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  • $12.67M

    in research funding in the past five years

  • 149

    grants and career awards

  • 25

    researchers supported

  • 492

    peer reviewed publications

  • 411

    awards and honours

Research strengths

Our researchers

Find out how our researchers push the boundaries of knowledge to provide real-time solutions to the most pressing challenges affecting patients, caregivers and decision-makers. 

Research Chairs in the College of Nursing

Research in Nursing

Nursing research provides knowledge and solutions about health care. Our researchers work collaboratively with clinical and community partners, as well as other researchers, providing real-time solutions to the most pressing challenges faced by those receiving care, those providing care, and decision-makers who determine how care is delivered.

Read more in the attached PDF below.

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Research funding

Funding is available for College of Nursing students and faculty. Head over to the Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR) for a full list of grants and awards.

Summer opportunity

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Undergraduate Research Awards

As a research-intensive university, UM provides a multitude of unique learning opportunities for undergraduate students to interact with the best minds and research leaders in their fields. Learn which of our department members are accepting students for this summer’s program.

Student research

The Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR) offers a research internship for undergraduate and graduate students. It's an exciting opportunity to work one-on one with a faculty researcher and gain hands-on research experience.

International research partnerships

Supporting international collaboration is a strategic priority for the College of Nursing. We work with international partners whose strategic objectives and research interests align with our own — leading to outcomes that benefit communities on a local, national and global scale.

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La Trobe University – Bendigo & Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Christina West shares an international partnership with Amanda Kenny, PhD, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University. They are collaborating on arts-based research initiatives which focus on family experiences of pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant, partnership engagement, and digital storytelling.

Exterior building shot of University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).

University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England

Dr. Thomas Hack collaborates with Professors Kinta Beaver and Susan Williamson at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, partnering in projects examining the impact of consultation recording use in oncology, patient needs assessments in oncology, and patient satisfaction with their health care provider.

Helen Glass Research Symposium

The Helen Glass Research Symposium is an annual event where you get to hear from innovative researchers from the frontlines of nursing. The College of Nursing hosts the symposium in honour of Dr. Helen Glass, who was a dedicated pioneer of the nursing profession.

Remembering Helen Glass

The Helen Glass Research Symposium is generously supported by the estate of Dr. Helen Glass, who was a dedicated pioneer of the nursing profession. Dr. Glass was named director of the School of Nursing in 1972, a position she held until 1979. She was instrumental in establishing a graduate program in nursing at the university and also in creating the Manitoba Nursing Research Institute — what we now know as the Manitoba Centre for Nursing Health Research (MCNHR).

Visitors to the University of Manitoba campus will note that the College of Nursing is housed in the Helen Glass Centre for Nursing, which was named in 1999 in her honour.

More about Dr. Glass' legacy on UM Today

Sigma Theta Tau - Xi Lambda Chapter

This organization - which spans across the world - brings together nursing leaders, scholars, and researchers committed to improving health by advancing nursing science.

For information on membership, research awards, upcoming events and the executive team, visit the Sigma Theta Tau - Xi Lambda Chapter website.

Research stories

Contact us

College of Nursing
Helen Glass Centre for Nursing
89 Curry Place
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus) 
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

204-474-7452
204-474-7682