide standing for undergraduate research.

Western University in Canada said its alumni and students won top honours in the Global Undergraduate Awards.

According to the university, it ranks third in the world for undergraduate research recognised through this international competition.

Editor’s view

Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

The recognition applies to Western University's undergraduate researchers and alumni, and the university reports that the results place it third worldwide in the competition.

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