Cape Breton University - Research & Graduate Studies

06/10/2026

ATTENTION: The CBU Nursing Information Session originally scheduled at the Membertou Health Centre for Monday, the 15th, has been postponed.
Out of respect for the community we will be rescheduling this event. We will share the new date and time as soon as they are available.

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Interested in a career in Nursing?

Join us at the Membertou Health Centre to learn about the CBU Nursing program and the supports and services available to L'nu students.

Come have a chat with the CBU and Unama'ki College team and learn all about CBU Nursing!

Refreshments served and Door Prizes available!

When: Monday, June 15, 2026; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Where: Membertou Health Centre

Tag someone below who would make an amazing nurse!

06/09/2026

Dr. Tom Ue, Assistant Professor of English at CBU, along with student Callum McNutt, contributed an essay on waste in Star Wars to Wastelands and Wonderlands: Utopias and Dystopias in Film and Literature, edited by Matthew Leggatt (SUNY Press, 2026). Congrats on this great achievement!

Wastelands and Wonderlands Utopias and Dystopias in Film and Literature Edited by Matthew Leggatt Subjects: Film Studies, Literary Criticism, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, American Studies, Philosophy, Environmental Studies Series: SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema Hardcover : 9798855806243, 330....

06/01/2026

05/20/2026

Applications are now open for the second Ear to the Ground (E2G) funding round.

E2G supports early-stage, higher-risk research that drives economic impact for Nova Scotia across three key sectors:
🔹Natural resources, climate change and clean energy
🔹Life sciences and health sciences
🔹Construction and transportation

Apply by June 16th at 1pm (ADT)

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eCu01Y

05/07/2026

Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid, professor in the Shannon School of Business at CBU continues to apply research to advance housing equity, with a training and mentorship program for young people. Visit Research Snapshots to learn more

Cape Breton University researchers are doing amazing work on projects and publications, professional development, conference presentations and community engaged research.…

04/15/2026

Don't forget! The deadline for abstract submission for the Science Atlantic Psychology Student Research Conference (Psych) is next Tuesday, April 21. Head to the link below for more conference information!

https://event.fourwaves.com/psych2026/pages

04/15/2026

NEW: The Canada Research Training Awards Suite—Research Travel Supplements provide $9,000 to master’s and doctoral award holders who want to conduct a research trip abroad. Learn more and apply by June 10, 2026! https://sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/news/2026/launch-of-canada-research-training-awards-suite-research-travel-supplements.aspx

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Ca

04/08/2026

03/20/2026

Join us next week to celebrate research and the amazing students at Cape Breton University as they share their work at the Research Poster Showcase! Mark your calendar, Thurs. March 26, starting at 11:45 in the Atrium at the Verschuren Centre!

Join us for a CBU Student Research Poster Showcase on Thursday, March 26, 2026, 11:45am-12:45pm at the Verschuren Centre Atrium.…

03/17/2026

☄️ Join us for the Island WISE Summer Day Camp at Cape Breton University from July 6 to 10, it's FREE!

🚀Theme: Fly Me to the Moon
👩‍🚀For girls ages 8-12
🪐Learn more about space

✨Registration will open Thursday March 19 at 12:30pm. ✨