According to a newly-published article, “Trent Researchers Driving Innovation in Industry,” three private-sector ventures that are collaborating with Trent University researchers could soon see new opportunities for innovation at Cleantech Commons, the green technology research and innovation park being built on Trent’s Symons Campus…
At the signing of a new research collaboration between Trent University and Karbon Brewing Co., Karbon Brewing announced that it is also looking to deepen its ties with the university through tenancy at Cleantech Commons. See: Carbon-negative brewer eyes locating at Cleantech Commons at…
We are excited to let you know that an innovative Cleantech Commons Cleantech Innovation Portal client company, Carbonix, has just been announced as the winner of $900,000 in CRIN funding. Carbonix is a winner in the Reducing Environmental Footprint Technology Competition. Please join me in…
Food security and ensuring a resilient food system are some of the leading challenges of our time. Two Trent University researchers are helping bring the university into the national spotlight by contributing to FarmFood360°, an award-winning virtual platform that offers Canadians a behind-the-scenes look…
We are excited to announce that a Cleantech Commons Cleantech Innovation Portal client company has just been announced as an OAFRI winner! One of the successful OAFRI applicants is the Cleantech Innovation Portal company, Noblegen. Congratulations to the entire Noblegen team! The Cleantech Commons Cleantech…
NutriAg Launches M-BOS™ Biological Plant Supplement in Canada Demonstrating the power of collaboration between researchers, academics, and the business sector, a new range of biological nutrient solutions for the agricultural sector has hit the Canadian market. The collaboration between the NutriAg Group and the…
Trent University’s Water Quality Centre (WQC), renowned as Canada’s most comprehensive mass spectrometry facility, will continue to blow its competitors out of the water with increased offerings and the leadership of its newly appointed director, Dr. Paul Szpak, Canada research chair in Environmental Archaeology…
Since the pandemic began, Trent Centre for Aging & Society (TCAS) researchers’ momentum has continued, and in some cases pivoted, to focus on the intersection of aging and the COVID-19 pandemic. To celebrate this work, TCAS has launched a three-part video series, “Aging During…
On August 14, 2020 Trent president Dr. Leo Groarke announced the appointment of Dr. Cathy Bruce as the acting Vice-president Research and Innovation at Trent University. See: Dr. Cathy Bruce Appointed Acting Vice-President Research and Innovation. See also: Trent University Thanks Dr. Neil Emery…
The Office of Research & Innovation at Trent University works with local, regional, national and international members of the research community to promote and steward: Excellence in research (peer-reviewed, high caliber, with national and international recognition). A diversity of research (across a full range of…
Despite being a smaller university, Trent University consistently produces high-quality research. (Click here to view Trent’s latest “Research News”.) This ambition is frequently validated by external assessments and reviews, such as Macleans, Re$earch Infosource Inc. and Higher Education Strategy Associates(HESA). In their most recent…
Ten Trent University researchers will receive a combined $1.6 million through Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants to explore a diverse range of topics including the impact of climate change on vulnerable sub-Arctic ecosystems, virus-host interactions in frogs, and supercritical water,…
Internationally recognized Trent University water-quality expert, Dr. Chris Metcalfe, has been announced as a finalist for a Water’s Next Award in recognition of his pioneering research into the effects of chemicals, such as pharmaceuticals, that are flushed into our waterways and become environmental contaminants. “I…