Research Institutes

The Brain and Mind Institute brings several disciplines together to promote interdisciplinary research in cognitive neuroscience at Western University. BMI members work closely with the BrainsCAN team to collaborate and share resources with other researchers engaged in cognitive neuroscience projects on campus under the mandate of BrainsCAN and its five research cores

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The University of Western Ontario is an international university committed to supporting faculty research around the globe, and to providing students with an education that prepares them to live, work and actively contribute within international economies, cultures and and societies.

Home to collaborations on every continent, and to faculty, staff and students who have been trained around the world, Western is firmly situated within the international milieu. This level of engagement enhances the University's ability to attract the highest calibre of personnel and increases its capacity to develop strong, mutually beneficial collaborative research initiatives that provide benefits to Canada and the broader world.

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As the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, and working in partnership with The University of Western Ontario, Lawson Health Research Institute is one of the largest hospital-based research institutes in Canada and a major teaching and training environment for tomorrow’s scientists. Its ‘bench to bedside’ philosophy means researchers focus their efforts on the development of new knowledge that can be applied directly to patient care within the hospitals.

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In addition to being affiliated with London’s extensive hospital system, Western is home to a number of innovative research facilities and centres that are unique in the world, including:

• The Don Rix Protein Identification Facility (PDF, 460KB)
• The Biotron Experimental Climate Change Research Facility
• The Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory
• Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment (WindEEE) Dome
• The Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes
• The Advanced Facility for Avian Research (AFAR)
• The Africa Institute
• The Research Park, a collaborative centre that connects innovative research to industry
• The National Centre for Audiology
• Biomedical Imaging Research Centre
• Rotman Institute of Philosophy
• The Centre for American Studies
• The International Centre for Olympic Studies

One of Canada’s leading centres for medical research, Robarts is a tight-knit community of interdisciplinary researchers with the shared goal of improving human health. Home to world-renowned scientists in biological, clinical, and technological research, Robarts provides mentorship and training for a number of Western graduate students.

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World Discoveries

Western, including Robarts Research Institute and Lawson Health Research Institute, have formed a technology transfer consortium called WORLDiscoveries that encourages the entrepreneurial research culture in London and seeks to develop small and medium-sized enterprises in the region. Technology transfer initiatives play a significant role in job creation and economic development by turning research and development into practical applications and products that can be commercialized through industry.

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