Research
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
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 Dalhousie’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.
Archives - Research
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
In a new book, Brenda Beagan of Dal's School of Occupational Therapy shares research into the relationship between gender and how we think about and choose our food.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Jeremy Schmidt, who spent the past year as a Banting Fellow with Dalhousie's Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, is the 2015 recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada's Talent Award.
Monday, November 2, 2015
As the oneNS Coalition rolls out its action plan, we look at how Dalhousie is positioning itself to play a crucial part in shaping the development of a stronger province.
Friday, October 30, 2015
English Professor Julia Wright explores how it is that uncanny monsters, creepy houses and other Gothic motifs continue to dominate popular fiction.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
The first Dalhousie faculty member to receive a prestigious Trudeau Fellowship, Prof. Downie's work will inform law, policy and practice around end-of-life care in Canada.