Research
Discovery in Science
The Faculty of Science is among the most research intensive units at the University. Our faculty are passionate about their disciplines and the questions they seek to answer. Their research work engages undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of ways, creating an environment where faculty provide scientific mentorship and share their passion and joy for discovery. Faculty members across all disciplines are making significant contributions to the creation and application of knowledge through their collective discoveries that impact the scientific world alongside local communities. The Faculty of Science offers research-focused degress (BSc Honours, MSc, PhD), employs a large number of research personnel, and is home to various emerging scholars and research chairs.
Featured Research Stories
The making of a physicist
Doctoral student Alicia Potsam receives the prestigous Vanier Scholarship
Organic matter revealed in a 44-million-year-old beetle
Using a novel collaboration between physics and biology to study the past
What makes a good graduate-student supervisor?
Biology professor receives national award for outstanding graduate mentorship
Finding strength and inspiring others
Finding strength and inspiring others
UofR physicist is a role model for transgender scientists and youth
Physicist standing in front of UofR in autumn
https://www.discoursemagazine.ca/my-identity-is-my-superpower-2/2023/03/29/
Research Quick Links
Institutes and Affiliations
Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associates
Research Videos
Freshwater Fish Research
Medicinal Chemistry Informed by Indigenous Knowledge
Field Research in Cypress Hills
Discoveries in the Outer Solar System
Water Quality and the Environment
Biologist Peter Leavitt explains to local media the role of the Institute of Environmental Change and Society on scientific education and research (1 minute, 34 seconds)