To this end, we have moved quickly and collaboratively to position Dalhousie for success across major federal research funding programs, including the Canada Excellence Research Chairs, Canada Research Chairs, and Canada Impact+ Research Chairs programs. We hope these efforts will bring new strength to Dalhousie in the years to come in areas where research and innovation excellence can help advance Canada’s long-term resilience and prosperity.

We have also deepened our engagement in research and with partners that support Canadian sovereignty. From our home on the East Coast, where ocean, naval and aerospace strengths are core parts of provincial life, Dalhousie has a distinctive role in turning discovery and talent into national capacity.

At the same time, we continued to focus on the systems and supports that make research possible. Through the Pursuing Research Excellence Initiative, we are working to improve processes, reduce administrative friction and make it easier for researchers to focus on the work itself, from grants to compliance and research security.

We have also laid the foundation for a strengthened approach to research partnerships through the creation of Dal Partners which focuses on building productive relationships that drive public value, and Dal Commercializes, which supports researchers in advancing their ideas through to commercialization.

As this report shows, our research enterprise is already on course to meet the moment we find ourselves in, embracing the challenges and opportunities set out in A Rising Tide: Dalhousie’s Promise to Nova Scotia and the World, Dalhousie’s new strategic framework. Across Health, Discovery and Civic Strength, our achievements reflect the talent, ambition and public purpose of our research community. They also point to the work ahead, continuing to turn excellence into impact for the people, partners and communities we serve.