At ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, we foster a supportive research environment that encourages students, faculty and staff to pursue their unique goals.
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV promotes internationally competitive research and scholarship through the many units that serve our research mission.ÌýResearch support services at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV live in both individual faculties, as well as in central offices under the vice-president, research and innovation portfolio and office.
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Research Facilitation
Research Grants Facilitators work with researchers to identify funding opportunities and develop competitive research grant applications. The Facilitators monitor and evaluate research funding developments and provide professional guidance to faculty members in the selection and preparation of research grant applications. Find your Research Facilitator.
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Research Services
Research Services (ORS) advances ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s research mission by assisting faculty in obtaining and administering financial support for their research through grants and contracts. They help faculty navigate the full lifecycle of research projects, from pre-award application through post-award administration, to closeout. ORS manages the , oversees the process of funding applications, negotiates and executes contracts, and is responsible for overseeing compliance with ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, provincial and federal regulations. Learn more about ORS.
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Research Ethics
The Research Ethics (ORE) team supports researchers through the ethics review process for research involving human participants, from the preparation of a new submission to the continuing review of ongoing research. Learn more about ORE.
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Institutional Strategic AwardsÌý
ISA is responsible for managing major institutional funding portfolios including the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Research Chairs and Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan). The ISA team also assists with the more complex Tri-Agency grants, particularly when significant partnerships are involved. Services include both pre-award proposal development and post-award project management. ISA staff work closely with Faculty-based Research Facilitators to deliver a coordinated service.ÌýThe mission ofÌýISA is to increase success, reduce administrative burden and to make it possible for the university and ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV faculty to successfully compete for the most significant and prestigious grants, prizes and awards available. See more.
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Technology Licensing Office
The TLO is focused on disseminating intellectual property (IP) knowledge, and providing IP protection and IP commercialization services to all ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV members.Ìý The TLO supports all ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV members including faculty, students and university researchers in the strategic management of IP they generate through their inventions. Connect with TLO.
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Animal Care Services
Animal Care Services (ACS) at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is committed to providing faculty, staff and students with high quality, cost-effective research and teaching animal resources. In addition to suitable housing facilities and animal husbandry services for animals used in biomedical research, ACS provides veterinary services, personnel training and expertise in common laboratory methodologies, anaesthesia and surgical techniques for rodents, birds and fish. Learn more.Ìý
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Environmental Health and Safety
The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) department, under Safety and Risk Services, administers the Biosafety program which facilitates the safe and informed use of biological materials, and the Radiation Safety program, which facilitates the safe and informed use of radiation sources and devices. Integral to each program are the issuance of permits to support compliance with all regulatory requirements and related University policies. Visit the EHS department website.
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Research Expertise Engine
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's Research Expertise Engine (REE) includes over 46,000 titles authored by ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV researchers, searchable by keyword, author, department or faculty. It is currently available to the ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV community and the general public. REE helps ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV researchers connect to colleagues with similar interests, or with whom new multidisciplinary collaborations can be built. It also helps researchers and graduate students from other institutions find ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV researchers and ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV research works. REE allows industry, government, partners and media to search for ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV scholars and research interests.Ìý