Welcome to the Office of Research Services (ORS)

The ORS provides professional administrative expertise to the University’s research community by sourcing out funding opportunities, by providing guidance in grant proposal preparation and submission, by assisting in post-award reporting and regulatory observance, and by negotiating fair and equitable research contracts.

Please come and visit us in the Research & Innovation Centre, Room 109.

Your research endeavours are extremely important to us – we are here to support your efforts.

RESEARCH FORUMS...

November 26, 2009: Dr. Edward Mathie

November 19, 2009: Dr. Dinesh Singh

November 12, 2009: Dr. George Lolos

WHAT'S HOT IN RESEARCH...
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University of Regina researchers to help develop immigrant family literacy program

A team of U of R researchers will soon be working with members of the local community on a new program designed to increase the literacy levels of new Canadians whose first language is not English. Called "Connecting Families through Community," the project involves working closely with immigrant families in Regina to develop and implement a flexible literacy program that meets the families' specific needs. full story...

The ATLAS Experiment: Mapping the Secrets of the Universe

On October 2006, the University of Regina became one of the many institutional members of the ATLAS collaboration, a virtual United Nations that includes over 37 countries.  Kamal Benslama, assistant professor in the Department of Physics, co-ordinates the University of Regina's participation in the ATLAS project.  full story...                                                     Photo provided by                                   the ATLAS experiment at CERN

History professor releases new book on Regina and the experiences of the Great War

James Pitsula has published For All We Have and Are: Regina and the Experience of the Great War (University of Manitoba Press).  The book examines how issues such as class, anti-immigrant actions, volunteer movements, local politics, and the social gospel played out against the backdrop of the war overseas. full story...

Colonized Bodies: The Art of Norval Morrisseau

Carmen Robertson, a professor in the Department of Visual Arts, received a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to answer a key question:  Who was Norval Morriseau? full story...

Jennifer Tupper and Michael Cappello Receive Outstanding Publication Award

Jennifer Tupper, an associate professor in the Faculty of Education and Michael Cappello, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education were awarded the Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies Outstanding Publication Award, 2009 for their article “Teaching Treaties as (Un)Usual Narrative: Disrupting the Curricular Commonsense”.  published in Curriculum Inquiry 38(5). full story...

Christopher Somers named as U of R's newest Canada Research Chair

The federal government has announced that Christopher Somers, an assistant professor of biology in the University of Regina's Faculty of Science, has been named as a University of Regina Canada Research Chair (CRC).  Through his research, Somers examines the nature and frequency of genetic mutations that can be passed on from one generation to the next in birds and other animals. full story...

From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate

The National Assessment on Climate Change, titled From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate, brought together experts from across the country to conduct the most thorough review of climate change impacts and adaptation in Canada to date.  Dr. David Sauchyn (PARC Senior Research Scientist & Professor of Geography, UofR) co-led the Prairies chapter of this national-scale scientific synthesis   of knowledge of climate change impacts and adaptation in Canada.   full story...             David Sauchyn

Mark Wihak Directs and Produces River

River, a feature film directed and produced by Media Production and Studies (MPS) faculty member Mark Wihak, tells the story of the friendship between two aspiring young artists.  This ultra-low budget film has garnered a lot of attention. It has screened at festivals in Canada, the United States, Brazil and England and has                             UofR Graduate - won seven awards.                   Maya Batten-Young - full story...                                    as Roz in River

Researcher receives funding from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

Dr. Darren Candow, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, received nearly $80,000 in operating funds, as well as $30,000 for resistance-exercise equipment, from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation for a project entitled "Potential of resistance-exercise and creatine supplementation on aging muscholoskeletal health." full story...                                                          Darren Candow

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) and the University of Regina

Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) was founded in 1996 by a consortium of five universities in Alberta and British Columbia (the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria). Since then PIMS has been joined by the University of Washington in the United States, and more recently by the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan. full story...

Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and University of Regina establish international CO2 storage assessment centre

In November 2008, the Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and the University of Regina announced a new international centre that will help make western Canada a world leader in the worldwide deployment and acceptance of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS). full story...

Award-winning Saskatchewan health researcher tackles public policies to promote healthy individuals and communities

Five Saskatchewan researchers were recognized for excellence and achievement in exploring links between chronic pain and anxiety disorders, the causes of schizophrenia, maintaining physical activity for health in seniors, the link between pets and gastrointestinal disease, and the role of community-based organizations in public health policy. full story...