Sichuan University was formed by the merger of Sichuan University, Chengdu University of Technology and West China University of Medical Sciences. The former Sichuan University was founded in 1896 by Lu, Governor of Sichuan Province. It is the earliest modern institution of higher learning in southwest China. The former Chengdu University of Science and Technology was the first batch of multidisciplinary engineering colleges established during the adjustment of departments in New China.

Research institutions of Sichuan University:

Official website information in February 20 15 shows that the school has 1 national major scientific and technological infrastructure, 4 national key laboratories, 2 national engineering technology research centers, 4 national engineering laboratories, 1 national key discipline laboratories, 1 national technology transfer center, 9 national key laboratories and 6 engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education.

There are 45 provincial key laboratories, 4 key research bases of philosophy and social sciences of the Ministry of Education and 3 national clinical research bases. In addition, Sichuan University Science Park is one of the earliest 15 national university science parks approved by the state.

Scientific and technological achievements of Sichuan University:

According to the information of official website from 2065438 to February 2005, the school has won 34 national science and technology awards since 2005, including 2 national natural science awards in 2007. In 2005, it won the first prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award 1, which was the first time that Sichuan University won the prize as the first unit since 17. Since 2003, the school has won 2 17 provincial science and technology achievement awards.

Among them, in 2004, it won 8 first prizes from the Ministry of Education, ranking first in the national universities; Won 227 provincial outstanding achievement awards in philosophy and social sciences.