Research & Graduate Studies
Collaborative. Creative. Innovative.
Research at TRU is making a difference. Many of our most important research discoveries stem from community-based research questions that result in real-life solutions with immediate and far-reaching impact. They influence policy, enrich culture, improve programs and build more vibrant cities. Our faculty are engaged in training the next generation of world-class researchers at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
TRU is one of the province’s leading research universities, and is a proud member of the Research Universities Council of British Columbia.
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TRU Law Professor Advocates in the Supreme Court of Canada
Dr. Ruby Dhand was part of a legal team challenging the unilateral application of Christopher's Law in the Supreme Court of Canada.
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New book reframes social work and aging
Dr. Wendy Hulko co-authored a new text that addresses major shifts in the field of gerontological social work in Canada.
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Compassion fatigue presentation impresses judges
A class of 36 nursing students researched critical issues and presented their findings and solutions to a panel of judges.
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Lost to the Shoah: Bleak, unforgettable, and vitally important
In Lost to the Shoah, Jeff McLaughlin helps Holocaust survivor Vera Schiff tell the stories of the people she knew while at Theresienstadt.
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Raising the voices of rural youth
A multi-year research project led by TRU's Dr. Bonnie Fournier reveals rural youth desire safe outdoor gathering spaces.
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Awards celebrate environmental research
Shannon Mendt and Joey Chisholm have been awarded $7,500 Environmental Science and Natural Resource Science Fellowships for their research.
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TRU research storytellers
Dr. Rees’s SSHRC-funded research helps to inform science and math education, providing children with a love of discovery and the confidence to ask great questions and look to science for the answers.