Research

We shape the future of climate, environment, and sustainability research in the health sciences.

There is truly remarkable research capacity at the University of Toronto and across the affiliated academic health science community, the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN).

A diverse constellation of scholars, scientists, students, trainees, and existing centres of excellence have interests and expertise that can contribute to the Collaborative Centre’s purpose. We aim to build a thriving collaborative research community, and to channel that capacity to address critical issues in new ways.

Collaborative Centre Programs

Research Clusters

We are working to cultivate “Research Clusters”

Clusters: convene research interest, capacity, and leadership in areas where timely, action-oriented research is critically needed.

Clusters: bring focus & momentum to challenging issues, shaping research priorities, engaging diverse knowledge systems and communities, strengthening interdisciplinarity and trans-disciplinarity, and catalyzing impact.

Reach out if you’re interested to learn more, contribute, or develop a new cluster:

climate.health@utoronto.ca

Types of Cluster

Addressing the substantial environmental harms of pharmaceuticals, including from greenhouse gases and chemical pollutants.

Addressing the sustainability contradictions of data-intensive healthcare and health research practices, e.g., imaging, remote monitoring, ‘big data’ analytics.

Addressing the accelerating mental health impacts of climate change, and the need for responses that prioritize equity and community resilience.

Addressing the critical challenges climate change poses to the health, wellbeing, and equity of urban communities.

Supports & Services

In addition to our programming, we aim to support members to build their research capacity, gain access to relevant resources, build their networks, and strengthen their impact.

We share information about funding opportunities – see news and sign up for our newsletter
We provide resources to explain the Collaborative Centre’s enabling capacity for use in grant, award, and fellowship applications – stay tuned!
We help share information about your research – submit your “research initiative”.
We’re happy to explore additional ways to support your research, for example through knowledge mobilization aimed at policy and practice change. Reach out for a conversation

Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Inclusive and Equitable Research

Through this work, we seek ways to strengthen interdisciplinarity and trans-disciplinarity, to engage with critical and heterodox scholarship that challenges ‘business as usual’ thinking, to mobilize community-engaged research, and to collaborate with those leading in efforts to engage Indigenous knowledge systems, environmental health justice and equity.

Reach out if you’re interested to help out or learn more:

climate.health@utoronto.ca

Seed grants

In collaboration with partners, we launched a Seed Grants competition to encourage and support members working collaboratively on research that advances our mission.

View successful applicants here