North Vancouver’s Capilano University is poised to lead the way on important research into the impacts of climate change with a $1.5 million grant.
CapU announced this week it has been awarded the $1.5 million Mobilize grant by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½.
The grant will help students and faculty pursue research on climate action in both the public and private sectors.
The grant will also support the development of a new Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Sustainability at CapU, according to a statement by the university, that will focus on themes including sustainable tourism, biodiversity and how to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in community and business practices.
NSERC, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½’s major federal agency responsible for funding natural sciences and engineering research, works with universities, colleges, businesses and not-for-profits to promote discovery and innovation.