Queen’s University faces a drop to 16th place in Canadian university rankings, influenced by a 19.7% decrease in research income. While no longer in the top 15, Queen’s remains a member of the U15 research coalition. Vice-Principal (Research) Nancy Ross highlights recent awards, emphasizing global recognition for Queen’s researchers. Looking ahead, Ross discusses plans for a strategic research framework, focusing on AI, a low-carbon future, and interdisciplinary connections.
Queen’s receives $3 million from the New Frontiers in Research Fund programs for projects pushing the frontiers of knowledge and pioneering solutions to overcome challenges brought on by the pandemic.
Associate Professor of the Department of Physics at BIT Sindri, Ghanshyam Rai said, “The 12-week internship will begin in May 2021. This is a big achievement for the students as well as the institute as so many of them have never been selected for the scholarship before.”
MITACS is a non profit national research organisation that operates research and training programmes in fields related to industrial and social innovations, in partnership with Canadian academia, private industries and the government.
“From May to October of each year, top-ranked applicants participate in a 12-week research internship under the supervision of Canadian university faculty members in several academic disciplines. This includes science, engineering and mathematics, humanities and social sciences. The objective of the Globalink Research Internship is to build a bridge between Canada and emerging international research talent,” Rai, who is also the Training and Placement Officer of BIT Sindri, s