Research

A steady increase in research funding has paved the way for innovative projects that help to solve complex problems including UWinnipeg's Indigenous research and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) research that is helping to shed light on key issues.

Arnold Osei in red and blue plaid shirt smiles at the camera while leaning on a railing above a large room with wood and brick walls.

December 14, 2023

Achieving excellence in cybersecurity research

Arnold Osei, who arrived at UWinnipeg from Ghana, has garnered accolades and scholarships while conducting cutting-edge cybersecurity research.

Head shots of Drs. Ed Cloutis, Stephen Smith, Darshani Kumaragamage, Ross Stokke, Lian Smythe, Joshua Hollett, and Brandon Goulding.

September 1, 2023

UWinnipeg researchers receive more than $1.3 million in NSERC funding

Seven University of Winnipeg researchers – Drs. Joshua Hollett, Darshani Kumaragamage, Ed Cloutis, Iian Smythe, Brandon Goulding, Stephen Smith, and Ross Stokke – received more than $1.3 million in NSERC funding through the Discovery Grants Program.

August 31, 2023

UWinnipeg Canada Research Chair receives $2.1 million in federal funding

Dr. Jeff Martin is receiving a three-year Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Subatomic Physics Project Grant to support a joint project between physicists in Canada and Japan.

Group photo of Drs. Amy Desroches, Stephanie Bugden, and Stephen Smith standing in front of plants.

August 30, 2023

New cutting-edge neuroscience lab opens at UWinnipeg

Thanks to $130,344 in funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation's John R. Evans Leaders Fund, Drs. Stephanie Bugden, Amy Desroches, and Stephen Smith have opened the new Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience lab, which will examine the neural mechanisms underlying children's ability to learn to read, to write, and to perform math.

UWinnipeg student-athlete Emma Friesen holding a soccer ball while wearing a Wesmen Athletics jersey.

August 24, 2023

UWinnipeg student-athlete finishes first at the Medical Physics Summer Student Symposium

Emma Friesen, who is a member of the Wesmen Athletics' women's soccer team, took home first-place honours at the symposium for presenting her undergraduate thesis: "Voxel-Based Analysis of the Mouse Corpus Callosum Using Oscillating Gradient Spin Echo MRI Pulse Sequences."

Two students conducting research in a lab.

August 17, 2023

UWinnipeg secures more than $1 million in Mitacs internships

The University of Winnipeg has surpassed $1 million in Mitacs internships for the third consecutive year, allowing undergraduate and graduate students to do research across disciplines.

Top row (left to right): Annie Martel and Pranav Sadana. Bottom row (left to right): Ayomide Fatogun, Isabella Lu, and Hassan Abdulkadir.

August 11, 2023

Master’s Studentship Competition supports student research

Five University of Winnipeg Faculty of Graduate Studies students – Annie Martel, Hassan Abdulkadir, Isabella Lu, Ayomide Fatogun, and Pranav Sadana – received $12,000 Master's Studentship Awards through Research Mantioba's 2023 Grants and Awards Competition.

July 20, 2023

UWinnipeg physicist to advance neutrino research at CERN

University of Winnipeg physicist Dr. Blair Jamieson is the envy of The Big Bang Theory's Dr. Sheldon Cooper, as he and his research group are heading to CERN in Switzerland this fall.

P2GS Scholars and Faculty sitting in a classroom.

June 8, 2023

Pathway to Graduate Studies closing ceremony

The University of Winnipeg's Pathway to Graduate Studies celebrated its milestone fifth year in May. Nine Indigenous undergraduate students and more than 20 faculty members participated in the four-week Faculty of Graduate Studies program from May 1 to 26.

Michelle Beltran stands in Riddell Hall Atrium.

May 18, 2023

Graduate Studies student prepares for Western Regional 3MT Competition

Faculty of Graduate Studies student Michelle Beltran will be representing UWinnipeg at the Western Regional 3-Minute Thesis Competition at the University of Saskatchewan on May 25.

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