Partnerships & Innovation
Partnerships
& Innovation
Connect your organization with talented researchers with relevant expertise.
New creative ventures, new applications and informed public discourse can bolster Alberta’s social, cultural and economic prosperity. To this end, we endeavour to expand, enhance, and nurture partnerships and networks with the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.
Connect with us
If you would like to partner with the University of Lethbridge, contact us for a confidential discussion. We can help by introducing you to both our researchers and available research funding programs.
Partnerships in action
Many of our researchers have partnerships with businesses, community groups, and governmental agencies to help solve real world problems. These opportunities also allow students to gain real-world, collaborative experience and build relationships with established companies.
Students Gain Research Skills Through MITACS internships
Five uLethbridge students have upped their research skills this summer thanks to $15,000 in funding from Mitacs. The funding, offered in partnership with member universities, gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to participate in a short-term paid research training internship and enhance their skills.
From Prairie to Pharmacy
Optimism exudes from Dr. Roy Golsteyn (BSc ’84) as he discusses his lab’s quest to find the chemicals that just might form the basis for the next wave of cancer treatments. It’s a passionate belief their work is making a difference in the lives of Canadians — and it’s inspiring students and donors alike.
University of Lethbridge – API partnership receives substantial grant from MITACS to develop COVID-19 treatment
University of Lethbridge researchers, in partnership with scientists at Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API), received funding from MITACS to develop a drug to treat the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
U of L scientists develop new medical cannabis cultivars that show promise in combatting COVID-19 virus
In partnership with the University of Lethbridge, Pathway RX, a research company focused on developing custom cannabis therapies, and Swysh, a company focused on cannabinoid research and development, have found that specific Cannabis sativa extracts show promise as an additional treatment for COVID-19.
Office of Research & Innovation Services (ORIS)
The University of Lethbridge is a research-intensive, comprehensive institution with an enhanced focus on graduate-level programming. We are committed to:
Elevating Research & Creative Activity
We are committed to preserving the breadth of scholarship that distinguishes our vibrant research community and confirms our unique identity within the Canadian university landscape.
Student Training & Preparation
We foster an environment that prioritizes student engagement in research in all disciplines and levels of instruction, from undergraduate to graduate studies. We offer experiential learning opportunities to mold our students and postdoctoral fellows to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Community Outreach & Engagement
We build mutually supportive relationships and partnerships with government, business and community stakeholders to ensure translation from ideas to invention and innovation, to civic engagement, to creative and artistic expression, and to economic and social development.
Vice-President (Research)
A760 (University Hall)
403-329-2431
vpr@uleth.ca
Office of Research & Innovation Services
B610 (University Hall)
403-329-2431
oris@uleth.ca
ORISUofL
ULethbridge Researchers
All research resources can be found on the
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Email your request to oris.pcc@uleth.ca