Research and creative works

Year 1

• Ten post-doctoral fellows were hired, most engaged in graduate student supervision, and 17 teaching assistants were awarded for grad students.
• The total value of external research funding applications has increased more than 50%.
•  An application was submitted for Boreal Agriculture Research and Market Centre (B-FARM), a pan-provincial, multi-campus and institution initiative that will provide leadership in advancing sustainable agriculture, food self-sufficiency and food security.
• FLIRT, online research talks, were held weekly demonstrating the diversity of the research being conducted on campus.
• The Aging Research Centre- Newfoundland and Labrador provided close to $50,000 in grants and $84,000 in graduate fellowships.

Year 2

• Grenfell's most substantial funding announcement was made. The Marine Biomass Innovation project was awarded $15 million through the federal New Frontiers in Research Fund. Resulting from this funding, Indigenous community liaison positions were established throughout the region.
• External funding applications increased to 41 application submitted valuing close to $60 million, compared to 84 in previous year totaling $3.5 million
• Advanced intentional research priorities- climate change, food security and agriculture- were identified.