Welcome
Welcome to the Atlantic RURAL Centre. The mission of the RURAL Centre is to enhance our understanding of the physical and socioeconomic environmental influences on health and the capacity of rural Atlantic Canadians to respond to these challenges.
Formed in 2004 and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Atlantic RURAL Centre promotes research development, collaboration, and knowledge translation between researchers, government agencies, concerned citizens and rural Atlantic Canadians.
May 17
Click Here to see the Rural Centre’s new home on Youtube. The past three Seminar Series webinars are also available on the channel.
Rob Greenwood: One-way bridge to Rural and Urban Canada?
Rosie Rowe: Climate Change: an Australian framework for local action
Godfrey Baldacchino: Bridging Two Solitudes? The Contribution of Island Studies to Rural Studies
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Mar 17
Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem (PHARE) Graduate Training Scholarships
Funding Opportunities, Post DocPHARE is extending a call for Applications for Masters, PhD, and Post-doc scholarships.
Application Deadline: MAY 31st
Eligibility:
Accepted to or enrolled in a graduate program in a Canadian university. The trainee must have a research program and a supervisor with a focus related to the PHARE objectives. Research questions should pertain to one of four theme areas: (1) What we eat and drink, (2) What we breathe, (3) How we live, or (4) How we work.
Value: (maximum)
Masters $18,000 for one year
PhD $21,000 for two years
Post Doctoral $37,500 for one year
Further Information can be found Here: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS_PHARE_2010
Mar 17
For the second time this month, the centre will be hosting a lunch seminar series. Rosie Rowe, director of Community Services and Allied Health at Western District Health Service in Australia, will be discussing a strategic framework developed by a primary health partnership in rural Australia to guide local climate change planning and action. This should be a very interesting talk from someone who does not often step on Canadian soil, so please join us at the Tupper MedicalBuilding on March 26th. Further information and the webcasting address can be found Here.
