Following an extensive consultation with our research community, we have defined our new Strategic Areas of Research based on the following themes:
Strategic Areas of Research
See how we have redefined our research pillars to move discovery and innovation forward to build a better world.
“With Transformation 2030, we’re taking research in a new direction. The result is four Strategic Areas of Research that tackle some of humanity’s most pressing challenges.”
Julie Saint-Pierre
— Interim Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Overview of Strategic Areas of Research
Creating a sustainable environment
- Canadian environment
- Emerging materials and nanotechnology
- Sustainable development, regulation and education
- Sustainable natural systems, infrastructure, technology and energy
- Synthetic biology
Advancing just societies
- Democratic governance, public policy and law
- Human rights, migration, equality and social justice
- Arts, culture and values
- La Francophonie and bilingualism
- Responsible management
Shaping the digital world
- Quantum and photonics technology
- Law, ethics, security and policy
- Digital health, digital humanities and digital entrepreneurship
- Learning in a digital age
- Digital technology development and applied artificial intelligence
Enabling lifelong health and wellness
- Reimagined health-care systems, practice-changing research and education
- Genetics and systems biology of health and disease
- Brain and mental health
- Vascular and cardiovascular health
- Regenerative medicine and innovative therapies
- Infection, immunity and inflammation
Cross-cutting themes
The following themes apply to all areas of research:
- Interdisciplinarity
- Knowledge mobilization, translation and transfer
- International collaboration
- La Francophonie and bilingualism
- Indigenous knowledge
Directions and objectives
To achieve our research goals, we will:
- DEMONSTRATE national and global leadership in Strategic Areas of Research.
- STRENGTHEN international connections and collaboration.
- EXPAND research opportunities through increased competitiveness and diverse sources of funding.
- ENGAGE local, national and international communities and partners in areas of mutual interest and increase the impact of our research by promoting its uptake into policies, practices, services and products.
- FOSTER AND CELEBRATE excellence, equity, diversity and inclusion in our research community and our research approaches.
- SUPPORT state-of-the-art infrastructure and administrative structures to attract and retain world-class researchers and support them in their research.
Find out how our researchers are building a better world.
Contact us
Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland St
Room 246
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1N 6N5
Tel.: 613-562-5270
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