A perennial question in Ottawa has been how to provide a consistent, reliable, and rational source of funds for Canada’s Major Research Facilities (MRFs) and other nationally significant research fac[...]
SNOLAB awarded increased operating funds, $102 million over six years, from the Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian leadership in inspiring fundamental research just got a boost. SNOLAB is Canada’s deep underground research laboratory, famous as the location for the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory ([...]
National Proposal for $55M Neutron Beam Infrastructure Project Submitted
Led by the University of Windsor, 18 universities across Canada have submitted a national proposal to the CFI 2023 Innovation Fund for a $55M project for neutron beam infrastructure as an essential c[...]
Alumni of Major Research Facility enjoy accelerated career progression and stay in Canada: TVB study
CMC Microsystems, Canada’s leading hardware technology facilitator, and manager of Canada’s National Design Network® (CNDN), has shared results from its recent study on CNDN alumni, and the tra[...]
National Neutron Strategy
TVB Associates was pleased to support the Canadian Neutron Initiative (CNI) working group by writing its national neutron strategy. This strategy has emerged from consultative processes over the[...]
Founding of Neutrons Canada
In January, 15 Canadian universities met as the Founding Members of a new organization, “Neutrons Canada.” The creation of Neutrons Canada is part of a cohesive, multidisciplinary, nation[...]
Client awarded $14M from provinces, completing funding for $47M national infrastructure project
TVB Associates was pleased to have a central strategic role supporting McMaster University in a national proposal for a $47M project for infrastructure for neutron beams. This project, entitled “Buil[...]
The Need for Highly Qualified Staff at Core Research Facilities: An Analogy with Medical Diagnostics
Many universities are developing “core facilities”—i.e., research infrastructure that is open to researchers from across the university and that may be available to outside users as well. Operating c[...]
An Innovative and Accessible Solution for Measuring Impact on the Training of Highly Qualified People
Major Research Facilities (MRF’s) in Canada have a big impact on the training of highly qualified people (HQP), and especially on students and post-docs who use these facilities as part of their rese[...]
Proposals to fund national facilities are more successful, new data shows
Consolidating research infrastructure into national facilities that support large user communities can be an effective use of resources and can enable scientific progress that is often not possible u[...]