Western University is investing in a ‘brain gain’ initiative to attract and secure elite academic talent, allocating up to $30 million to a pair of new strategic programs that will recruit and support the very best students, postdoctoral fellows and researchers from around the world. (More)
On May 14, 2013 (8:30-4:30, in Dental Sciences Building 1002), invited representatives from Grand Challenges Canada, International Development Research Centre, Embassy of France and ISTPCanada will walk the participants through the changing landscape of global health research, and requirements and processes for funding success. (More)
Many Canadian funding agencies are requiring the NEW Common CV for their upcoming competitions. Research Services would like to remind you that completing a Renewed Common CV takes time...please plan accordingly! (More)
A winter after discovering Canada for France, Jacques Cartier’s exploration crew started suffering and dying from the dreadful scurvy disease in 1535. (More)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professor Jesse Zhu has been recognized by Biomedical Materials as having one of the best papers published within the last two years. (More)
Their research may have taken years to form, but Western graduate students had a mere three minutes to distill the complexities and significance of their work to a multidisciplinary audience at the second annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, held last week in the Davenport Theatre. (More)
With annual research funding in excess of $220 million, and an international reputation for success, Western ranks as one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities.
From fundamental to applied knowledge, Western’s researchers make discoveries that provide tangible benefits for the economic, social, health and cultural development of citizens in London, in Canada and around the world.
While the University has achieved acclaim for research in a full complement of disciplines, it has identified signature areas in which global-scale clusters of research excellence have been established, including: