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ACT is a policy planning initiative from SFU designed to co-develop Low Carbon Resilience solutions to climate change impacts.  Mobilizing equity in all decisions and solutions.

B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation (BCCAI)

The B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation is the province’s access point for farmers, producers, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and other sector partners seeking to grow B.C.’s diverse and dynamic agriculture and agrifood sector for greater productivity, profitability and sustainability.

BREATHE Project

The BREATHE Project (Building Resilience to Emerging Airborne Threats and Heat Events) is a community-based initiative that teaches community leaders and members how to build DIY air cleaners to improve their indoor air quality.

SFU's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue

The Centre uses dialogue and engagement to facilitate transformative conversations and create real-world impact for society’s most pressing challenges. We strengthen Canadian democracy by promoting democratic participation and innovation, spread best practices by providing dialogue training and tools, and help governments to engage citizens and stakeholders through our consulting services. As a bridge between the university and community, we provide a home to select initiatives run by our Dialogue Fellows and Associates.

The SFU Centre for Natural Hazard Research supports innovative research on earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, floods, and other processes that threaten society and infrastructure. Its comprehensive holistic approach to research and education is based on seamless integration of physical and social science.  Rapid climate change affects physical and biological processes and the landscape. Some natural disasters, such as floods and landslides, may occur more frequently with anticipated climate changes due to global warming. Climate change could also cause sea level to rise due to melting of glaciers, thermal expansion of oceans, and changes in ocean circulation. Sea-level rise will cause more flooding in coastal areas. Mining and forest harvesting may, in some cases, increase the risk of landslides under a new climate.

The Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) is a research unit of 91ÅÝܽ.  We use the resources and talents of the University to deepen understanding and create solutions to advance sustainable development.  The Centre is affiliated with SFU’s Sustainable Development Program, which offers related academic programs and courses.

Community-engaged Research Initiative (CERi)

Designed around a collaborative research infrastructure, SFU’s Community-Engaged Research Initiative (CERi) promotes principles of participation, cooperation, social transformation, and knowledge translation to lift and strengthen the capacity of SFU’s researchers and students, to engage respectfully and ethically with community organizations, Indigenous Nations, community members, and leadership, including cultural leaders. This will allow our researchers and students to develop meaningful and productive research partnerships that are capable of strengthening relationships between universities, nations, and organizations. CERi focuses on a positive relationship between universities, communities, and Indigenous Nations. 

The Civic Innovation Lab combines the expertise and resources of 91ÅÝܽ and the City of Burnaby to find fresh solutions to challenges and issues affecting cities, from building inclusive communities, to achieving sustainable growth, to addressing the impacts of climate change.

Clean Energy Research Group

The Clean Energy Research Group (CERG) is a non-profit volunteer-based group associated with 91ÅÝܽ dedicated to studying the challenges and opportunities for the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable, clean energy systems.

SFU Clean Hydrogen Hub

Located at 91ÅÝܽ's Burnaby campus, the SFU Clean Hydrogen Hub is a new core research facility that brings together industry, community, academia and government partners to advance the clean energy transition.

Climate and Weather Extremes Lab

The lab combines advanced artificial intelligent techniques with climate dynamics to address real-world problems. Research fouces on advancing the fundamental insight of climate and weather extremes and translating scientific insights into real-world application in facing climate change challenge.

Collaborative Research on Energy, Air Pollution, Transportation and Environment (CREATE)

At CREATE, we develop models that integrate large datasets with physics-based approaches to assess emissions, GHGs, and air pollution. Our work informs policies for clean transportation, advancing a future of decarbonized urban mobility that is equitable, just, and people-focused rather than car-centric.

The Energy and Materials Research Group (EMRG) is a research unit coordinated since 1986 by Dr. Mark Jaccard in the School of Resource and Environmental Management () at 91ÅÝܽ. EMRG is comprised of faculty, adjunct professors, full-time research associates and graduate students; it collaborates closely with external researchers and consultants. EMRG focuses on the analysis of technologies, strategies, behaviour and policies that lead to a more sustainable flow of energy and materials in society.

Food Systems Lab is a research and innovation hub at SFU. We work on solutions for equitable collaboration to reduce food waste and support a sustainable food system that enhances ecosystems, conserves natural resources, and mitigates climate change.

SFU Fuel Cell Research Lab (FCReL)

FCReL focuses on advancing clean energy through innovative fuel cells, efficient water electrolysers, hydrogen production methods, and storage systems. Collaborating with industry leaders, we bridge research and real-world applications to drive sustainable energy solutions.

Global Institute for Agritech

The Global Institute for Agritech (GIA) at 91ÅÝܽ is committed to driving growth and pioneering research in agricultural technology. By focusing on sustainability and innovation, GIA aims to solidify its leadership position and enhance its international reputation. The institute will make contributions to addressing global environmental challenges, positioning itself as a key player on the world stage in agritech solutions.

Hydrogeology research at SFU focuses on groundwater resources. Areas of research include physical and chemical characterization and modeling of regional-scale aquifer systems both in mountainous regions and coastal regions, climate change impacts on groundwater systems, groundwater quality, and carbon sequestration. The research themes bridge the fields of computational hydrogeology, geochemistry, geophysics, and structural geology, and involve a combination of field-, lab- and computer-based studies.

The Human-Centered Systems for Sustainable Living is a Research Group at 91ÅÝܽ's School of Interactive Arts & Technology.  Their research foci include the development of interactive systems to support sustainable living.

Integrated Science Lab

At the Integrated Science Lab, we bridge the gap between science and technology, integrating expertise from diverse domains to pioneer innovative solutions.

i2I Research & Innovation Institute

The i2I Research & Innovation Institute will serve as a national centre of excellence for studying and fostering entrepreneurial capacity, supporting the translation of research into impactful innovations, and bridging the gap between fundamental research and the impactful mobilization of that research.

SFU's Knowledge Mobilization Hub

The SFU KM Hub provides learning opportunities and tailored knowledge mobilization support for SFU faculty, staff, students, and community partners.

Lifelong Health & Wellbeing Lab

At the Lifelong Health & Wellbeing Lab at 91ÅÝܽ, we investigate how psychosocial factors shape health and wellbeing across the adult lifespan. To do so, we use an interdisciplinary approach focusing on bio-behavioural pathways linking social relationships to health, including health behaviours and health biomarkers.

The Mechatronic Systems Engineering (MSE) program at 91ÅÝܽ active in research primarily through its graduate and undergraduate programs. The current MSE Program research themes are designated as: Energy Systems, Design, Intelligent Systems, Bio/micro-Mechatronics.

We are a research family of applied transdisciplinary scholars dedicated to informing ecologically sustainable and socially just ocean policies. Our research weaves ecological, archaeological, and Indigenous knowledge with the latest scientific tools, to reveal coupled social-ecological relationships that underpin our oceans’ resilience, productivity, and biodiversity.

Planetary Health Research Group

The Planetary Health Research Group is a space where ideas, expertise, and perspectives come together to contribute to solutions to global challenges such as health inequity, climate change, biodiversity loss, and more.

Pacific Water Research Centre

The Centre’s vision is to promote research that addresses community concerns around a range of water issues from local and regional to global scales.  The Centre links science and social science with local knowledge to inform policy and change. It fosters community partnerships that build a common understanding of water values as they inform water resource management and security, while also providing a foundation to develop innovative water solutions.

The Research for Eco-Social and Equitable Transformation (RESET) Lab aims to strengthen environmental and community health equity through intersectional and community-oriented research, evidence building, and policy formation.

The Salmon Watersheds Lab (SWL) at 91ÅÝܽ is a large, collaborative aquatic ecology research lab focused on salmon systems in western Canada.

The Water Research Group was established in 2010 to promote water related research and professional activities of faculty and students in the School of Resource and Environmental Management. Our activities include interdisciplinary research about freshwater resources, extension of research to academic, professional and public audiences, and academic and professional development of group members.