Faculty of Science

Research. Innovation. Discovery.

As a research-intensive faculty and one of the largest academic units at the University of Manitoba, we offer a broad range of expertise with many diverse applications across all our departments. Through research, we strive to answer fundamental questions to better understand our world.

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Research. Innovation. Discovery.

Centres, facilities, and department research

Departmental research

At the Faculty of Science, we put research, discovery, and innovation at the heart of everything we do throughout our departments. Learn more about the variety of research areas and opportunities in each department.

Centres, facilites and institutes

Learn more about our research centres research priorities.

Supporting research and scholarly work

The Faculty of Science 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.

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Awards and recognition

UM’s tradition of excellence in research, scholarly work and other creative activities spans over 140 years. In recogniztion of outstanding research and scholarly work the Faculty of Science and UM celebrates achievements with annual nominations held for local, national and international awards.

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Undergraduate research

Each year, the Faculty of Science and the University of Manitoba provide a multitude of unique learning opportunities through undergraduate research awards. These programs allow undergraduate students to interact with the best minds and research leaders in their fields. This experience opens them up to new possibilities for a research career in either government, academic, or industry sectors.

Research innovation and commercialization Resources

Research, Sponsored and Endowed Chairs

The Faculty of Science is home to Canada Research Chairs created through contributions from individuals, government agencies, foundations and/or corporations, which provide targeted support in defined research fields.

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Dr. Ned Budisa
NSERC Canada Research Chair in Chemical Synthetic Biology - Tier 1

Dr. Ned Budisa is a pioneer in genetic code engineering and chemical synthetic biology. As Canada Research Chair in Chemical Synthetic Biology, his mission is to create synthetic life forms and technologies by generating artificial biodiversity with novel genetic codes.
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Dr. Lorenzo Livi
NSERC Canada Research Chair in Complex Data - Tier 2

Dr. Lorenzo Livi, is developing methodologies for performing change detection on sequences of attributed graphs with variable numbers of vertices and edges. Ultimately, this could lead to the development of change-detection algorithms for medical and industrial applications, such as the ability to predict epileptic seizures or detect faults in smart grids.
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Dr. Samar Safi-Harb
NSERC Canada Research Chair in Extreme Astrophysics

Dr. Samar Safi-Harb, is trying to shed light on how matter behaves in extreme environments that are unlike those on Earth. She and her research team are also studying the origin of the heavy elements and of the high-energy cosmic rays that drive the evolution of galaxies.
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Jorg Stetefeld

Dr. Jörg Stetefeld
NSERC Canada Research Chair in Structural Biology and Biophysics - Tier 1

Dr. Stetefeld is working on an integrated approach in structural biology and biophysics to study target proteins. This research will lead to the development of of structure-based applications, new therapeutic tools and applied biotechnological devices in the fields of biomedicine and biotechnology.
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Dr. Gary Anderson
NSERC/Manitoba Hydro Industrial Research Chair in Conservation Aquaculture of Lake Sturgeon

Dr. Gary Anderson, examines the effect of environmental parameters on the development of Lake Sturgeon in an aquaculture setting. The research will improve rearing methods to produce fish that may be better suited to contribute to subsequent generations and thus sustain and enhance existing populations, thereby supporting responsible environmental stewardship as the need for hydroelectricity as a sustainable energy source continues.
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Research Chairs in Fundamental Science

Researchers in the Faculty of Science who are conducting outstanding fundamental research in the life, physical and computational science fields.

Rh Awards and Vanier Scholars

The Rh Awards

The Rh Awards were established by the Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation to support the advancement of knowledge in all fields at UM. Awards are given in two categories: The Dr. John M. Bowman Memorial Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation Award, awarded to one established faculty member annually and the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Awards, awarded to seven early career faculty members.

Banting Fellows and Vanier Scholars

Banting postdoctoral fellows are the best postdocs in the world. The recipients are top-tier postdoctoral talent, nationally and internationally. This award positions Banting Fellows to succeed as research leaders. Only seventy fellowships are awarded across Canada annually, valued at $140,000 over two years.

Named after Major-General Georges P. Vanier, the first francophone Governor General of Canada, the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Vanier CGS) program helps Canadian institutions attract highly qualified doctoral students.

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Faculty of Science
230 Machray Hall, 186 Dysart Rd
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Canada

foscomms@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8507
204-474-7618
Our office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.