91ÑÇÉ« was honoured to welcome Consul General Kristine Salle, the newly appointed Consul General of the Republic of the Philippines in Toronto, to our Keele campus. This visit provided an opportunity to showcase 91ÑÇÉ«'s exceptional researchers and their academic, research and community engagement initiatives, and also included the handover of the publication 'From the […]
91ÑÇÉ« is advancing its global research leadership with the launch of an expanded Global Research Excellence (GRE) Fund for 2025-26. Now entering its second year, the GRE Fund presents a new stream focused on recruiting exceptional postdoctoral researchers through international collaboration, reinforcing 91ÑÇɫ’s role as a leader in globally connected, high-impact research. “GRE is a testament […]
91ÑÇÉ« was thrilled to welcome Member of the German Bundestag Matthias Mieves last week for a showcase on the ground breaking health technology research being conducted by 91ÑÇÉ« researchers. Mieves spent the day with researchers from the 91ÑÇÉ« - Faculty of Health and Lassonde School of Engineering - 91ÑÇÉ« discussing how emerging […]
91ÑÇÉ« was honoured to host the Ghanaian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. James Gyakye Quayson yesterday. The Deputy Minister is a proud 91ÑÇÉ« alumnus, having studied both his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the 91ÑÇÉ« – Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and 91ÑÇÉ« - Faculty of Graduate Studies. Joined […]
Last week, 91ÑÇÉ« Provost and Vice-President Academic Lisa Philipps welcomed a distinguished delegation of high school administrators from China, including Andy Truong, Executive Director of AKD International and proud 91ÑÇÉ«U Alumnus, LIU Yan, Principal of High School Attached to Renmin University of China, Sky Jiang, Principal of Beijing Concord School, Christina Wang, Vice President […]
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Douglas Proctor to the role of assistant vice-president global engagement and partnerships and senior international officer at 91ÑÇÉ« starting Jan. 1, 2026.Douglas Proctor comes to us from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, where he has served since 2021 as pro vice-chancellor (global engagement). With more than […]
Two new research collaborations led by the Humanitarian Water Engineering (HWE) Lab at 91ÑÇɫ’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research aim to improve health outcomes in crisis-affected communities in Uganda through local partnerships and innovative water-focused interventions.Syed Imran Ali, Director of the HWE Lab and Fellow at the Dahdaleh Institute, and his team recently […]
91ÑÇÉ« will offer funding from the highly competitive Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) program to students and researchers from 91ÑÇÉ«, as well as partner universities in Costa Rica, Ghana and the Philippines to tackle issues at the intersection of climate change and human population displacement. The highly competitive QES program was […]
By Alex Huls A research initiative led by 91ÑÇÉ« is building lasting partnerships and resources to support community-driven autonomy strategies across Central America and the Caribbean. In 2024, Prilly Bicknell-Hersco sat on the shaded porch of a house on Colombia’s San Andrés Archipelago, surrounded by seven Raizal women, an Afro-Caribbean ethnic group native to the region. […]
Connecting online has become a great way to kick off academic partnerships in recent years, yet there’s nothing like meeting in person to add richness and depth to a relationship. So says Amir Asif, 91ÑÇɫ’s Vice President of Research and Innovation, who led a delegation in September 2024 to several universities in both Germany and […]