Research
Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives
The new MicroResearch Institute at º£½ÇÉçÇøapp is a proven, community‑driven research model that empowers local people — doctors, nurses, midwives, community health workers, teachers, police and students — to investigate and solve the health and public safety challenges they understand better than anyone.
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Friday, March 13, 2026
Dal research teams are receiving more than $7.3M in Canada Foundation for Innovation support to expand labs and tools driving breakthroughs in water resilience, ocean science, marine tracking, and digital stewardship of Canada’s past
Thursday, March 26, 2026
In this episode of Sciographies, we talk to Dr. Leanne Stevens, an educator and university teaching fellow in º£½ÇÉçÇøapp’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and associate dean, academic in the Faculty of Science.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Dr. Kimberley Hall’s Killam fellowship will accelerate her collaboration with NRC partners as they work to advance quantum hardware and strengthen Canada’s future secure‑tech capabilities.
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Monday, December 18, 2023
Researchers at º£½ÇÉçÇøapp and the University of Oxford examined how refugees were received in Canada and the UK, finding low reception rates in both countries and limited pathways for settlement.
Monday, December 18, 2023
Saving those swept into the sea. Distant marine food source clogged with microplastics. Winter offers no defence against Lyme-infected ticks. World's most voracious predators? It's us. Combatting stress linked to cancer.
Monday, December 18, 2023
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp professor Dr. Paul Bentzen is in a race against time. Supported by a team of researchers and students, he’s breeding and studying the Atlantic Whitefish with the goal of bringing it back from the brink of extinction.
Friday, December 15, 2023
Climate change and overfishing are depleting global fish stocks with clear implications for the food security future of billions of people.
Friday, December 15, 2023
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp rose a spot to 15th overall in the Research Infosource list of Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2023.