Follow along for updates on current funding opportunities, upcoming events, award recipients, and researcher stories that highlight the research taking place in Nova Scotia.
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New CIHR Opportunities for Early Career Researchers
In January, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced the launch of two new opportunities for early career researchers – the Reviewer in Training (RiT) Program and the Health Research Training Platform (HRTP) Pilot. Reviewer in Training (RiT) Program The Reviewer in Training (RiT) program offers early career researchers a learning opportunity to gain… Read more
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NS Researcher Connecting Cannabis and Mental Health
Nova Scotia researchers are investigating the impact cannabis consumption has on developing brains. With some of the highest reported rates of cannabis use among youth in the country, this research is needed to help Nova Scotia’s young adults make informed decisions. Leading the study is Dr. Phil Tibbo, Professor of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University and… Read more
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Research Project to Track Presence of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia Wastewater
UPDATE (April 7, 2022): Centre for Water Resources Studies Launches Public Covid-19 Wastewater Dashboard January 8, 2021 (Halifax, NS) Researchers across Nova Scotia are launching a project aimed at detecting the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 in human wastewater, helping to identify the potential presence of the virus quickly and before it can… Read more
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Research Nova Scotia Announces $2 Million in Funding for New Health Researchers
HALIFAX, NS (December 10, 2020) Research Nova Scotia (RNS) is pleased to announce over $2 million in funding for new health researchers in Nova Scotia to help increase capacity in this critical area. The 21 recipients are located at Dalhousie, Acadia, St. Francis Xavier, Saint Mary’s, Mount Saint Vincent, and Cape Breton University as well as… Read more
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Federal Research Funding Integrated Calendar
Canada’s federal research funding agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)—together with the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), have created an integrated calendar of agency and interagency funding opportunities. The integrated calendar lists a wide-range of funding opportunities for… Read more
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Our Mission-Oriented Approach to Research
When Research Nova Scotia began operations on April 1, 2019, we needed to figure out how the new organization would fulfill its mandate. How do you support, organize and coordinate research funding in such a way that the research is in line with the needs of the province, but without telling researchers what or how… Read more
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