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

Sher Scott
Friday, March 14, 2014
A team in Dal's School of Planning is exploring the changing socio-economic profile of Halifax and what it might mean for the city's future.
Matt Kennedy
Thursday, March 13, 2014
New Dal research explores the benefits of expanding flu vaccine coverage to healthy young people, rather than focusing primarily on vulnerable populations.
Amani Saini
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences' annual book fair featured everything from Middle English comic poems to profanity-laden rock albums.
Asha Katz
Monday, March 10, 2014
A research partnership between an Industrial Engineering professor and Jazz Aviation is leading to co-op and career opportunities for students.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
A recent delegation's visit from China's Nanjing University offers a window into how Dal works to build international partnerships that provide new opportunities for students and researchers alike.