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

Damian Lidgard
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Scientist and photographer Damian Lidgard is "inspired by the power and transient moods of the sea."
Billy Comeau
Friday, June 3, 2011
Dalhousie's unique aquatic research centre is being expanded.
Billy Comeau
Friday, June 3, 2011
As one of his students said, "People have to remember, the ocean is not just our pantry, it is our toilet and our air conditioner."
Marilyn Smulders
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Dalhousie Oceans Week is a chance to celebrate
Marilyn Smulders
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The "quantitative fatty acid signature analysis" allows researchers to study predators' diets.