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The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is Canada's federal funding agency for research and research training in natural sciences and engineering at Canadian universities and colleges. Its vision is to help make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for the benefit of all Canadians.

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NSERC renews British Columbia/Yukon Chair for Women in Science and Engineering

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is pleased to announce the renewal of Dr. Jennifer Jakobi as the British Columbia/Yukon Chair for Women in…

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Applications reopen for NSERC Alliance International Collaboration grants

Canadian university researchers can once again access funding to collaborate with international research teams through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of…

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International research call with the National Research Foundation of Korea focused on quantum technologies is now open

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) have launched a new NSERC – NRF call for proposals on…

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Research stories
In 2025, Dr. Mahumm Ghaffar and Dr. Maryam Bibi, both originally from Pakistan, became the first students to earn PhDs in subatomic physics from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). They were also the first doctoral graduates in this field in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Long before autonomous machines began to reshape modern agriculture, Dr. Danny Mann was exploring what many in the field had overlooked: while much of the research around automation was focused on advancing machinery, Dr. Mann was interested in the people behind the machinery.
Imagine helping a friend carry a couch from one room to another and somehow pivoting it around tight corners without scraping the walls. How is it that the two of you move as if you share the same mind?
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