Research
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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, August 1, 2012
Postdoc Kate Rawlinson locates the Acropora-eating flatworm, a reef-devastating species which had previously only been found in captivity.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Doug Staple returned to Dal after a PhD in Germany to research more efficient ways to build solar panels.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
A Dalhousie invention, recently licensed by medical device company Ototronix, is poised to become a more attractive, less obtrusive option for patients suffering from ear damage.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Faculty of Management builds on existing relationships with a new CIDA-funded project to support farm development and food security in Cuba.
Monday, July 9, 2012
From offshore drilling to handling the effects of climate change, international experts gathered at Dal last month to identify legal gaps in activities on the continental shelf.