News & Upcoming Events

In 2023, the then Vice-President of Research and Innovation at Dalhousie University, Dr. Alice Aiken, encouraged MR to apply to become a Dalhousie Research Institute. This idea seemed appropriate since MR activities were expanding beyond health and medicine to include social and economic needs of communities in Canada and internationally.  Three faculties offered their support based their shared values, visions and missions (Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Health, and Faculty of Agriculture). After careful review, the Dalhousie Senate accepted the MicroResearch application in June, 2025.

The new designation as a Research Institute of the University expands on and complements our continuing relationship as a Research Centre of the IWK, by providing new opportunities to meet the broader needs of communities in Atlantic Canada, across the country, and internationally.

Click here for the official announcement from MicroResearch.