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

Michele Charlton
Friday, January 18, 2019
ÃÀÅ®×ö°®, Metamaterial Technologies Inc. and Mitacs are teaming up to bring together new researchers and inventors in metamaterials science — an emerging field of study that seeks to manipulate light in ways never before achieved.
Cecilia Khamete
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Dr. Scott Halperin, a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at ÃÀÅ®×ö°® and Director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology, provides insight into the reasons for the high number of flu cases this season
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Registration is now open for Dal's annual competition of brains and brevity. Learn more about the 3 Minute Thesis event and hear from last year's winner on her strategies for success.
Sylvain Charlebois
Monday, January 14, 2019
Almost one in five Canadians are going meatless or eating far less meat. But most establishments aren't actually targeting vegetarians or vegans, writes food researcher Sylvain Charlebois; they're chasing "flexitarians." Here’s why.
Emma Geldart
Monday, January 14, 2019
Ahmad Al-Mallahi, who joined Dal's Faculty of Agriculture in October, is focused on improving the efficiency of crop production operations.