U of R secures over $8M in federal funding to support 66 research projects

REGINA — The University of Regina (U of R) has received over $8 million in federal funding.

Per a media release, the funding was provided by three research granting agencies, including the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

This funding will help support 66 research projects led by U of R scholars. These projects include:

• Indigenous community-led water governance (Dr. Margot Hurlbert)
• Extending the life of electric vehicle batteries (Dr. Zhanle Wang)
• Investigating toxic positivity in the workplace (Dr. Alexandra Lefcoe)
• Using rare atoms to study the building blocks of matter and the origins of elements (Dr. Gwen Grinyer)

Additionally, two recipients are researchers who have been recognized with two Canadian academic awards, the SSHRC Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.