Financial
(from sponsored Research Revenue reporting timeframe of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022)
Sponsored research revenue (public and private) - this is reported annually to the Ministry and is also part of the new Investment Management Agreement requirement of the Ministry.
Internal Performance Metrics
(March 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2022)
1,092 hours of faculty engagement in research 15 faculty involved in research
43 non-faculty staff supporting research
131 unpaid students exposed/participating in research projects
7 paid students participating in research projects
1,136 cumulative number of students to date involved in applied research activities
1 research related award received by faculty/staff
4 courses developed/updated to incorporate research
24 events/activities/research related news/media/publications designed for outreach and knowledge dissemination
36 active projects
13 projects with environmental impact
46 unique research partnerships with industry/organizations
0 disclosures, patent applications, licensed technologies and other forms of knowledge transfer
56 products/processes/services developed or enhanced
College contribution to research
(July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022)
Administration
External Performance Metrics
41 Surveys sent
15 response, 37% response rate
Industry Partner Profile
Business Size
86% Small Enterprise, 1-99 employees
7% Medium Enterprise, 100-499 employees
7% Large Enterprise, 500+ employees
Business Location
60% Alberta based
20% Manitoba based
13% British Columbia based
7% Ontario based
Business Industry Sector
33% Livestock
20% Crops
13% Agriculture Technology
27% Livestock and Agriculture Technology
7% Crops and Agriculture Technology
Impact on Business Innovation
Impact rate of research
13% Game changing
33% Breakthrough
47% Significant
7% Insignificant
Challenges lessened working with Lakeland
• Time
• Expertise
• Cost
• Regulatory requirements
• Demonstration of return on investment for new technology
Market reach
47% National market reach
40% International market reach
Jobs created/ Hiring Lakeland students
40% Said jobs were created
4 Companies hired Lakeland College students
Commercialized project results
40% Commercialized the results
Partner Satisfaction
Interest in working with Lakeland on Applied Research again?
100% Yes
The extent of the success of the project
6 stars average out of 7 Valuable services provided by Lakeland College
• Access to personnel support of facilities, access to students for field work to conference and sharing of Knowledge Translation and Transfer to producers
• Production of professional video and continued feedback on the product
• Non-biased, multi-location, replicated research trials that help companies make business and investment decisions
• Expertise and priority management
• Opportunity to beta test new technology and work with the researchers and facilities at Lakeland
• Access to Student-Managed Farm land for local farmer-driven crop yield data
• Collaboration with experts and other industry peers to test and integrate existing technologies for implementation in commercial agricultural operations
• Knowledge and expertise to conduct successful research projects
• Experience in knowledge translation/training
• Collaborating with industry partners by leading the joint effort. As well as, demonstrating the solution on college herds to show return on investment to industry for adoption by farmers/ranchers
• Expertise in animal care and practice as well as the industry expertise in how operations tend to function in the Canadian landscape
• Expertise and collaborative network to work in development of precision ranching
• Invaluable assisstance from scientists for organizing and collecting samples and data
