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Azrieli Foundation to Fund Community Music Research Project

MHRI partner organizations Community Music Schools of Toronto, Lotus Centre for Special Music Education, and Sarah McLachlan School of Music have rece…
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Nov 7

A Trebek Forum for Dialogue

The Institute will be the host of a Trebek Forum this fall, The impact of participatory music on mental health: dialogues with researchers and music e…
MHRI Clinic Inauguration
Nov 5

MHRI Clinic Inauguration

This November the Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI) at the University of Ottawa and the The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research will …
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MHRI researchers awarded national CFI funding

Professors Anna Zumbansen and Gilles Comeau were awarded a CFI grant to explore the benefits of non-clinical group music programs on ...
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Gilles Comeau joins the Royal as a senior scientist

Dr. Gilles Comeau will be joining The Royal as a senior scientist within the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) ...
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Dr. Anna Zumbansen receives KMb Excellence Award

Congratulations to MHRI Associate Director Dr. Anna Zumbansen, who was recently awarded by the University of Ottawa for her Knowledge Mobilization ...
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MHRI held its first conference

The Inaugural Conference of the Music and Health Research Institute was held at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre from May 3rd to May 5th, 2023 ..…
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An MHRI team led by Gilles Comeau awarded a PHAC grant

Director Dr. Gilles Comeau and a group of Institute partners have recently been awarded 1M over four years from the Public Health Agency of Canada ...
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Jesse Stewart elected to the College of the Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to MHRI member Jesse Stewart who was recently elected to the College of the Royal Society of Canada! A member of Carleton University’s…
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Music to improve the well-being of hearing-impaired children

Drawing on health sciences, social sciences, engineering and medicine, institute research covers many topics ...
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New research institute to explore the impact of music on health and well-being

The newly established University of Ottawa Music and Health Research Institute (MHRI) has made it its core mission to ...
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Professor Gilles Comeau wins learned society award

For 20 years, Gilles Comeau has shone new light on the mysteries of teaching and learning piano. His research at the crossroads of the humanities ...
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New Music and Health Research Institute to be launched at uOttawa

The MHRI, to be announced by the University of Ottawa in September, is an innovative research institute at the intersection of music, health sciences,…