Nouvelle technologie pour la prevention d’accidents de travail pour ameliorer la sante et la securite des employes au sein des usines. Utilisation de la gamification pour la formation des mesures preventives de sante et securite au travail permettant d’offrir des contenus interactifs et ecologiques (immersifs). Cette plateforme permet la mise en pratique des nouvelles procedures […]

Families (i.e. siblings) with children and adolescents with autism often experience demanding stressors and distress associated with providing care to their family member with autism. Distancing requirements imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic have halted many of the programs that parents rely on for respite and support (e.g. interventions, day programs, schools, adapted recreation and leisure, […]

The current public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we socialize with eachother, how we access health care, and our economic conditions over a short period of time. For people who are marginalized, these changes may cause decreases in income, loss of social support and community connections, unstable home environments, […]

Communities and regions throughout Canada have just been hit with a bomb that is a major threat multiplier: Covid 19. Across the country, rural municipalities that were already struggling economically are now struggling even more with how they should move forward, and support economic recovery and stabilization. This research project will focus on how to […]

This research will help VUCAVU.com, a non-profit online streaming platform for independent Canadian film and video artworks, determine how best to serve a widening range of users and partners given growing interest prompted by COVID-19 restrictions. The primary focus will be on educational stakeholders who need online access to audio-visual resources due to significant expansion […]

The COVID19 crisis has had an immense impact in loss of employment across nations and sectors. Youth are one of the most impacted demographic groups as job security has become more precarious. With a main objective of addressing youth unemployment in recovery packages while remaining committed to climate progress, this project proposes a quantitative and […]

The overall objective for this project is to support the research of one PhD student to advance the methods for modelling energy-climate policies, a field in which START in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at SFU is one of the leading research units in the country and in which Navius Research Incorporated is […]

The Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) was created to develop and implement a comprehensive National Autism Strategy (NAS) to addresses critical gaps in funding and policies which are preventing autistic individuals and their families from exercising their equal rights as Canadians. COVID-19 has created additional challenges for families across Canada that must be taken […]

We live in a world where prisons are seen as a necessary condition for public safety and accountability. But there were no prisons on Turtle Island prior to colonization! The abolitionist dr eam of a world without prisons is grounded in a concrete historical context. This project both recovers and invents decolonial abolitionist methods for […]

Permettre à l’organisme diffuseur Palais Montcalm – Maison de la musique (PMMM) de trouver sa place dans l’univers numérique afin de se doter de nouvelles stratégies facilitant l’accès aux contenus de musique spécialisée tout en assurant la viabilité économique des initiatives et un engagement de son public (p. ex. via l’enregistrement sonore 3D immersif).

La croissance de l’industrie des croisières s’est appuyée ces dernières années sur des navires de plus en plus grands, avec une capacité de plusieurs milliers de passagers. La présence de ces navires modifie l’environnement quotidien des résidents qui les reçoivent. Ces résidents sont une composante fondamentale de l’attractivité des destinations touristiques et la prise en […]

Youth with disabilities and their caregivers are disproportionately affected both by the COVID-19 pandemic and the policy measures that are adopted in response. Given the increased risk for this vulnerable population, intentionally planning and co-designing policy to meet the needs of youth with disabilities in emergency preparedness efforts is critical. Unfortunately, there is inadequate data […]