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Research at Laurier

Wilfrid Laurier University is an exceptional community for research and learning at every level. From our roots in Kitchener-Waterloo as a small Lutheran seminary that opened its doors in 1911, we have evolved into a comprehensive, multi-campus, multi-community university with an expanding research profile.

Today, Laurier offers big opportunities to deeply engage in research with a community of passionate and leading-edge researchers.

Research at Laurier is built on commitment to the Canadian and international communities we serve. No matter the field of study, our research connects interdisciplinary scholarship and creative activity with communities to address the most pressing local and global challenges.

Community-Based Research

Maryam Khan was awarded for her collaborative research with sexually and gender-diverse Muslims and their families.

Spotlights

Stephen Snudden finds rates of return decline as household wealth increases.

Federal government invests nearly $4.8 million in Laurier research funding.

Undergraduate researcher investigates student coping mechanisms during COVID-19.

Report commissioned by Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table on school disruptions.

Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy on grief during COVID-19, racial tension and global disparities.

Laurier military historians create virtual WWII battlefield tour.

Student advances to University of Oxford’s global Map the System competition.

Laurier researchers combine science with art for Global Water Futures virtual gallery.

Chemist Hind Al-Abadleh named Laurier University Research Professor.

ACERS winners share their research on cancer, video games and more.

Bruce McConomy find corporations resisting gender diversity on boards.

Bree Akesson studies how families persevere amid extreme adversity and loss.

Manuel Riemer honoured by Sustainable Waterloo Region for his research.

PhD candidate investigating Indigenous representation in national historic designations.

Louise Dawe explores the chemistry of crystals.

Christina Han mapping Brantford's immigrant history.

“It's that lovely interplay between research and teaching that ignites the passions in students. Teaching students what is the cutting edge of thinking in any discipline, you are making them future ready.”

Jonathan Newman, Vice-President: Research

COVID-19 Research at Laurier

Laurier faculty and graduate students are conducting leading-edge research about COVID-19 and its wide-reaching effects.

Purposeful Partnerships

The 2019/20 annual report for the Office of Research Services highlights the purposeful research partnerships that Laurier faculty and students have cultivated with governments, Indigenous peoples, industry, and our local and global communities.

11
Canada Research Chairs

$82m
new external research funding since 2014/15

25
research centres and institutes

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Research at Laurier

Community-Based Research

Spotlights

COVID-19 Research at Laurier

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