Coastal landscapes, bridging the terrestrial and marine environments, are characterized by their dynamic shorelines and diverse geomorphological features, including soft and rocky shores, cliffs, coastal shelves, and wetlands. These habitats are crucial for supporting life cycles, marine food webs, and broader ecosystem functions. As climate change and human activities increasingly impact these areas, effective monitoring […]

This research project aims to help entrepreneurs in the Westman Region of Canada, especially those who are newcomers or from underrepresented groups, overcome their marketing challenges. Many of these entrepreneurs struggle to promote their businesses effectively due to limited access to funding and a lack of market knowledge. By working with participants in the Lending […]

The project aims to support Terre à table, an organization committed to sustainable agriculture, by deepening the understanding of the economic and environmental challenges related to agri-environmental practices in Quebec. The intern will conduct research to identify barriers to farmers’ adoption of sustainable practices and ways to overcome them. It will also analyze the sustainability […]

Le stagiaire réalisera une étude de faisabilité pour les Banques alimentaires du Québec. BAQ reçoit des dons en denrées mais ont également des programmes d’achats. La problématique des produits saisonniers est donc majeure lorsque l’organisation se voit obligée de refuser des dons / achats à très bas prix à cause du manque de capacité d’entreposage. […]

Spending time in natural environments and nature-based programming is associated with significant health benefits. These outcomes are particularly important for Indigenous youth, whose mental health and wellbeing continues to be a priority for healthcare in Nova Scotia (NS). There is a need for further research that includes NS youth perspectives and identifies their experiences, needs, […]

Solid State, based in Surrey, provides support to BIPOC and racialized communities through cooperative development and social enterprise incubation. To meet our goal of onboarding 12 new cohorts annually, we need to build capacity within our development team by training young post-secondary students in cooperative development, a field growing in importance as communities seek sustainable […]

This project involves conducting a literature review of research and popular publications on transformative justice—an approach that aims to develop responses to violence by understanding the structures of inequality outside of the current pathways of criminalization and punishment—with the aim of developing applied tools, resources, and guidelines for distribution as open access resources in both […]

The goal of this research is to shift climate engagement by improving climate-arts practices through better alignment of underlying research processes and evaluation frameworks. Currently, climate engagement is dominated by the information deficit model, a theory of change widely understood to be more effective in raising awareness of climate challenges than supporting pro-climate behavioural change. […]

Can the refinement of existing drone image acquisition and processing steps lead to improved absolute accuracy of calibrated radiometric thermal orthomosaics in order to more accurately identify salmon thermal refugia?

Connections Community Services Society (CCSS) faces the critical challenge of securing sustainable funding to support its wide range of community-focused programs for children, youth, and families. Founded in 1974, CCSS has been a cornerstone of the Richmond community, providing essential services that promote growth, resilience, and well-being. However, like many non-profits, it operates in an […]

We will collaborate with St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation (SMRHF) to conduct a research study that will explore women’s lived experiences with being diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) before the age of 50, also known as early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC). Specifically, we are interested in learning about women’s experiences with the healthcare system during their […]

Interest in mining deposits formed at deep-sea hydrothermal vents for minerals that are required for the transition to clean energy technologies has increased. However, animal communities at hydrothermal vents and the surrounding deep-sea have not been well characterized. Many of the animals at hydrothermal vent sites, such as deep-water corals and sponges, are indicators of […]