Creative Funding Opportunities for Cultural Space Projects: Lessons for Toronto

This research project investigates public and private investment ideas and strategies for local culture and heritage projects, with an emphasis on lessons for Toronto, Canada. The study will identify emerging trends and developments in the areas of urban planning, heritage preservation, cultural investment and local governance. The research will be based on current thinking from […]

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Using Remote Sensing and GIS to Better Understand a Copper Porphyry Prospect (Peru)

Elida is a newly discovered copper porphyry prospect located in Central Peru. The overall copper reserves are unknown and cannot be estimated from field inspection alone. The proposed research by the intern is aimed at helping to solve this ‘puzzle’ by using and developing remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS) techniques for this […]

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Touring Strategy for Why Not Theatre

This project will develop an innovative touring strategy for Why Not Theatre’s production of The Mahabharata, expanding its reach across domestic and international markets. The intern will collaborate with theatre professionals to design a business model that enhances touring efficiency, audience engagement, and financial sustainability.

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Doctoral student agency in career imagination: A qualitative case study in mainland China

This project aims to examine how doctoral students in mainland China navigate their agency in career imagination—how they think about and act on their career aspirations—during their studies. It investigates what personal, structural, and socio-cultural factors influence doctoral student agency, and how the interplay of these factors and agency shapes their career envisioning and action […]

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Modernization of Chinese Earth-Sheltered Dwellings

The proposed research project will be to visit survey and document post and modern cave dwellings, live in the villages, getting to know the local villagers and craftsmen, and engage in cross-cultural and interdisciplinary research. Through method of record, from measured drawings to statistical analysis, full scale details to test of structural performance or climate […]

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Informing clinical practice and pandemic preparedness at The Hospital for Sick Children using the POPCORN COVID-19 database

The COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges in the provision of optimal patient care, including at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). For instance, there was a lack of evidence regarding appropriate viral testing and interventions, and the virus was also associated with adverse health events occurring well beyond acute infection. In response, SickKids has been […]

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Declining and Stigmatized: An Analysis of French and Canadian Left-Behind Places

The world’s economy is changing at a rapid rate. Resources and population growth are becoming concentrated in a small number of larger cities, while other cities have become “left behind”. The dissatisfaction of living in poorer economic conditions and the resentment toward economically successful cities, has prompted resident political discontent. Left-behind places are also prone […]

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Innovations in Talent Strategy and Work Culture in Human Resources

The challenge CrucialLogics is currently facing is how to innovate our current processes, workflows, and work culture to support our organization and its clients as we enter the new era of growth and technology. New Innovation in operations (specifically HR) is required as we scale the business and with remote work. This project aims to […]

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Revolutionizing Asset Management: RFID-Powered Solutions for Asset-Heavy Industries

Scatterlink is a nuanced technology company that delivers advanced inventory and asset management solutions design specifically for asset- heavy industries. Through the use of Radio- Frequency Identification technology (RFID), Scatterlink bridges the gap between physical assets and digital management, providing real-time visibility, tracking, and actionable insights. The asset-heavy industry faces substantial challenges with manual, labor-intensive […]

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