For most research support and services at EUC, the first stop is our Research Officer, Rhoda Reyes. At the university level, support is also provided by Research Accounting, the Office of Research Ethics, the Office of Research Services and other units under the Vice President Research and Innovation. For many researchers, university-level Organized Research Units […]
EUC has several ‘living’ labs or initiatives whose work spans research, teaching, community engagement and knowledge mobilization. They serve a valuable role for the Faculty by conducting and publishing research, providing employment and experiential learning for students, and generating public discussion. Our Labs & Centres Ecological Footprint Initiative Circular Innovation Hub Maloca Community Garden Sustainable […]
EUC research is directed towards creating a more just and sustainable world. Our research projects and collaborations cut across many disciplinary and thematic boundaries, and encompass the environmental arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. There are some specific areas of focus and strength described under the themes listed below. These six themes, which are also […]
Our research examines environmental and ecological processes through field-based science, computer modelling, data analysis, and laboratory testing. EUC-based research projects in this area address: water, soils, sediments and climates in various Canadian landscapes; remote sensing and GIS applied to landscape change; changing forest landscapes; polar bear ecology in the Arctic; water quality and lake ecosystems; […]
The Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change is home to two graduate programs, in Environmental Studies and in Geography. Both programs offer Masters and PhD degrees but differ in their faculty membership, program requirements and intellectual orientation. All together, EUC is home to about 250 active graduate students and they are an integral part of […]
Postdoctoral researchers are early-career researchers who work under the general supervision of a faculty member, but who are also developing self-directed research programs of their own. At York, postdoctoral fellows hold external awards, for example from one of Canada’s research councils. Postdoctoral visitors hold positions that are funded internally at the university, either through research […]
Many of our retired faculty members are active scholars, engaging in research, holding external grants, and supervising graduate students. They are also important members of our community and provide an important link to EUC’s two principal legacy units - the Department of Geography and the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York. Our Emeritus Faculty Richard […]
Our faculty members are trained in a wide array of fields (including Agriculture, Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Geography, Health, History, Law, Planning, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology). Together we form a community of urban, environmental and geographical researchers addressing some of the planet’s most pressing problems and challenges. Our Full-time […]
We offer flexible full-time and part-time certificate programs to enhance your learning. Whether you are completing one of our degree programs, seeking options to enhance your current skills or looking to make a career change, our continuing studies programs may be right for you. Programs Certificate in Climate Solutions and Sustainable Energy Certificate in Geomatics: […]