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.
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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
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Physics and Atmospheric Science’s Scott Chapman explores the formation of the early universe.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Sociologist Chris Helland shared his expertise on religion, faith and the digital age at the World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global Agenda.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Reception celebrated faculty who have received major research awards, thanking them for their contribution to the university.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
James R. Johnson Chair hosted a recent workshop illuminating the contributions of black Canadians to one of the country's most famous conflicts.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Pharmacology's Susan Howlett has shown that the relationship between frailty and age is almost the same in mice as it is in humans.