Research and Graduate Studies

Cape Breton University achieves and sustains a strong culture of academic inquiry and innovation by building on the outstanding individual skills of its researchers, by maintaining focus on its core research disciplines, by celebrating the role of undergraduate student research and by facilitating a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to research initiatives.

The Office of Research and Graduate Studies supports, promotes and celebrates a vibrant, growing research community. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies works to create an outstanding climate of support for Cape Breton University’s researchers.

See our newest publication, all about Student Research, and think about presenting at SURF.
We're starting the countdown to Research Week!
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Research Events

10th Annual CUESN/CCEN Conference

June 3-5, 2012

The Canadian University Environmental Science Network (CUESN) is an organization established to enhance the quality and to promote the education and professional development of students in environmental science programs in Canadian universities.
Philosophy Cafe
International Small Island Cultures Conference

The International Small Island Cultures Conference is being held at Cape Breton University June 6-9, 2012. This interdisciplinary conference is hosted on a different island each year, with recent conferences having been held on the Whitsunday Islands (Australia), Guernsey, and Sado Island (Japan). The conference is associated with the Small Island Cultures Research Initiative, whose principal aim is to research and assist the maintenance and development of the language, literature, music, dance, folkloric and media cultures of small island communities. It aims to identify potential research partners and appropriate strategies and funding sources to benefit small island cultures and those researching them. Key to SICRI’s activities is the principle that external researchers should develop their projects in consultation with island communities and should reciprocate such co-operation with appropriate assistance and facilitation of local cultural initiatives. Faculty, staff, and the general public are invited to attend.
CBU Sabbatical Presentations Winter 2012

The following Sabbatical Presentations are hosted by CBU’s Office of Research and Professional Studies:

Lunch will be provided.
Women in Science

Join us for the 2nd Annual Women in Science Event

Last year's event was a huge success, attracting over 50 young women from all over Cape Breton Island.

March 31, 2012
Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment

To register for the 2012 Women in Science Retreat click here.

Additional information can be found at www.cbu.ca/research/women-science-lunch.