Poor waste management poses a threat to human health. Apart from being unsightly, it pollutes the air, has an adverse influence on water bodies, and depletes the ozone layer when burned—all of which contribute to climate change. Conventional waste management strategies are frequently used inefficiently. Newfoundland-based, SmartBin is a startup enterprise making rapid product development […]

Building on this, the intern will help us innovate and grow our business so we can thrive post-pandemic. This project will benefit our business in terms of providing an innovation-based approach for us to thrive in the market. The overall objective for this project is to assess our strengths and weaknesses and to create strategy […]

Atlantic Healthy Oceans Initiative (AHOI) is a non-profit organization that is tackling the reduction of single-use plastics and increasing waste diversion from landfills through the improvement of waste management in the Gros Morne Region for tourism business operators, municipalities and the Gros Morne National Park. AHOI will continue the work it started in 2020 to […]

The Ecology Action Centre’s Marine team works locally, nationally and internationally towards protecting the marine ecosystem and maintaining sustainable fisheries, which support vibrant coastal communities. The marine team has a remote office based in Norris Point, NL and where this internship will be based. We are offering a Marine Planning and Community Engagement Internship position […]

A significant portion of the population in Newfoundland live in rural areas. Housing presents a number of challenges to this populace including, but not limited to, the high cost of rent, low vacancy rate, the high cost of utilities, and the deteriorating nature of some rentals. Housing challenges also affect the mental state of renters […]

Grouping images into different themes is a non-trivial step in the photobook curation. In this work, we aim to propose a novel image theme recognition method, and find unique attributes related with theme in given images.

Collective Interchange: Toolkit for Immigrant Women focused on Sustainability of Businesses and/or Employment There is a considerable gap between the needs of immigrant communities and the services that are offered. This gap sometimes stems from the non-inclusive structure of service providers. With respect to employability and business readiness factors, research shows that many people face […]

Fundraising is critical to the health of the organization which is in a rural location in NL. We need a new fundraising model and have identified a student with an interest in this area. Especially in the Covid-19 pandemic, TNL now more than ever needs to change and improve the way it approaches fundraising. A […]

This Mitacs project will focus on mapping the landscape of social innovation labs in Canada, specifically: understanding how it has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; the methodologies and approaches applied by social labs across the country in addressing complex problems; and importantly, the impact these processes have on the people and communities […]

Mobile recycling, as part of efforts to help reduce the greenhouse emissions, is a novel type of recycling type emerged in recent years. The U-Cycle automated mobile recycling system located in Newfoundland and Labrador is a typical paradigm. This research project focuses on developing methodologies for multiple modules for the next-generation mobile recycling, including mechanism, […]

Choices for Youth (CFY) is a non-profit charity organization incorporated in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador and provides housing, family, and employment services for youth aged 16-29. As part of this programming, CFY operates social enterprises in construction, retail, manufacturing, and most recently food services, providing employment training opportunities supporting youth to move into competitive […]

This research project focuses on using functional modelling (FRAM) to map trainee-trainer interactions in lifeboat simulators. The functional model will be used as a basis to create a virtual instructor that can provide feedback to trainees autonomously in Virtual Marine’s lifeboat simulators. The research will contribute to improving the capabilities of Virtual Marine’s lifeboat simulators […]