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 Quantum Topology and Its Applications (quanTA)
Director, Steven Rayan, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
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
- SSSC Self-Study
- SSSC Self-Study Appendices
- SSSC Final Committee Report
- SSSC Director's Response
- Office of the Vice-President Research Covering Memo
Student Learning Services
SLS Website
Toxicology Centre
Director - Janz, D.
Toxicology Centre Snapshot | Toxicology Centre Website
Toxicology Centre Review
- Self assessment report
- External review final report
- Toxicology Centre response
- Associate Vice-president Research response to external 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 – Gerdts, V.
VIDO Website
W. Brett Wilson Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence
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 – Laroque, C., Department Head, Soil Science
Centre for Northern Agroforestry and Afforestation Snapshot | Centre for Northern Agroforestry and Afforestation Website
Crop Development Centre (CDC)
Managing Director – Pozniak, C.
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
Hanlon Centre for International Business Studies
Managing Director - Christina Dolan
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
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
Centres Assessment
The Report of the Implementation Team for the Management of Centres was submitted jointly to the Vice-President Research and Chair of the Planning and Priorities Committee of Council in February of 2010. With the submission of the report, the Implementation Team was dissolved. The report and policy recommendations related to a reporting and review process for centres are presently under review by the Vice-President Research Office and Planning and Priorities Committee.
The report includes the following appendices:
Appendix A: Implementation Team Mandate and Membership
Appendix B: consultation Summary
Appendix C: Status 'Snap-Shot" Report Template
Appendix D: Annual Report Template
Appendix E: Financial Template
Appendix F: Centres Review Process
Appendix G: University-level Guidelines on Standards for Assessment
Appendix H: University of Saskatchewan Policy on Centres (March 2004)
Appendix I: Guidelines for the Establishment of Centres (June 2008)
Appendix J: Task Force Report on the Management of Centres (April 2007)
Appendix K: University List of Units, Centres, Divisions, Institutes and Groups (as of February 2010)
Appendix L: A Framework for Assessment: Beyond Systematic Program Review (December 2008)
Due to the length of the report, two versions are posted.
- Report with appendices A - G (26 pages)
- Report with all appendices (68 pages)
Establishing Centres
The centres policy and guidelines for application for the establishment of centres govern the creation of new centres.