About

The University of Saskatchewan has a wide array of centres and institutes, which contribute to the vitality and creativity of the university in its pursuit of research, scholarly and artistic work, teaching and learning, and providing service to and meeting the needs of the community at large.

Centres strengthen, coordinate, and facilitate activities across these areas and offer new areas of activity consistent with the university’s strategic direction and priorities. Centre activities are integrated within the university to benefit the university as a whole.

University Level

Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA)
Director, Koehncke, N.
CCHSA Snapshot |  CCHSA Website

Centre for Forensic Behavioural Sciences and Justice Studies
Director - Wormith, S.
Centre for Forensic Behavioural Sciences and Justice Studies Website 

Centre for the Study of Co–operatives
Director – Dr. Murray Fulton, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Centre for the Study of Co-operatives Website

Community-University Institute for Social Research (CUISR)
University Co-Director – Findlay, I., Edwards School of Business
Community Co-Director – Holden, W., City of Saskatoon
CUISR Website

Confucius Institute
University Co-Director - Zong, L., Department of Sociology
Confucius Institute Website

Diefenbaker Canada Centre
Director – Rayner, J., Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Diefenbaker Canada Centre Snapshot (PDF)  |  Diefenbaker Canada Centre Website
 
Division of Biomedical Engineering
Chair – Sarty, G., Department of Psychology
Division of Biomedical Engineering Website

Biomedical Engineering External Review

Global Institute for Water Security
Director - Wheater, H.
Global Institute for Water Security Website

Global Institute for Food Security 
Executive Director and CEO - Moloney, M.
Global Institute for Food Security Website

Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning (GMCTL)
Director - Turner, N.
GMCTL Website

Indigenous Land Management Institute (ILMI)
Director – Natcher, D.
ILMI Snapshot  |  ILMI Website

Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre (IPHRC)
 Acting Director – Kathy McNutt
IPHRC Snapshot  |  IPHRC Website

Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, Inc. (SPHERU)

Acting Director - Abonyi, S., University of Saskatchewan
SPHERU Snapshot |  SPHERU Website

Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC)
Acting Director - Abrams, S.
SSSC Snapshot  |  SSSC Website 

SSSC External Review

Student Learning Services
SLS Website

Toxicology Centre
Director - Liber, K.
Toxicology Centre Snapshot  |  Toxicology Centre Website

Toxicology Centre Review

University of Saskatchewan Language Centre
Director – Parkinson, D.M.
University of Saskatchewan Language Centre Website

University of Saskatchewan Process Philosophy Research Unit (USPPRU)
Co-director – Flynn, M., Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education
Co-director – Regnier, R. H., Department of Educational Foundations
Co-director – Woodhouse, H., Department of Educational Foundations
Co-director - Thompson, E., Department of Philosophy
(USPPRU)  Snapshot  USPPRU Website

Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)
Director – Potter, A. 
VIDO Snapshot  |  VIDO-InterVac Website

W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence
Director – Yong, S., Edwards School of Business
W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence Snapshot  |  W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence Website

College Level

College of Agriculture and Bioresources

Centre for Northern Agroforestry and Afforestation
Director – Van Rees, K., AFIF Chair, Department of Soil Science
Centre for Northern Agroforestry and Afforestation Snapshot  |  Centre for Northern Agroforestry and Afforestation Website

Crop Development Centre (CDC)
Managing Director – Agblor, K.  
CDC Snapshot  |  CDC Website

Feeds Innovation Institute (FII)
Director - Newkirk, R.
FII Snapshot  |  FII Website

Indigenous Land Management Institute (see university level centres above)

College of Arts and Science

Centre for Algebra, Logic and Computation (CALC)
Director – , Department of Mathematics and Statistics
CALC Snapshot  |  CALC Website

Centre for High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Director – Spiteri, R., Department of Computer Science
HPC Website
 
Eighteenth Century Studies
Acting Director – Stephanson, R. A., Department of English
Eighteenth Century Studies Website
 
Humanities Research Unit
Director – Findlay, L. M., Department of English
Co-director – Battiste, M., Department of Educational Foundations
Humanities Research Unit Website

Institute for Aboriginal and Indigenous Graduate Studies and Research (IAIGSR) 

Institute for Computer and Information Technology
Neufeld, E., Department of Computer Science
Institute for Computer and Information Technology Website

Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies (ISAS)
Chair – St.-Maurice, J-P., Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
ISAS Website

Interdisciplinary Centre for Culture and Creativity (ICCC)
Associate Director - Kehoe, S.
External Review March 2017 ι ICCC Snapshot  |  ICCC Website

Social Research Unit
Department of Sociology
Social Research Unit Snapshot  |  Social Research Unit Website
 
Subatomic Physics Institute (SPIN)
Spokesperson – Steele, T. G., Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
SPIN Snapshot  |  SPIN Website

Edwards School of Business

Centre for the Advancement of Accounting Education
Director – Vaidyanathan, G.,
Department of Accounting

Centre for Strategic Financial Management
Director - Mishra, D.
Centre for Strategic Financial Management Snapshot  |  Centre for Strategic Financial Management Website

Hanlon Centre for International Business Studies
Academic Director - Murphy, W.
Managing Director - Klassen, B.
Hanlon Centre for International Business Studies Website 

College of Education

Aboriginal Education Research Centre (AERC)
Academic Director – Wilson, A., Department of Educational Foundations
AERC Website

Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit (SELU)
Director – Burgess, D., Department of Educational Administration
SELU Website

Sustainability Education Research Institute (SERI)
Director - McKenzie, M., Department of Educational Foundations
SERI Website

College of Engineering

Ron and Jane Graham School of Professional Development
Academic Director – Richard Evitts
Ron and Jane Graham School of Professional Development Website

Saskatchewan Centre of Excellence for Transportation and Infrastructure
Director - Kuhnke, C., College of Engineering
Saskatchewan Centre of Excellence for Transportion and Infrastructure Website

Saskatchewan Centre of Masonry Design
Director – Sparling, B., Department of Civil and Geological Engineering

Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS)

Centre for the Study of Science and Innovation Policy (CSIP)
Director – Phillips, P., Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
CSIP Website

College of Law

Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp Native Law Centre
Academic Director - Larry Chartrand
Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp Native Law Centre Website

Centre for Research, Evaluation and Action Towards Equal Justice (CREATE Justice)
Director - Brea Lowenberger
CREATE Justice Website

College of Medicine

Centre for Integrative Medicine (CIM)
Managing Director - Epstein, M, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
CIM Snapshot  |  CIM Website

Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE)

Proteomics Research in Interactions and Structure of Macromolecules (PRISM)
Director - Cygler, M. Biochemistry, College of Medicine
PRISM Website

Respiratory Research Centre
Co-directors (Interim)
Darcy Marciniuk, Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, College of Medicine
Brian Graham President and CEO, Lung Association of Saskatchewan
Website

ASSOCIATED HEALTH RESEARCH/SERVICE UNITS

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Reduction Unit
Cardiovascular Risk Factor Reduction Unit Website

Division of Oncology
College of Medicine
Website

Northern Medical Services Division
Department of Family Medicine
Northern Medical Services Division Website

Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute Website

Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)
SPARC Website

College of Nursing

Centre for the Advancement of the Study of Nursing Education and Interprofessional Education (CASNIE)
Director – Ferguson, L., College of Nursing
CASNIE Website

College of Pharmacy and Nutrition

Nutrition Resource and Volunteer Centre
Division of Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition Resource and Volunteer Centre Website

University Library

Centre for Evidence-based Library and Information Practice
Director - Wilson, V.
Centre for Evidence-based Library and Information Practice Website

Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC)
Executive Director – Stephen, C., Department of Veterinary Microbiology
CWHC Snapshot  |  CWHC Website

Centre for Applied Epidemiology
Director – Epp, T., Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Centre for Applied Epidemiology Website

St. Thomas Moore

Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage
Director – Kordan, B., Department of Political Studies
Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage Snapshot  |  Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage Website

Research Groups

Humanities Research
Electronic Text Research at the U of S (ETRUS)
Coordinator – Liu, Y., Department of English
ETRUS Website

Engineering Research 
Engineering Research Groups Theme Areas

Health Research
Health Research Groups Listing and Website

Organizations

Organizations Reporting to the Board of Governors

Canadian Light Source Inc. (CLS)
CEO - Lamb, R.
CLS Website

Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation (CCNI) 
Executive Director - Alexander, N.
CCNI Website

Prairie Swine Centre Inc. (PSCI)
President and CEO – Whittington, L.
PSCI Snapshot  |  PSCI Website

Prairie Swine Centre Inc. (PSCI) Review
  
Prairie Diagnostic Services, Inc.
Prairie Diagnostic Services, Inc. Website
 
Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc.
President – Prefontaine, D.
Website

Other Organizations Associated with the University

Cameco MS Neuroscience Research Center
Director – Verge, V.M.K., Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Cameco MS Neuroscience Research Center Website

Cancer Research Department, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Director of Research - Anderson, D.
Cancer Research Unit, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency Website

POS Pilot Plant Corporation
President and CEO – Kelly, D.
POS Pilot Plant Corporation Website
 
Regional Psychiatric Centre Prairies Correctional Service of Canada
Regional Psychiatric Centre Prairies Correrctional Service of Canada Website

Establishing Centres

The centres policy and guidelines for application for the establishment of centres govern the creation of new centres.