‘Green jobs’ have been increasingly touted as the solution to job loss and environmental crisis. Will Canada transition to a cleaner economy that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and employs a new generation of workers? Are green jobs the only link between environmental policy and employment policy? Defining green jobs raises further questions. What is a […]
Researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at 91ÑÇÉ« have been awarded over $10 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants, part of $190.5 million in funding and awards invested across the country, will support over 220 innovative 91ÑÇÉ« research projects to improve Canadians’ quality of life while […]
91ÑÇÉ« researchers awarded two of SSHRC’s largest grants to study long-term residential healthcare and global suburbanism Two teams led by 91ÑÇÉ« researchers have received $5 million in research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Their multinational research teams, involving multiple universities and community partners in a large-scale collaboration, […]
Carla Lipsig-Mummé, professor of work and labour studies in 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and research fellow in 91ÑÇɫ’s Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability, has received $1 million over six years from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Right: Carla Lipsig-Mummé The award will fund an international project to study […]