Facilities
• The $52.2-million National Institute for Nanotechnology, a joint project between the National Research Council, the Government of Alberta and the University of Alberta, is the heart of nanotechnology research in Canada. The 20,000-square meter building is one of the world’s most technologically advanced research facilities.
• The original North Campus covers about 50 city blocks with more than 90 buildings; additional land off campus for research.
• Agri-Food Discovery Place supports research in meat safety, crop use for food, including research into nutritionally enhanced food, and crop use for industrial products, such as bio-degradable fuel sources and bio-plastics.
• University of Alberta Libraries: Canada’s second-largest research library; ranks first in volumes per student with 5.7 million volumes; has access to more than 410,000 full-text electronic journals and more than 600 electronic data bases.
• Timms Centre for the Arts, is regarded as the finest theatre teaching facility in the country.
• Van Vliet Physical Education and Recreation Centre and Foote Field are superb facilities for most outdoor and indoor sports.
• Creating a vibrant hub in downtown Edmonton fostering research, learning and partnership, Enterprise Square is home to TEC Edmonton, the Faculty of Extension, School of Business executive education and family business programs, a U of A Bookstore and various administrative units, including Alumni Affairs and University of Alberta International.
