The Alliance of Canadian Comprehensive Universities (ACCRU) is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Chair, Dr. David Cruise Malloy, Vice-President (Research) at the University of Regina. He is the Principal Investigator for the International Healthcare Ethics Research Team at the University of Regina, the Foreign Director of the International Bioethics Research Institute of Shandong …
Canada’s research and innovation ecosystem has benefited from recent historic investments that ACCRU has warmly welcomed. In response to the Government of Canada’s invitation to share our priorities for the 2019 federal budget and in keeping with this year’s theme of Economic Growth: Ensuring Canada’s Competitiveness, we are pleased to offer the following recommendations, which if …
PRESS RELEASE February 28,2018 Cliquez ici pour une version en français. QUEBEC CITY, Quebec – The Alliance of Canadian Comprehensive Research Universities (ACCRU) welcomes the historic investments that will contribute significantly to the deployment of Canadian fundamental research. These investments are consistent with the orientations of the Report of the Expert Panel on Fundamental Science Review. …
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The Alliance of Canadian Comprehensive Research Universities Responds to the Advisory Panel on Federal Support for Fundamental Science’s Report For immediate release Wednesday, April 12, 2017 —————————————————————- NOTE: The following is an op-ed piece from Dr. J. Kevin Vessey, Chair of the Alliance of Canadian Comprehensive Research Universities (ACCRU) —————————————————————- As chair of the Alliance …
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Upholding a large and diverse research portfolio in all of Canada’s universities is in the higher interest of Canada and all Canadians. It not only contributes to building Canada, it maintains Canada’s universities’ ability, from coast to coast and in all sectors and in all of Canada’s regions, to react promptly and adequately to diversity …
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Dr. Richard Marceau. Dr. Marceau was a strong advocate for ACCRU and a member of its executive. He will be greatly missed by all that knew him. Read more here.
Researchers from ACCRU member universities at Lakehead University, University of Regina, and Universite de Moncton recently published an analysis of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Discovery Grant decisions. Their analysis “consistently reveal the probablilty of success and the mean monetary value of awards in Discovery Grant competitions are higher for …
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April 6, 2016 – Ottawa – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Canada’s post-secondary institutions are at the forefront of excellence in science, research and innovation. They help to train the workforce of tomorrow and create the knowledge and insights needed by the private and public sectors to build a clean, sustainable economy. The Minister …
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