The best research is collaborative.
Read on to learn more about the interdisciplinary research taking place in our Research Centres. Or check out some of the laboratories and cutting-edge research facilities where research happens at Nipissing.
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CENTRES & INSTITUTES
IWRC
The Integrative Watershed Research Centre (IWRC) supports and leads watershed-related research, provides unique field and laboratory training opportunities affiliated with Nipissing’s MES/MESc graduate program, and develops new opportunities for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research addressing environmental problems.
CICAS
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Arts and Sciences (CICAS) was formed to cultivate collaborative research networks at Nipissing University and to serve as a strategic hub for innovation in the Northern Ontario region. The centre advocates the importance of trans-disciplinary research that spans disciplinary and institutional boundaries.
C-WAG
The Centre for the Study of War, Atrocity, and Genocide (C-WAG) focuses on the study and teaching of state-sponsored violence and its aftermath. It facilitates scholarly discussions, with the goal of engaging an international academic community, attracting promising undergraduate and graduate students and research, as well as developing relationships with the wider local, regional, and national, and international communities.
RESEARCH FACILITIES & GROUPS
Interdisciplinary
Biology & Chemistry
- Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
- Drosophilia Laboratory - Genetics and Aging
- Forest Resources Laboratory
- Nipissing University Greenhouse Complex
- Plant Ecology Research Laboratory (PERL)
- Plant Growth Facility
- Plant Signal Transduction
- Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Science Lab
Computer Science
Education, Physical & Health Education
- Biomechanics and Ergonomics Laboratory
- Centre for Literacy - Elizabeth Thorn
- Exercise Physiology Laboratory
- Groups for Youth Development (G4YD) Laboratory
- NORTH PA Laboratory
- Sensory Movement Behavioural Lab
Geography & Geology
- Alcan Field Station
- Geomatics Laboratory
- Nipissing Earth Observation Laboratory (NEOL)
- North Bay Rotary Club Wet Lab
- Water Policy Analysis Lab
- Watershed Hydrology Laboratory
Psychology
- Human Evolution Laboratory
- Nipissing University Research on Neuroscience (NURON)
- Northern Centre for Research on Aging and Communication
- Social Neuroendocrinology Lab