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Areas of expertise
Our Strategic Research Plan serves as a roadmap to champion research excellence. Guiding our efforts through established and emerging research strength areas and themes, our researchers address the most pressing issues facing Canadians as well as global societies.
Key research themes
Foundations
Fundamental research in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities and health sciences are celebrated and help enhance our understanding of the world while providing a holistic foundation for addressing complex problems.
Social Justice and Human Rights
We have a long history of social justice research and human rights activism addressing fair distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges in society, and aims to rectify social inequities and disparities.
Research by, for, and with Indigenous Peoples
Advancing social and economic reconciliation through research is a central priority of our research activity. Researchers engaging in Indigenous scholarship incorporate traditional perspectives, knowledges, paradigms and tools into solutions to be applied to many spheres.
Water and Food Security
Water and food are inextricably linked to each other and to the economic, social and environmental well being of the planet. Our multi-disciplinary researchers and scholars are raising awareness about the complex interconnectedness between water, food security and socio-environmental issues, fostering innovative approaches and inspiring action towards sustainable solutions.
Health and Well-Being
Improvements to the health and well-being of individuals and diverse populations are achieved by weaving knowledge together across many communities and disciplines. By creating inter and multidisciplinary research teams, we lead global transformational research in this field.
Climate Action and Sustainability
Questions of environmental sustainability and climate change are critical to the future of Manitoba and Canada in the context of increasing resource scarcity. The commitment to building sustainable communities bridges our strengths in discovery-drives scientific research.
Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Arctic, and the World
Indigenous leaders, communities and UM researchers are reimagining transportation pathways through the Hudson Bay to transform community and regional connectivity, improve economic futures and strengthen supply chains in light of changing climate and its effects on Arctic sea ice.
News and stories
Research news
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The Conversation: Donald Trump thinks some accents are ‘beautiful,’ but what makes them so?
Faculty of Arts, Research and International
A new approach to canola oil and protein preservation
Research and International, Students
Four new UM Canada Research Chairs focus on Indigenous research
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science, Research and International
The Conversation: How school systems can honour the human rights of people with disabilities
Faculty of Education, Research and International
Research at the University of Manitoba is partially supported by funding from theGovernment of Canada 's Research Support Fund.
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Research opportunities and supports
The UM research enterprise - made up of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students and research technicians - is supported and enhanced by access to specialized training, funding and services available through the administrative reporting units of the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International).
Research chairs
As Manitoba's leader in research, we are home to more than 80 endowed and sponsored research chairs, including an allocation of 52 Canada Research Chairs, a Canada 150 Research Chair, a Canada Excellence Research Chair and a Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate. These chairs reflect our areas of research strength.
Research centres, institutes, affiliates and groups
The UM is home to more than 50 research centres, institutes and shared facilities that promote the exchange of ideas and provide collaborative research environments that stimulate multidisciplinary research and development.
Awards and recognition
Many faculty members receive local, national and international recognition of their research and scholarly excellence. Explore their stories and the impacts they are having on our lives.
Research Data Management
The University of Manitoba has developed a research data management (RDM) strategy to enhance support for researchers across all disciplines. RDM occurs across data collection, documentation, storage, sharing as well as long-term preservation, and as such, RDM is fundamentally embedded in the lifecycle of all research projects.
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UM Knowledge Exchange
The UM Knowledge Exchange (part of the Café Scientifique international event series and UM Learning for Life Network) brings together experts with non-researchers (you, me, neighbours and friends) in a relaxed atmosphere, to learn about their research and the questions it raises.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6
The University of Manitoba is a member institution of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and was named the UNAI Hub for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, in 2018.
Contact us
Office of the Vice-President (Research and International)
Room 410/406 Administration Building
66 Chancellor's Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada