Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, is a vibrant and creative research community, supported by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Our scholars are active in a wide range of research, innovation, and creative activity. And powered by our people and partners, we are experiencing research growth! This report shares some of our success stories from the past three years – examples of dynamic work being done in our Schools of Arts and Social Science, Fine Arts and Science and the Environment. Researchers at our partner organization Western Regional School of Nursing are also making advances in the areas of community health and acute care.

The cutting-edge facilities being used by our faculty provide high-level research resources to support federal, provincial, university and private sector research priorities. The Boreal Ecosystem Research Facility, for instance, conducts research in forestry, agriculture and environmental sectors, while the affiliated Functional Foods Sensory Lab examines “functional foods” – natural or processed food products with known health benefits beyond basic nutritional needs. Other facilities include the Aging Research Centre NL, the Grenfell Campus Observatory and the Environmental Policy Institute, all of which you can learn more about throughout this report.

In addition, Grenfell Campus is progressively building its graduate program offerings – today we have three master’s programs in arts, science and fine arts, and we are developing new master’s programs in management and applied geomatics and a PhD in sustainability science. Grenfell’s graduate programs offer excellent opportunities for hands-on research and collaboration with supervisors/faculty members. Some of our student research is highlighted herein as well. So, take a moment to have alook at the innovative and impactful scholarly work being done at Grenfell Campus, throughout our region and across the globe.

Dr. Kelly Vodden
AVP (Grenfell Campus) Research and Graduate Studies