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Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are global leaders in pandemic preparedness

In 2002, German researcher Volker Gerdts relocated to Saskatoon. Cutting-edge vaccine research was the attraction. Now he is at the helm of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO).

Research security

Learn about the CFI’s new research security policies. Access forms, guidelines and other information to help you navigate these new requirements.

Supporting research across the spectrum

Our Innovation Fund supports a broad range of research programs to help Canada remain at the forefront of exploration and knowledge generation; our College Fund helps colleges foster partnerships to address the needs of a Canadian industry or community. Learn more about these two funds.

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Recent updates

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Dec 19, 2024 Quebec

Unravelling the secrets of the universe: Deep learning in astronomy

Laurence Perreault-Levasseur and her team at Université de Montréal are using deep learning in astronomy to develop and apply analysis methods that will do nothing short of helping us better understand the universe itself while improving medical imaging and climate modelling.

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Dec 19, 2024 Ontario

Creating ethical AI

By probing the sociocultural risks of artificial intelligence, Lai-Tze Fan is helping create technologies with fairness built in

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Dec 20, 2024 Quebec

Turbo-boosting pharmaceutical breakthroughs

Discovering a new drug can feel like hunting for a needle in a haystack. Ré Mansbach is developing AI-powered tools to streamline those searches.

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Oct 7, 2024 Ontario

Is bad air quality making you sick?

The air you breathe contains thousands of natural and synthetic chemicals. Joseph Okeme is identifying which ones cause chronic diseases.

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Aug 28, 2024 Nova Scotia

Can plant-based proteins taste better?

Marcia English wants to give consumers all the benefits of pulse proteins without the beany flavour. That’s good news for Canada’s $6.3 billion pulse industry.

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Jun 1, 2024

Raising up Indigenous voices in research

For this National Indigenous History Month, discover research projects that are led by Indigenous researchers and which address the priorities of their communities

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May 8, 2024 Alberta,Ontario

Sacred spaces

Indigenous Territory and Knowledge-sharing in the digital age

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Mar 13, 2024

The power to transform

Our Innovation Fund provides the foundation for world-class, impactful research that is made in Canada

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Mar 13, 2024 Prince Edward Island

Coastal scourge

Compounded by a changing climate, severe erosion is scouring Prince Edward Island’s coastline. Researchers are designing an elaborate coastal hazard monitoring and modelling system to help protect the island’s shores from being further flushed out to sea.

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Mar 13, 2024 Quebec

Genetic sleuthing

A state-of-the-art laboratory is leveraging modern and ancient DNA analysis in tandem with genealogical data to fully understand an evolving population

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Mar 13, 2024 Quebec

Moving beyond surviving to thriving

A new network of eight Canadian universities aims to help make a difference for children and youth exposed to trauma

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Mar 13, 2024 British Columbia,Manitoba

Unlimited access

Researchers combine expertise in engineering and occupational therapy to build wheelchairs that further break down barriers to mobility

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Mar 13, 2024 Ontario

A fresh take on protecting our waters

A wide-ranging survey of aquatic environments in Eastern Ontario will bring together Indigenous and Western Knowledge to find better ways to preserve Canada’s freshwater habitats and species

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Mar 5, 2024 Quebec

Unsettling the Canadian hockey story

Collecting the stories of hockey players, builders and fans from Lac Seul First Nation to reveal a different narrative about Indigenous hockey

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Feb 21, 2024 Nova Scotia

Meet Canada’s greenhouse gas detectives

With a few creative hacks, the Flux Lab has transformed a lab bench gas analyzer into a mobile tool they’re using to measure emissions from pipeline leaks, landfills and melting permafrost in the field

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