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Research and scholarly activity

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Research and innovation

In 2019 The Winnipeg Foundation committed $1 million to support innovative, collaborative medical research projects in Rady Faculty. Learn more about this fund and how to apply.

Learn more about the two interdisciplinary research teams to awarded funding in 2024: The Winnipeg Foundation funds innovative groundbreaking research at Rady

Dream big: investing in research and innovation

Researchers in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are encouraged to dream big. The Rady Faculty has invested in research through 10 core facilities, platforms and services (created and managed by the faculty), cutting-edge tools and technologies - all to help make dreams a reality.

Learn more, or view a full list of RFHS core platforms.

Canada Research Chairs in the Rady Faculty

The Canada Research Chairs Program was established by the Government of Canada to attract and retain some of the world's most accomplished and promising minds.

View a complete list of Rady Faculty Chair holders

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Areas of expertise

Researchers in our health-focused member colleges are individually recognized as experts in their field, leading discovery in a broad range of interests that have an impact that can be seen everywhere in our daily lives.

Search our expert directory

Supporting research

The Rady Faculty is committed to funding and supporting research. The resources below will connect you with people, spaces, equipment, opportunities and policy or guideline-related information — all in effort to enhance your journey to discovery.

Funding

If you're looking for internal and external awards, funding and grant opportunities or grant review resources - here are few places to start.

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Resources and supports

It's important to ensure your research meets ethical and safety requirements and follows UM policies and guidelines. We're here to link you to supports that will help keep your research on track.

Trainee opportunities and supports

Core facilities

Our core facility offerings range from state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to expertise in clinical trials, data science, knowledge translation and evaluation to housing Manitoba's largest health and population computational and statistical data repository.

Undergraduate Research Awards

As a research-intensive university, UM provides a multitude of unique learning opportunities for undergraduate students to interact with the best minds and research leaders in their fields. Learn which RFHS researchers are accepting students for this summer’s program.

Research in our colleges

Learn more about our college-level research priorities and see where our research is leading.

Partners and affiliates

Researchers across the Rady Faculty have a relationship with various partners, research affiliates, and centers and institutes vital to our research endeavours.

Our partners and affiliates include (but not limited to):

Research Framework and strategy

All of the resource materials linked above are available in alternate formats upon request to RadyResearch@umanitoba.ca.

Advisory committee

The Research Advisory Committee (RAC) supports the Vice-Provost of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences by providing guidance on research-related matters.

Responsibilities

The committee’s responsibilities include:

Policy development: Creating and reviewing research policies within the Faculty and advising on external policies.
Funding: Proposing ways to increase research funding.
Education & capacity: Developing strategies to improve research education and capabilities.
Collaboration: Designing strategies to enhance research collaborations within and outside the Faculty.
Evaluation: Assigning members to subcommittees to evaluate and prioritize research proposals.
Reporting: Regularly updating activities and making recommendations to relevant bodies.
Communication: Sharing research activities and opportunities among the Colleges of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

Chair and executive members

Chair: Vice-Dean Research, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Executive Members:

Research lead, Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry
Research lead, Max Rady College of Medicine
Research lead, College of Nursing
Research lead, College of Pharmacy
Research lead, College of Rehabilitation Sciences
Representative chair from Basic Science Departments, Max Rady College of Medicine
Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine

General membership

The general membership includes:

Executive Members (as listed above)
Graduate Studies Leads from all Colleges in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Chairs of Departments or their delegates from all Colleges in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Directors of the three faculty-wide Core Research Platforms:
- Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP)
- Centre for Health Innovation (CHI)
- Central Animal Services
Research lead, Indigenous Health Institute, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Manitoba Student Health Research Forum

This annual event offers opportunities for advanced training, networking, and professional development for Manitoba graduate students and postdocs.

Manitoba Student Health Research Forum

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Research and scholarly activity

Research and scholarly activity

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Areas of expertise

Closing the gap in Indigenous health

Knowledge translation in health care

Leading change in population and global health

Understanding and responding to infectious disease

Supporting research

Funding

Resources and supports

Core facilities

Undergraduate Research Awards

Research in our colleges

Partners and affiliates

Research Framework and strategy

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Research strategy (PDF)

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Chair and executive members

General membership

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