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
Friday, September 19, 2014
After a life-changing trip to India, Dal postdoc Jeremy Schmidt has devoted his research to understanding how water is governed and managed.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
This year's Molly Appeal campaign will support an expansion of the Maritime Brain Tissue Bank, improving an essential resource for neuroscience research at Dalhousie Medical School and the Brain Repair Centre.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Wasundara Fernando, who received the Cancer Research Training Program Award, is studying molecules in certain foods that could potentially treat breast cancer.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Dal instructor and alumnus Omar Gandhi wins Canada Council 2014 Professional Prix de Rome prize, awarded annually to a young architect in recognition of outstanding achievement in Canadian architecture.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Dal research offers insights into the struggles perfectionistic students can face in their first year at university, and how friendships and getting involved on campus can make a big difference.