Research
Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives
The new MicroResearch Institute at ÃÀÅ®×ö°® 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 ÃÀÅ®×ö°®â€™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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Friday, December 10, 2021
Haorui Wu, a Canada Research Chair in Resilience and an assistant professor in ÃÀÅ®×ö°®â€™s School of Social Work, is exploring front-line retail workers' individual-work-family challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that has affected their well-being.
Thursday, December 2, 2021
The mental health of older Canadians has suffered significantly over the course of the pandemic, with depressive symptoms actually persisting and worsening over time particularly for those experiencing loneliness, according to a new study by a team of Canadian researchers including ÃÀÅ®×ö°®â€™s Dr. Susan Kirkland.
Thought leaders, stand up! OpenThink initiative for PhD students now recruiting for its third cohort
Friday, November 26, 2021
OpenThink builds the next generation of experts by equipping PhD students with the skills and stage to share their ideas, inform on issues and influence public policy. Applications for the next cohort accepted until Friday, December 17.
Friday, November 26, 2021
Dal researchers were named winners in three major categories at the 2021 Discovery Awards, Atlantic Canada's most prestigious science recognition event, while Dr. Noni MacDonald was celebrated as this year's inductee to the Discovery Centre’s Science Hall of Fame.
Friday, November 26, 2021
In the next episode of Open Dialogue Live, hear from ÃÀÅ®×ö°® alumni and researchers on the importance of a sustainable and healthy food production system, the complexity of our food and agricultural industry and the socioeconomic considerations that contribute to food insecurity and inequity.