Over $2.2m awarded to UBC researchers through New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration Competition

Over $25 million in funding has been awarded through the New Frontiers in Research Funding - Exploration stream to ensure the continued growth of Canada’s research capacity, and its global leadership in social sciences and humanities research.

Nine UBC-led projects were awarded a total of more than $2.2 million over two years. 

This investment is part of the $1.3 billion in federal research funding, announced today by the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, that has been awarded through a suite of research programs administered by the three federal research granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

UBC Researchers Supported through Federal Investments in NSERC, SSHRC and NFRF Competitions

See SSHRC's announcement

UBC-led Projects

NFRF - Exploration generates opportunities for Canadians to conduct innovative high-risk / high-reward interdisciplinary research. 

1. Azar, Pouya (Psychiatry)
   Compliance Management App for Opioid Use Disorder
    
2. Cooke, Ilsa (Chemistry)
   Illuminating the chemical universe: can machine learning be used to fill critical knowledge gaps in astrochemistry?
    
3. Gick, Bryan (Linguistics)
   Affordable and Effective Diagnostic Tool for Early Detection of Dysphagia
    
4. Hoekstra, Femke (Medicine / Southern Medical Program)
   Implementing Drone Technology in Rural Indigenous Healthcare Systems: The Drone Transport Initiative
    
5. Kizhakkedathu, Jayachandran (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)
   Novel Bioactive Vascular Device Technology to Protect Against Bloodstream Infection, Thromboembolism and Device Failure
    
6. Nojeh, Alireza (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
   Low-cost, user-centric, compact, and field-portable scanning electron microscope for on-site detection and analysis of micro/nanoplastics
    
7. Schwartz, Naomi (Geography)
   Interdisciplinary approaches for mapping hidden features in high-value landscapes
    
8. Servati, Peyman (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
   Multifunctional Electro-photonic Soft Fiber Implants for Monitoring Brain Health and Treatment of Brain Disorders
    
9. Yeung, Sonia (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences)
   Corneal imaging for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

See all recipients