/channels/taxonomy/term/12853/all en /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-88-m-funding-sshrc-359643 <p>Sixty-eight McGill researchers have received grants through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), for a total federal investment of $8.8 million.</p> Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:29:01 +0000 webfull 202633 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sshrc-partnership-grant-funds-research-project-empower-youth-worldwide-transforming-gender-norms-357558 <p><em>Education Professor Claudia Mitchell receives $2.5 million in funding for ambitious visual arts-based initiative</em><br /> <br /> Gender disparities persist glaringly around the globe with gender-based violence standing out as one of the most widespread human rights violations. Alarmingly, only 52 per cent of women who are married or in a union freely make their own decisions about sexual relations, contraceptive use, and health care. The United Nations has identified transforming harmful gender norms as a critical goal among its 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.</p> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:59:16 +0000 webfull 200330 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-receive-sshrc-insight-development-grants-356578 <p>Thirty McGill researchers across disciplines have received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) through their Insight Development Grants competition. In total, $35.3 million in funding for 577 research projects at 66 Canadian institutions was announced.<br /> <br /></p> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:36:52 +0000 webfull 199185 at /channels /channels/channels/news/suite-government-funding-support-mcgill-research-343544 <p>Today, the Government of Canada announced an investment of more than $ 301 million in support of social sciences and humanities research, bioscience infrastructure and the Canada Research Chairs Program. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry made the announcement at the Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa. McGill was awarded 35 Insight Development Grants from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and 11 renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC) from the Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP).</p> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:17:57 +0000 webfull 184568 at /channels /channels/channels/news/four-mcgill-projects-receive-sshrc-partnership-engage-grants-328112 <p><i>SSHRC invests over $80k in new McGill research projects through the Partnership Engage Grants competition, two of which are directly related to COVID-19 research.</i></p> <p>Recently, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced the recipients of its latest competition of Partnership Engage Grants, as well as recipients of its Special Initiative COVID-19 grant competition. Four McGill researchers received funding through Partnership Engage grants for their projects, two of which received grants under the Special Initiative COVID-19 competition.</p> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:58:26 +0000 webfull 167355 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-garner-over-7m-sshrc-funding-322679 <p>20 McGill researchers receive funding from SSHRC through Partnership Program Grants, Partnership Development Grants, and Postdoctoral Fellowships</p> <p>The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently unveiled the recipients of its fall 2019 round of Partnership Grants, including two McGill-led projects, totalling $5 million. SSHRC also unveiled the recipients of the round’s Partnership Development Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships, in which 18 McGill applicants received over $2 million in funding.</p> Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:13:47 +0000 webfull 161257 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sshrc-invests-two-new-mcgill-library-research-projects-298861 <p>The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has poured research funding into two new research projects based out of the McGill library. In the Partnership Development Category, <strong>The Gwillim Project</strong>, led by Dr. Victoria Dickenson and based out of the Blacker Wood Collection will be forging new networks over the next three years. The Gwillim Project centres around the life and world of two sisters in early 19th century Madras (now Chennai), Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds.</p> Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:35:36 +0000 webfull 151017 at /channels /channels/channels/event/sshrc-impact-award-289963 <p>SSHRC Impact Awards are designed to build on and sustain Canada’s research-based knowledge culture in the social sciences and humanities.</p> Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:51:24 +0000 webfull 141265 at /channels /channels/news/ecps-dr-muis-appointed-canada-research-chair-231644 <p><a href="/edu-ecp/people/academic#muis">Dr. Krista Muis,</a> Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was recently appointed <a href="http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/about_us-a_notre_sujet/index-eng.aspx">Canada Research Chair</a>, Tier II, in Epistemic Cognition and Self-Regulated Learning.</p> <p><strong><em>Congratulations Dr. Muis!</em></strong></p> Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:30:21 +0000 webfull 99951 at /channels /channels/event/maut-forum-implementing-recommendations-naylor-report-268157 <p>An event hosted by the McGill Association of University Teachers (MAUT)</p> Tue, 16 May 2017 20:11:33 +0000 webfull 128267 at /channels /channels/news/sis-phd-student-robert-ferguson-awarded-sshrc-doctoral-fellowship-research-personal-information-mana-236964 <p><span>Congratulations to McGill School of Information Studies PhD student Robert Douglas Ferguson on receiving a prestigious Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship. </span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span><span>Robert's research investigates how senior citizens, who wish to live independently and remain in their own homes for as long as possible, can benefit from the results of 20 years of research in Personal Information Management (PIM). <span></span><br /></span></span></p> Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:23:47 +0000 webfull 103158 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-led-partnership-projects-receive-sshrc-funding-238500 <p>Three innovative research partnerships at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ have received significant long-term investments from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) partnership grants program, totaling more than $6.8 million. Each project will use novel approaches to advance knowledge and understanding on critical issues of intellectual, social, economic and cultural significance -- from teaching computers to recognize musical symbols in images, to deepening understanding about text mining and the place of information technology within society. Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:26:25 +0000 webfull 104835 at /channels /channels/news/major-health-benefits-music-uncovered-225589 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:41:11 +0000 webfull 95376 at /channels /channels/news/media-love-men%E2%80%A6-bad-news-women-255762 <p align="center"> Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:57:00 +0000 webfull 112938 at /channels /channels/news/dr-beverly-baker-and-dr-aziz-choudry-recently-awarded-sshrc-connection-grants-225705 <p>Dr. Baker and Dr. Choudry were recently awarded SSHRC Connection Grants to fund knowledge mobilization activities, aiming to facilitate the multidirectional flow of knowledge between universities and the community.</p> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:13:24 +0000 webfull 95551 at /channels