Welcome from the Dean
Acadia University is among the best in its class in Canada. We offer a research environment that is both intimate and expansive, one in which students and faculty are engaged in rigorous inquiries that in some cases are locally focused, others which have a global reach, and many of which are increasingly interdisciplinary in nature. The University takes great pride in the skill of its faculty researchers and the important mentoring roles they assume with students. With a large number of undergraduate Honours programs, most of which are thesis-based, and thirteen graduate programs, students receive one-on-one research mentoring by highly skilled faculty members who are actively engaged in research. Many of our undergraduate and graduate students are sought out by larger comprehensive universities for further study, a clear testament to the quality of the research experience they have received here.
The Research Office offers broad support for faculty and student research programs, and through the Office of Industry and Community Engagement (ICE), a division of Research and Graduate Studies, serves as Acadia's primary point of contact for industry, government, and community groups interested in research collaborations and outreach activities. ICE also assists in the commercialization of technologies developed by faculty members at Acadia, and promotes and manages intellectual property awareness and protection.
Acadia Strategic Research Plan
With nine research centres on campus, Acadia offers expertise in areas as diverse as the science of coastal environments, ethnocultural diversity and social justice, environmental monitoring and climate change, food sensory research, organizational relationships, data mining, New England Planter studies, the impact of digital technologies, and lifestyle choices contributing to health and wellness. Yet this is only a smattering of the diversity of research in which faculty and students are engaged.
Feel free to contact us to discuss your research needs or aspirations.
David MacKinnon, Ph.D.
Dean
Research and Graduate Studies
Contact Information
Research Office
Acadia University
214 Horton Hall
18 University Avenue
Wolfville NS B4P 2R6
Tel:902-585-1498
Fax: 902-585-1096
