Science Atlantic News

News from Atlantic Canada’s science and research community.

New! Science Atlantic Student News

We’ve just launched our very first student newsletter on October 7! Become a part of your science community! Find events, funding opportunities, and more! Sign up now to receive monthly updates on what’s going on for students in the science community. We will keep you up to date on upcoming

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Student Funding

Hoping to find a work placement doing research? Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Awards (IUSRAs) provide funding for 12-16 week student placements in small and medium-sized Atlantic Canadian companies engaged in research and development work. To be eligible, you must be registered in an eligible bachelor’s degree program in natural sciences or

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Congratulations Holly Baker!

Holly Baker has been inducted into the Science Atlantic Alumni Hall of Fame for being an exceptional science communicator. She has been awarded as a Science Atlantic Outstanding Alumna for 2015.

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AUGC Registration open!

Registration closed. Please visit our conference page to see when the next event is happening. The 65th annual Atlantic Universities Geological Conference will take place on October 22-24 at Saint Mary’s University. Registration is now open! (abstract submission closed on October 1) Register now! Check out this year’s field trips! Workshop: Microanalysis in Forensic Geology

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MSCS Registration and abstract submission open!

The Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Conference will take place on October 23 to 24 at Acadia University. Registration and abstract submission are now open! The deadline for abstract submission is October 16.  Banquet tickets are limited to the first 140 registrants. There are three invited lectures: the Sedgwick Lecture

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Welcome from the Chair, September 2015

September is a time I associate with curiosity and a sense of discovery as we enter a new academic year. At the same time, there is the sense of the familiar with the return to classes. Similarly this September, Science Atlantic will be exploring new developments and continuing to do

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7th Canadian Science Policy Conference

November 25-27, 2015 Ottawa, ON The CSPC draws representatives from the business, government, academic and research, media, non-profit, and education sectors across Canada to discuss the present and future of Canadian science, technology, and innovation policy. We invite proposals for different presentation formats from all sectors and regions in the

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Our new website!

We are pleased to announce that we have just launched our new website! We will be working over the following weeks to refine all of the pages and implement any suggestions that have been made.

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Please welcome our new staff!

Jasmine Golf Communications and Creative Content Coordinator Jasmine is a recent graduate (2015) of Dalhousie University’s Bachelor of Commerce program with a major in Marketing Management.  Previously, she studied art and design in the Bealart program in London, ON.  During two previous co-op placements at Science Atlantic, Jasmine created our 2013-14

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