Seven Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Applied Science faculty members have been awarded funding through UBC’s Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition.
The competition aims to foster collaboration at the university’s Vancouver campus by supporting the creation of “networks of researchers spanning multiple disciplines at UBC who form and nurture interdisciplinary teams”.
These teams are expected to launch research initiatives that “address key societal and cultural problems [and] solve challenges that transcend traditional boundaries”, among other goals.
This year, the competition will support 40 Research Excellence Clusters, both established and emerging. The key faculty members in established clusters, which can be awarded up to $200,000, are already leaders in their field and have a long history of collaboration. Those in emerging clusters, which can be awarded up to $100,000, are emerging leaders with a more limited collaborative history.
Research Excellence Clusters advance key parts of the strategic plans of both UBC (“Shaping UBC’s Next Century”) and the UBC Faculty of Applied Science (“Transforming Tomorrow“). The UBC Applied Science-led Research Excellence Clusters are:
To read the full story and learn about the UBC Applied Science-led Research Excellence Clusters, please visit the UBC Applied Science announcement.
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