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The recent Nobel Prize in Physics for Donna Strickland highlighted the issue of gender imbalance in science. Strickland is one of only three women and the first in 55 years to receive the prize. Before she won, she was denied a Wikipedia page, even though her 1985 breakthrough led to corrective laser eye surgery for […]

Ottawa, ON — Yesterday, the Government of Canada proposed a $7-million investment in innovation through a unique program to connect Canadian start-ups with international incubators in Mitacs partner countries for commercialization opportunities. The investment was announced as part of the Government of Canada’s Fall Economic Statement 2018. The incubators internship program will enable companies housed […]

Ottawa, ON — Mitacs and the Université de Bordeaux signed a partnership agreement today that increases research collaboration between Canada and France. The new four-year partnership supports up to 50 students per year across three Mitacs programs: Accelerate International enables graduate students or postdoctoral fellows from Canadian universities and the Université de Bordeaux to undertake a […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Globalink photo contest. The annual contest received over 300 entries and highlighted the experiences of Globalink research interns at universities across the country. A winner was selected from each of three categories: My Research; My Research Collaboration; and My Canada. My Research: […]

Winnipeg, MB — Manitoba’s Minister of Education and Training, Kelvin Goertzen, announced today the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program’s (MPNP) Graduate Internship Pathway, which provides international students with a fast track to nomination for permanent residency. Partnering with Mitacs, the program intends to provide companies in the province with job-ready, highly skilled workers. The MPNP’s Graduate […]

Ottawa, ON and Victoria, BC — Beginning this fall, 22 researchers will undertake one-year placements in the federal and British Columbia governments to apply their expertise to develop policy-based solutions for pressing issues facing Canadians. The researchers, hailing from disciplines as disparate as climate change and quantum imaging, make up the 2018–19 cohort of the […]

Vancouver, BC — How can Canadian universities prepare students for the rapidly changing economy of the future? A new report by Mitacs seeks to better understand how universities are answering this question by encouraging the development of entrepreneurial skills among students across all disciplines. Based on discussions with universities, incubators, and policy organizations, Entrepreneurs on […]

Toronto, ON — Mitacs has signed a new partnership to provide funding for international research internships for students at the University of Toronto. Up to 200 students and postdoctoral fellows from the University can participate in research exchanges through a three-year agreement with Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation in Canada. The […]

We live in an era when policy-makers find themselves focusing intently on a handful of foundational problems in our economy: What will the jobs of the future look like? What skills are needed? And how does Canada compete in the digital world? Across Canada, university and college campuses have been offering up compelling answers to […]

Vancouver, BC — The University of British Columbia and the University of Washington are partnering with Mitacs on the Incubator Internship Pilot, a unique start-up exchange program in support of the Cascadia Innovation Corridor. The program will foster stronger networks and ecosystem access for start-ups in the region by leveraging the common and complementary strengths […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs and Providence Health Care, with support from the St. Paul’s Foundation, are partnering to foster innovation in research and technology for the benefit of health care in BC in support of the Cascadia Innovation Corridor. Through the three-year agreement, postsecondary researchers will be invited to address pressing health care challenges brought […]

Fatimat Almentina Ramos Shidi travelled from Prince George to France to discover answers to some complex questions. A recent Master of Science – Biochemistry graduate from the University of Northern British Columbia, Shidi pursued the opportunity to study abroad due to the Mitacs Globalink Research Award. She is the first UNBC student to receive this […]