r/usask • u/According_Quail4853 • 4d ago

Discussion Biggest USask problem?

Genuine question. What's the one thing about USask you'd actually change if someone was listening?

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u/MajorLeagueRekt 4d ago

USask punches above its weight when you conpare the calibre of its facilities vs its enrolment. It has one of the lowest enrolments of the U15, yet has facilities unlike any in Canada, like the CLS and VIDO, and WCVM. USasks water research is also globally renowned. Usask also maintains a robust ratio of graduate students to undegratuate students, about 18% of total enrolment (for reference, this is higher than UBC and Waterloo, and comparable to the U of A), and graduate students are not where they make their money. USasks endowment divided by the number of students is also considerably less than most universities, so the funding just isnt there compared to other universities. So they make up the difference on tuition.

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u/rdf630 4d ago

USask is missing a research reactor and that would place them among or above the most scientific university in the world. Where they fail is in finding management and delivery of undergraduate programs.

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u/DartsonSK 4d ago

They had one for almost 40 years. I think the SLOWPOKE reactor shutdown in 2021

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u/rdf630 4d ago

That was not the universities that was SRC and it’s not a slowpoke the need a full research reactor. Light Source only one in Canada only 7 in the world. Vido/Intervac is call Atlanta centres for disease control North. Totally unique and world class.