UPEI’s Qualitative Research Lab awarded Phase II funding from CFI
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Canada's minister of state for science and technology, announced today the most recent round of Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Included in that announcement was phase II funding for the Qualitative Research Lab (QRLab) at the University of Prince Edward Island, under the direction of Dr. Kate Tilleczek, Canada research chair in child/youth cultures and transitions.
The QRLab was founded in 2009 with phase I funding from the CFI. The lab provides a range of equipment for the collection of field data, along with facilities to analyze, prepare, and disseminate materials. This second phase of funding will expand the toolset of the lab to improve the collection and mobilizing of digital and visual media. It will also expand research space to allow for a broader range of collaborators on a number of research projects.
'I am pleased that this top-notch research space has been made available by CFI to qualitative researchers. My team is now conducting many research projects that will benefit from this new infrastructure, and many more will follow now that we are well-supported,' said Dr. Kate Tilleczek. 'I am especially pleased to be able to provide space for training students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty who are the next generation of high-impact researchers in our country and communities.'
'The QRLab, under the leadership of Dr. Tilleczek, has become a focal point of research excellence at the University of Prince Edward Island,' said Dr. Robert Gilmour, vice-president research at UPEI. 'Projects from the faculties of education and arts, as well as the schools of business and nursing, will use this lab in new and innovative ways. It is an exciting time for faculty and students involved in qualitative research at UPEI.'
'The investments being announced today at UPEI will further enhance our country's reputation as a destination of choice for outstanding researchers,' said Dr. Gilles G. Patry, president and CEO of the CFI. 'They will make our universities even more competitive when it comes to attracting the best and brightest researchers from around the world.'
The CFI's Leaders Opportunity Fund helps universities across Canada to acquire and maintain infrastructure for cutting-edge research. Coupled with direct research funds from partner organizations, the LOF helps universities attract and retain some of the very best researchers in the world.
