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{{Short description|Public research university in Canada}} {{Infobox university | name = University of Calgary | image = University of Calgary coat of arms without motto scroll.svg | image_size = 150px | caption = [[Coat of arms]] | former_name = Normal School (1905β1913)<br>Calgary Normal School (1913β1945)<br>Calgary Branch of the Faculty of Education of the University of Alberta (1945β1958)<br>University of Alberta in Calgary (1958β1966)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edmontonpublicschools.accesstomemory.org/calgary-normal-school|website=edmontonpublicschools.accesstomemory.org|publisher=Edmonton Public Library|access-date=30 August 2024|title=Calgary Normal School}}</ref>{{efn|The following are names of the predecessor institution which the University of Calgary originates from, prior to its reorganization as a standalone university.}} | motto = {{Lang|gd|Mo ShΓΉile Togam Suas}} ([[Canadian Gaelic|Gaelic]]) | mottoeng = I will lift up my eyes | established = {{Start date and age|1966|04|26|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}} | type = [[Public university|Public]] | endowment = {{CAD|1.176}} billion (2023) <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ucalgary.ca/finance/sites/default/files/teams/5/fr-2023-financial-statement.pdf |title = University of Calgary Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2023| page = 5 | access-date = 2024-03-15}}</ref> | chancellor = [[Jon Cornish]]<ref name="University of Calgary, Chancellor">{{cite web |url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/chancellorandsenate/chancellor |title=Chancellor |access-date=2022-09-02}}</ref> | president = [[Ed McCauley]] | provost = Sandra Davidson<ref name="University of Calgary, Executive Leadership Team">{{cite web |url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/about/our-organization/executive-leadership-team |title=Executive leadership team |access-date=2022-09-02}}</ref> | students = 38,175<ref name="University of Calgary - Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA) ">{{cite web |url="University of Calgary - Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA)"/> https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/university.of.calgary.office.of.institutional.analysis/viz/Factbook-SummaryALL/TableofContents</ref> | undergrad = 30,400<ref name="University of Calgary - Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA)"/> | postgrad = 7,776<ref name="University of Calgary - Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA)"/> | city = [[Calgary]] | state = Alberta | country = Canada | coordinates = 51.07871135310736, -114.13309935903472 | campus = Urban, {{cvt|4.13|km2}} | campus_size = | free_label = | colours = Red, gold, and black<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/identity/files/identity/UofC_Graphic_Standards_2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ucalgary.ca/identity/files/identity/UofC_Graphic_Standards_2010.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Colors of the Coat of Arms|publisher=University of Calgary|access-date=2012-02-12}}</ref><br> {{color box|#CC0000}} {{color box|#FFCC00}} {{color box|#000000}} | sports_nickname = [[Calgary Dinos|Dinos]] | mascot = Rex the [[Tyrannosaurus]] | website = {{URL|https://www.ucalgary.ca/}} | logo = File:University_of_Calgary_Logo.svg | academic_affiliations = [[Canadian Association of Research Libraries|CARL]], [[Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate|CUSID]], [[International Association of Universities|IAU]], [[Universities Canada]], [[U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities|U15]] | sporting_affiliations = [[U Sports]], [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association|CWUAA]] | faculty = 1,848 <ref name="staff-count">{{Factbook-SummaryALL by University of Calgary - Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA)| url=https://oia.ucalgary.ca/system/files/2014-2015fb_6_1-summary.pdf | title=All Staff Groups Summary (2011 to 2014) | access-date=2015-06-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041959/https://oia.ucalgary.ca/system/files/2014-2015fb_6_1-summary.pdf | archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref> | administrative_staff = 3,116<ref name="staff-count" /> }} The '''University of Calgary''' ('''U of C''' or '''UCalgary''') is a public [[research university]] located in [[Calgary]], Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the [[University of Alberta]], founded in 1908, prior to being instituted into a separate, autonomous university in 1966. It is composed of 14 faculties and over 85 research institutes and centres. The main campus is located in the northwest quadrant of the city near the Bow River and a smaller south campus is located in the city centre. The main campus houses most of the research facilities and works with provincial and federal research and regulatory agencies, several of which are housed next to the campus such as the [[Geological Survey of Canada]]. The main campus covers approximately {{Convert|200|ha}}. A member of the [[U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities|U15]], the University of Calgary is also one of Canada's top research universities (based on the number of [[Canada Research Chairs]]). The university has a sponsored research revenue of $380.4 million,<ref name="FactSheet" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://researchinfosource.com/top-50-research-universities/2018/list|title=Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2018|publisher=Research Infosource|work=Canada's Top 50 Research Universities|year=2018|access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> with total revenues exceeding $1.2 billion. The university maintains close ties to the petroleum and geoscience industry through the Department of [[Geosciences]] and the [[Schulich School of Engineering]].{{Explain|date=August 2019|reason=What exactly is the relationship between these industries and the university?}} The university also maintains several other departments and faculties, including the [[Cumming School of Medicine]], the [[University of Calgary Faculty of Arts|Faculty of Arts]], the School of Public Policy, the [[University of Calgary Faculty of Law|Faculty of Law]], and the [[Haskayne School of Business]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/OverallRanking|title=World University Rankings By 2018|publisher=NTU Rankings|year=2018|access-date=3 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025093249/http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/OverallRanking|archive-date=25 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://talkcalgary.com/bestfirms.html |title=Calgary's Top 50 Employers. 2010 |publisher=Talkcalgary.com |date=2000-08-13 |access-date=2011-03-10}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2019|title=Graduate Employability Ranking 2019|access-date=10 March 2019|work=QS Top Universities|publisher=QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited|year=2018}}</ref> Notable former students include Canadian Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]], [[Java (programming language)|Java]] programming language creator [[James Gosling]], [[Uber]] co-founder [[Garrett Camp]], astronaut [[Robert Thirsk]], and [[Lululemon Athletica]] founder [[Chip Wilson]].<ref name="FactSheet">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/ucgy/groups/Marketing/University-Fact-Sheet.pdf|title=Our University|publisher=University of Calgary|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010005244/https://www.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/ucgy/groups/Marketing/University-Fact-Sheet.pdf|archive-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> The university has produced over 170,000 alumni who reside in 152 countries.
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