FREDA Centre Conference: Call for submissions

Jan20th

This is an announcement and call from the FREDA Center: “The FREDA Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children (School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University), in partnership with ... Read more »

Gallery Gachet Workshop Series

Jan18th

Gallery Gachet and Enterprising Women Making Art (EWMA) – program of Atira Women Resource Society – launches new workshop series! The Artist’s Reality: exploring the cultural landscape and realities of ... Read more »

Seed Grant: Methdone Mess

Nov4th

The Violence, Mental Health and Substance Use team are starting their new project: “The Methadone Mess: An international collaborative project to examine the social construction and lived experience of Methadone ... Read more »

Doctoral-Level Quantitative Research Trainee Opportunity

Oct28th

The Institute for Intersectionality Research and Policy is seeking a doctoral-level research trainee with interest and specific expertise in quantitative methods for 2011-12. The starting date  is December 1, 2011. ... Read more »

Invitation to participate in the Translating History/Shaping Practice Project

Sep26th

Centre investigator Dr. Bob Menzies in collaboration with four researchers are working on the Translating History / Shaping Practice Project. Currently, they are inviting women and men who have experience ... Read more »

2012 Trainee Fellowship competition

Sep21st

We are pleased to announce that the Centre’s 2012 Trainee Fellowship competition is now open. A major Centre objective is to provide high-quality training and mentorship of graduate students and ... Read more »

Seed Grant: Gender, Recovery, and Housing

Sep16th

The Recovery and Housing team are starting their new project: “Gender, Recovery, and Housing: A Consultation with Service Providers in Multiple Communities”. Sean Kidd and Terry Krupa are the Principal ... Read more »

Meilan Fang on BBC Radio Manchester

Aug29th

Centre trainee, Meilan Fang, was featured on BBC Radio Manchester on August 28th, 2011 discussing her project “Coping with Bereavement” on a program called Chinatown. Meilan has been in Manchester ... Read more »

Seed Grant: Reproductive Mental Health of Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Women

Aug17th

Jane Ussher and Janette Perz, co-leaders of the Reproductive and Sexual Health research theme group are the co-principal investigators on a new Centre seed grant. They are conducting a pilot ... Read more »

Seed Grant: Addiction and Drug Crime

Aug16th

Susan Boyd, one of the Centre’s co-investigators on the Criminal Justice System, Mental Health and Substance Use research theme group is the Principal Investigator on our newest seed grant. The ... Read more »