Research

Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives

Equipping communities with research skills to improve their lives

The new MicroResearch Institute at Dalhousie 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 Dalhousie’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

Mary-Eleanor Power
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
While it was his love of animals that drew him to Dal's Agricultural Campus, Eric Pace has found his way into studying the unique properties of the increasingly popular Haskap berry.
Marie Visca
Friday, March 18, 2016
As part of Brain Awareness Week (March 14-18), Dal's Brain Repair Centre hosted a public forum in which several of its researchers shared insights into what goes on inside our heads.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, March 17, 2016
What does it mean when we don't get vaccines? Dr. Langley, the CIHR-GSK Chair in Pediatric Vaccinology, discusses the impact of immunization programs and their importance for disease prevention.
Nick Wright
Thursday, March 17, 2016
PhD student Ubong Peters (Biomedical Engineering) took home first prize at Dal's Three-Minute Thesis finals, competing against nine other finalists to succinctly summarize their research in rapid-fire presentations.
Marie Visca
Friday, March 11, 2016
Compelling speakers from across the Dal community and beyond are gathering at the Student Union Building this Sunday for the fifth annual TEDxDalhousieU event.