UNB Research
Recognizing our award-winning researchers
Research Communications
Posted: Oct 7, 2026
Category: Accolades , Research
As part of our Research Celebration Week, we want to take a moment to celebrate this year’s recipients of UNB’s Award for Excellence in Research and University Research Scholar award! 2025 UNB Award for Excellence in Research: Dr. Lucia O’Sullivan The Award for Excellence in Research was established thanks to a gift from Dr. Friedrich (Fritz) Grein, Professor Emeritus of...
Read the full postWelcome to our fifth annual Research Celebration Week
Research Communications
Posted: Oct 5, 2026
Category: Research Services , Research , Partnerships , Innovation & Commercialization , Accolades
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been half a decade since we decided to try something new to recognize the excellence and success of our research community. Our events and plans have evolved over that time, but the core of our activities still rests on celebrating our talented people, the incredible work that they do, and the positive impact it has on our world. Today —...
Read the full postHow the Research Support Fund is making academic publishing more equitable and accessible at UNB
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: Jul 30, 2026
Category: Research Support Fund , Research Services
At UNB, a significant portion of our Research Support Fund (RSF) allocation from the Government of Canada goes to our libraries’ acquisitions budget. These monies help ensure that users—students and faculty alike—have access to the sources they need for their work. However, what that access looks like is continually changing. In previous eras, libraries relied on physical...
Read the full postResearch Support Fund supports strategic UNB research policy updates
Jeremy Elder-Jubelin
Posted: Jul 9, 2026
Category: Research Services , Research Support Fund
Institutional support for research takes many forms—grant and partnership facilitation are more prominent, while others can be deceptively invisible. Effective research policies and procedures are critical but less visible supports, ensuring both that necessary guardrails are in place and that researchers are provided with good guidance for their activities. Having policies that match...
Read the full postRead the latest annual report from the Office of the Vice President Research
UNB Research
Posted: Jan 8, 2026
Category: Publications , Accolades , Research Services , Research , Partnerships , Innovation & Commercialization
Our 2024-2025 Office of the Vice President Research annual report is now available online. From the vice president research: I am pleased to share our latest 2024-2025 Office of the Vice President Research annual report. As with last year’s report, this edition presents quantitative indicators and stories that reflect the health, success and impact of our research community. Among those...
Read the full postResearch Support Fund helps ensure compliant, streamlined animal care processes.
UNB Research
Posted: Oct 28, 2025
Category: Category , Research , Research Support Fund , Partnerships , Research Services
The Government of Canada’s Research Support Fund provides financial support to institutions for the indirect costs of research funded by Canada’s three federal granting agencies – everything from office and laboratory space, to library resources, to financial administration, to ethics and health and safety support, and more. Essentially, these costs are intended to support the...
Read the full postCelebrating our award-winning researchers
UNB Research
Posted: Oct 8, 2025
Category: Research , Accolades
A message from Dr. David MaGee, vice president research: UNB's University Research Scholar award honours active UNB faculty members who have demonstrated a consistently high level of scholarship, and whose research is, or has the potential to be, of international stature. Normally, a maximum of two such awards are given each year, and awards are presented at a special event held in the...
Read the full postWelcome to our fourth annual Research Celebration Week!
UNB Research
Posted: Oct 6, 2025
Category: Category , Research Services , Partnerships
A message from Dr. David MaGee, vice president research: It’s hard to believe it’s already autumn, let alone that we’re now onto our fourth UNB Research Celebration Week. While 2025 seems to be racing by, this week is one that I’ve been looking forward to. Every year, we have so much to celebrate and highlight from our research community. This year, I’m especially...
Read the full postResearch Support Fund enables smarter solutions for UNB research administration
UNB Research
Posted: Sep 19, 2025
Category: Category , Research Support Fund , Research Services
Support from the Government of Canada’s Research Support Fund has enabled UNB’s Office of Research Services to bring on staff to help our team modernize workflows and make processes more time-efficient and reliable. Software support specialist Chelsey Rickard joined ORS last January, and in that short time has already been able to transform UNB’s research administration. UNB...
Read the full postUNB research administrator Kara MacGillivray recognized for community-minded creativity
UNB Research
Posted: Aug 7, 2025
Category: Category , Accolades , Research Services
Behind every research project undertaken at UNB, there’s a team of dedicated professionals who work to support it. Our institution’s Office of Research Services (ORS) ensures that the administrative elements of every project, from grant applications to fund administration to institutional reporting, are properly carried out. This work upholds UNB’s reputation as a responsible...
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