Research

Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives

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.

Featured News

Andrew Riley
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
Jocelyn Adams Moss
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.
Kenneth Conrad
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.

Archives - Research

Ken Conrad
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Hear from four Dal PhD students on how they're meeting the challenge of continuing to work remotely and moving their research projects forward.
Landon J Getz
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he would not wait for Health Canada approval for coronavirus treatments and vaccines. There are real consequences to rushing ahead of rigorous scientific data, writes PhD student Landon Getz.
Erin Elaine Casey
Thursday, April 16, 2020
The award-winning Safe Assured program began as an initiative to help Nova Scotia become the first province in Canada in which community pharmacies reported prescribing errors. Now, the Dal-led initiative is helping keep pharmacies safe on a national scale.
Jocelyn Downie
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
If COVID-19 causes a ventilator shortage in hospitals, triage protocols will dictate who gets life-saving treatment. Health-care workers need protection from liability for following those protocols, writes Law professor Jocelyn Downie.
Michele Charlton
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
A pandemic is a global event with ramifications extending well beyond the boundaries of medical care. That’s why a leading Dal disease researcher is studying public policy and its social implications in the context of COVID-19.