Research Partnerships & Innovation

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Partnership Brings Science to Your Dinner Table to Address Global Issues

September 29, 2017

As researchers and industry representatives converged on Winnipeg for the 2017 Agricultural Bioscience International Conference (ABIC) this week, nearly 250 participants received a small cookbook that highlights how science reaches your dinner table.
The “Hot Elements” cookbook is a tasty fusion between science, health and recipe development, created in partnership between the Culinary Research & Innovation (CRI) team at Red River College, Genome Prairie and the Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network (MAHRN). Read More →

Machine Learning Techniques, Lunch & Learn

September 29, 2017


Having a conversation with a machine is no longer a figment of our imagination or science fiction. We are having intelligent conversations with machines every day. AI (Artificial Intelligence) or Machine Learning techniques have made this reality possible. Read More →

Vote Now for your Favourite Race Car Name!

September 27, 2017

A team of Red River College students are designing, building and racing their own battery-powered car in the Shell Eco-Marathon taking place in California in April, 2018. And they need your help to decide the car name!

Click Here to vote for your favourite car name.

Students, faculty and staff have until this Friday, September 29, 2017, to vote. Read More →

CICan Webinar: Help your grads access valuable career opportunities

September 26, 2017

Join Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) to discover Career-Launcher Internships that offer grads paid internships in clean technologies and natural resources. In this CICan webinar, you will learn how your institution, your grads and your local employers can benefit from these wage subsidy internship programs. Read More →

Applied Research Tools and Instruments (ARTI) Grant Deadline Nov. 1

September 19, 2017

Applied Research Tools and Instruments (ARTI) Grants are offered through the College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program, which is managed by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
The objective of the ARTI Grants is to support the purchase of research equipment and installations to foster and enhance the capacity of colleges to undertake applied research, innovation and training in collaboration with local companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Read More →

Applied Research and Development Grant Information

September 19, 2017

Applied Research and Development (ARD) Grants are offered through the College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program, which is managed by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
These ARD Grants are intended to provide companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian colleges and to train students in essential technical skills required by companies. The mutually beneficial collaborations are expected to result in economic benefits to the company and/or Canada. Read More →

Red River College forges ahead with new Innovation Centre

September 19, 2017

Winnipeg Free Press business reporter Martin Cash recently published an article about our incoming Innovation Centre, a $95 million building project currently in its design stages.
“Less than five months after Red River College initially announced plans to build a $95 million Innovation Centre just north of its Princess Street campus, site preparations for the building are already underway,” Cash wrote.
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NSERC Social Innovation Fund Deadline Dec. 8

September 18, 2017

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) have announced that, following the success of the Community and College Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) program, the federal 2017 budget provided an additional $10 million over two years beginning in 2017-18 to continue this initiative.
The deadline for submitting applications is December 8, 2017.
*Internal deadline: We have set an internal deadline of November 29 to allow the College’s Research Partnerships & Innovation office to review proposals and insure that the application package is complete. For inquiries and internal submissions:
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