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The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) invests over $1 billion each year in natural sciences and engineering research in Canada. Our investments deliver discoveries – valuable world-firsts in knowledge claimed by a brain trust of over 11,000 professors. Our investments enable partnerships and collaborations that connect industry with discoveries and the people behind them. Researcher-industry partnerships established by NSERC help inform R&D, solve scale-up challenges, and reduce the risks of developing high-potential technology. NSERC also provides scholarships and hands-on training experience for more than 30,000 post-secondary students and post-doctoral fellows. These young researchers will be the next generation of science and engineering leaders in Canada.

🔔📫  A new Contact Newsletter is out!Catch up on the latest funding news, upcoming applications deadlines, research stori...
09/15/2026

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A new Contact Newsletter is out!

Catch up on the latest funding news, upcoming applications deadlines, research stories and more!

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09/15/2026

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📢Live Q&A sessions to help you prepare your application to the   Research Tools and Instruments grants program.No prereg...
09/14/2026

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Live Q&A sessions to help you prepare your application to the Research Tools and Instruments grants program.

No preregistration required.

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09/14/2026

Discovering new materials is key to building stronger infrastructure, cleaner energy, and better technology. Yet, figuring out how materials work isn’t easy—scientists can spend a lot of time analyzing complex data from tools like synchrotron X-ray .

Researchers with the University of Toronto and the Acceleration Consortium want to change that. By using artificial intelligence, they are creating a “self-driving lab” that can quickly turn raw data into clear insights about a material’s structure and properties—in real time. This means faster decisions, smarter experiments, and better use of beamtime.

The impact could be wide-reaching. New corrosion-resistant materials could help protect bridges, vehicles, and everyday products, reducing costs and environmental damage. Improved catalysts could lower the cost of producing clean energy, supporting a more sustainable future.

By combining with materials science, this approach might speed up discoveries.

Members of the research team include Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Daniel Persaud, and Luke Menezes with UofT Materials Science and Engineering. This study is funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Mitacs.

⏰Considering applying for a McDonald Fellowship?Join our upcoming information session on preparing a tri-agency CV for a...
09/11/2026


Considering applying for a McDonald Fellowship?

Join our upcoming information session on preparing a tri-agency CV for a McDonald application:

🗓️ September 23 (English) or September 24 (French)
🕐 12:00-1:00 p.m. (EDT)

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09/11/2026

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📢 👏 Nouvel article \ New article

👏 Félicitations à Samuel Roy Proulx, Evelyne Thiffault, Jean François Boucher, David Paré, Yann Chavaillaz et Maude Larochelle pour la publication de leur article « Vegetation Functional Diversity Along Power Line Rights-of-Way in Eastern Canadian Forests » dans Environmental and Sustainability Indicators!

🌲 Cette étude examine les effets des corridors de lignes électriques sur la diversité fonctionnelle de la végétation dans les forêts de l’est du Canada, le long d’un gradient climatique de plus de 750 km au Québec. Les chercheurs ont comparé la végétation présente dans les corridors, en lisière et dans les forêts adjacentes afin de mieux comprendre l’influence de ces infrastructures sur les communautés végétales.

🌿 Les résultats montrent que la position par rapport au corridor est le principal facteur expliquant les variations de diversité fonctionnelle. Les communautés arbustives présentent une diversité fonctionnelle plus faible dans les corridors, tandis que les lisières maintiennent une diversité comparable à celle des forêts intactes. Les communautés herbacées réagissent davantage aux conditions climatiques, alors que les arbres montrent peu de changements. Dans l’ensemble, l’étude souligne que les corridors influencent principalement la diversité fonctionnelle du sous-bois, tandis que les lisières jouent un rôle important dans le maintien des fonctions écologiques des écosystèmes forestiers.

💰🙏 Cette recherche a été soutenue par le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada, en partenariat avec Hydro-Québec ainsi que par le Fonds de recherche du Québec et le Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche - CIRODD

👉 Lire l’article au complet : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2026.101507

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👏 Congratulations to Samuel Roy Proulx, Évelyne Thiffault, Jean François Boucher, David Paré, Yann Chavaillaz, and Maude Larochelle on the publication of their article, “Vegetation Functional Diversity Along Power Line Rights-of-Way in Eastern Canadian Forests,” in Environmental and Sustainability Indicators!

🌲 This study examines the effects of power line corridors on vegetation functional diversity in eastern Canadian forests, along a climate gradient spanning more than 750 km across Quebec. The researchers compared vegetation within the corridors, along the edges, and in adjacent forests to better understand how these infrastructures influence plant communities.

🌿 The results show that position relative to the corridor is the main factor explaining variations in functional diversity. Shrub communities have lower functional diversity within the corridors, while forest edges maintain diversity comparable to that of intact forests. Herbaceous communities respond more strongly to climatic conditions, whereas trees show relatively few changes. Overall, the study highlights that power line corridors primarily affect understory functional diversity, while forest edges play an important role in maintaining the ecological functions of forest ecosystems.

💰🙏 This research was supported by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, in partnership with Hydro-Québec, as well as by the Fonds de recherche du Québec and the CIRODD.

👉 Read the full article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2026.101507

Université Laval
Faculté de foresterie, de géographie et de géomatique - Université Laval

💡TIP:When writing your nomination to one of the   make sure to include various contributions to research—in addition to ...
09/10/2026

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When writing your nomination to one of the make sure to include various contributions to research—in addition to the traditional ones—such as transfer of knowledge, training and mentoring of highly qualified personnel, or communication of research to non-specialist audiences.

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ℹ️  and Acfas have joined forces to support and promote research in French.A new five-year agreement recognizes NSERC an...
09/10/2026

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and Acfas have joined forces to support and promote research in French.

A new five-year agreement recognizes NSERC and Acfas as strategic partners, through the Service d’aide à la recherche en français (SARF), in supporting and promoting natural sciences and engineering in French.

SARF is a Canada-wide service that assists researchers who work in French-language minority settings, providing them with editing services, webinars and customized support in preparing and submitting research- applications in French.

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