Research & Innovation Week 2023
Why R&I Week?!
Lakehead University's 18th Annual Research & Innovation Week's planning is well underway and we're pleased to return to an in-person event. The events (e.g workshops, student poster/oral presentations, and speaker panels) will run from February 27 to March 2, 2023 on the Thunder Bay campus, and from March 7 to March 9, 2023, on the Orillia campus.
Lakehead University's R&I Week delivers on 3 key goals:
- To celebrate and showcase research excellence
- To raise public awareness about research and its benefits to society, and
- To facilitate research collaborations
Research excellence is promoted throughout the year, but especially during our annual Research & Innovation Week. A number of awards are given out during this week, including the Distinguished Researcher Award, the Research Excellence Award, the Building Research Capacity Award, the Innovation Award and many more.
Research & Innovation Week provides an avenue for researchers (faculty, students and research staff) and their partners, to showcase their research. The event includes both graduate and undergraduate student conferences. Achievements in graduate student research are celebrated through the Three-Minute Thesis, Three-Minute Research and Graduate Student Research Excellence awards, which encourages high quality presentations and publications by graduate students.
The contributions of faculty and students are also promoted locally, nationally, and internationally to raise the profile of Lakehead University's research activity and expertise.
Each year, a theme is chosen to guide topics for presenters. The chosen theme for the 2023 Research & Innovation Week is "Improving Our Lives Through Research."
Improving our Lives through Research
Curiosity propels us to discover life’s mysteries, and research enables us to improve every aspect of our lives. We strive to make our world an exceptional place, and work to make our present lives and futures brighter as we learn from our past. Research – whether in scientific discoveries, in health and wellbeing, in understanding society and culture, or in partnering with community and industry – is the cornerstone to understanding problems, finding solutions, and improving our lives.
Check back often for an updated listing of events and news!
Thank you to our Sponsors
Thank you to Lakehead's internal units for your support and participation
Bora Laskin Faculty of Law
Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Faculty of Natural Resources Management
Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
Conference Services
Indigenous Initiatives
Innovation, Partnerships, & Economic Development
Library
Media Relations
Research Services
Student Affairs
Technology Services Centre
Vice President of Research and Innovation
Web Development
Special thanks to our photographer, Pierre Nantais from Studio Pierre, and our graphic designer, Rusty Brown from Rusty Brown Digital Design