Granting councils award $4.4 million to UVic researchers

University of Victoria researchers have made a strong showing in this year’s competitions for research funding from Science and Engineering Research Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), receiving grants totalling almost $4.4 million.

Sixty-eight grants totalling almost $2.5 million will come from NSERC for research projects and equipment in the scientific and engineering disciplines. Project topics range from studies of earthquake hazard in Western Canada, particle physics, integrated renewable energy systems and ultra-wideband communications.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded nearly $1.9 million to UVic researchers for 20 research projects examining such topics as the impact of health education on adolescent health literacy, the adoption of Chinese orphans by Canadian parents, and the impact of environmentalism on the law.

"Our level of success in these very competitive national granting programs once again confirms the high quality of UVic researchers and their work, as judged by their peers," says UVic vice president research Dr. Martin Taylor. "All of these projects reflect UVic’s commitment to knowledge creation and its application for societal benefit."

Lists of all projects funded are available on the NSERC website at www.nserc.ca/programs/result/2005/rg/index_e.htm and on the SSHRC website at www.sshrc.ca.