Preparing for Healthy Futures in Bangladesh in a World of Climate Change

Biography Dr. Byomkesh Talukder is the inaugural Planetary Health Fellow at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, where he works at the intersection of health, sustainable development, climate change and food and agriculture systems. He is currently project co-director in four research projects: (1) Mapping Canada’s Imported Food Supply Chains to Identify Climate Change-Related […]

Climate Change Research Month

This March, York University's Organized Research Units (ORUs) host the first Climate Change Research Month with more than a dozen events aimed at generating awareness of climate change research and mobilizing the community to take action. Climate Change Research The Work of Art in the Time of Climate Change - Blogpost Café 17 - LinkedIn […]

Podcast or Perish

How do neurosurgeons make intraoperative decisions? What have we learned from distance learning during the pandemic? How do we eliminate hazardous contaminants from wastewater? Podcast or Perish is a podcast about academic research and why it matters. Join podcast host Cameron Graham (professor of Accounting at Schulich School of Business) for a special 10-part series […]

ORU Charter Application Documents

Applications for new ORUs are now being accepted. Please review the following ORU Charter Application Documents:

CRC's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan

CRC's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan On May 4, 2017, the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Secretariat launched its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, in response to concerns on equity and diversity raised during the program’s 15th year evaluation. As part of the Plan, all institutions with an allocation of five or more Chairs were required to […]

Innovation & Partnerships

Businesses, community and government organizations who partner with York can test new ideas and technologies to maintain their competitive edge and inform new products, services and policies. This includes opportunities to develop research partnerships with our expert researchers in a variety of disciplines. York provides a unique environment in which research that is sensitive to […]

Research & Innovation at a Glance

Connect with Research & Innovation at York University

Guidelines: Research Conducted In Educational Institutions

Researchers proposing to conduct research in elementary schools, high schools, colleges, universities and/or other institutions of education are required to obtain permission from the institutions to undertake the research as proposed. Researchers shall be advised that ethics review is required both from the educational institution(s) and York REB. School boards, colleges, universities have their own […]

Guidelines: Research Involving Minor Age Participants

Age of Consent: Upon consideration of review guidelines at institutions across Canada and in reviewing relevant Ontario law, it was found that those participants aged 16 or 17 years may not in fact require parental consent to participate in some research activities. Thus, after careful and lengthy discussion, the committee has established the following guidelines for research […]

Guidelines for Conducting Research with People who are Homeless

PREAMBLE: York University has formulated policies for conduct of research involving human participants. This policy applies to all Faculties and the Libraries of the University. This policy is intended to serve as joint protection for the researcher, the study participant and the University in order to ensure attention to various rights and responsibilities of the respective parties […]