Federal Funding Supports Northern Research
November 28, 2003 For Immediate
Release
Federal funding to assist with the indirect costs of research that was
announced today is vital to the continued expansion of research activity
that is relevant to northern communities.
The University of Northern British Columbia has received $584,000 to
help offset the costs of conducting research.
"There are many university services and departments that support
research and the Federal Indirect Costs program recognizes that there
is a cost to the University for conducting research," says Max Blouw,
Vice-President for Research at UNBC. "When researchers receive funding
to undertake research, they often require equipment, hire research assistants,
communicate research results, and access information - all of these activities
create work for other university departments. This funding provides resources
to assist those units."
UNBC's funding announced by the Federal Government today is supporting
staff positions and communications technology that are necessary to undertaking
research. The amount of funding committed by the Government is based on
UNBC's research activity in recent years.
"UNBC is a very research-intensive university, with many of our
faculty actively involved in questions that relate to social, economic,
environmental, technological, and cultural issues of northern BC and its
communities," says Dr Blouw. "Ultimately, this funding will
allow UNBC to engage in even more research. That has immediate economic
benefits as well as long-term impacts on our quality of life in the North."