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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Research Nova Scotia Investing $27 Million in Community-Focused Research
Research Nova Scotia (RNS) is awarding $27 million to four projects through its Focused Research Investments (FRI) initiative. This is RNS’s largest investment to date and its most significant in community-engaged, outcomes-driven research. The four projects are: Etuaptmu’k W’loti: Using Mi’kmaw Knowledge to Create Health & Wellness Solutions IWK Health/Tajikeimɨk, $7 million Improve access to… Read more
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Etuaptmu’k W’loti: Using Mi’kmaw Knowledge to Create Health & Wellness Solutions
THE CHALLENGE Mi’kmaq have always carried the knowledge that is required to thrive, but the history and ongoing legacy of colonialism in Canada has systematically disrupted Mi’kmaw systems of health. L’nu children and youth experience significant health disparities including less access to safe and timely care, lower rates of reporting for physical and mental health… Read more
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Homeward Bound: Enhancing Healthcare, Housing, and Social Support for Aging Rural Nova Scotians
THE CHALLENGE In 2024, 22% of Nova Scotia’s population was 65 or older, surpassing the national average of 19%. People in this age demographic are more at risk of frailty, living in inappropriate housing, and social isolation. As people age, their chance of needing long-term care increases. However, most aging Nova Scotians want to live… Read more
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Unifying Networks to InnovaTE (UNITE): A Whole of System Approach for Youth Mental Health
THE CHALLENGE Mental health and substance use disorders are a major threat to the well-being and future potential of young people. There can be no health without mental health and most mental health challenges begin before the age of 24. Nova Scotians experience higher rates of mental health and substance use disorders, suicidality, and report… Read more
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Creating Integrated Restorative Communities for Locally Engaged Solutions (CIRCLES-NS)
THE CHALLENGE As the idea of a community and our social connections has changed, Nova Scotians report being less healthy, feeling less safe, and less happy – especially among those who are vulnerable or marginalized. Government and the consumer economy have increasingly replaced many functions and services the communities used to provide but cannot fully… Read more
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Research Nova Scotia Provides $1.48 Million to Researchers to Support the Efficient and Effective Delivery of Healthcare to Nova Scotians
With funding provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Research Nova Scotia has awarded 15 early-career health researchers in Nova Scotia with a New Health Investigator Grant (NHIG). Read more
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