Organization: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

SSHRC project to examine fate of ancient culture

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is investing $2.5 million in a research project to determine the fate of an ancient culture in the Boreal forest region of Siberia. The Univ of Alberta‘s Dr Andrzej Weber has assembled an international team of anthropology, archeology, geography, genetics and climate researchers to excavate the remains…

SSHRC sponsors major new research award

A major new prize has been announced for outstanding research in the social sciences and humanities. The $100,000 SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement in Research will be presented annually by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The first winner will be announced at a gala awards dinner in Ottawa October 16. The five researchers…

Councils adopt interim stem research cell measures

Canada’s three granting agencies have adopted the Interim Tri-Agency Measures for human pluripotent stem cell research, effective June 12 until September/04. The councils took the unprecedented step after Bill C-13, which addressed research using human embryonic research, died on the order paper when Parliament recessed for the summer. The councils will harmonize their policy —…

SSHRC funds advanced materials research

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded a $159,000 grant for a study on the growth challenges of advanced materials firms. The study will be undertaken by Dr Elicia Maine, assistant business professor at Simon Fraser Univ. Maine will collaborate with researchers from the Univ of Cambridge and the Massachusetts Institute of…

NSERC expands Northern Research Chairs program

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has expanded its Northern Research Chairs program with the announcement of an additional $6.1 million to fund six new chairs. The chairs will be located at Carleton Univ, McGill Univ, Univ of Manitoba, Univ of Alberta, Univ of Laval and Wilfred Laurier Univ. They will focus their…

NSERC launches six Northern Research Chairs

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC is launching up to six Northern Research Chairs as a first step towards implementing recommendations contains in last year’s task force report (R$, October 2/00). The chairs program will begin immediately and ramp up over two years to $1.25 million annually. The joint NSERC/Social Sciences and Humanities…