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Research and Graduate Studies

About the Research Office

Our mission

  • Support the research, creative, and scholarly activities of faculty and students at UFV;
  • Support the integration of research and education, and enhance the research training of UFV students;
  • Support knowledge transfer and technological innovation through the institution’s Research Services & Industry Engagement Office and Trades and Technology Division, in close cooperation with the region’s businesses and industries;
  • Encourage multidisciplinary, collaborative research within the University;
  • Develop alliances and partnerships with other institutions in Canada and abroad, as well as with community, public, and private sector organizations;
  • Assist UFV faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students with obtaining funding for research.

We are also UFV's point of contact for the federal Tri-Council Agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, and CFI), government ministries, industry, associations, and foundations for all matters related to funding, partnerships, grants, and contracts in support of research.

Contact the Research office

University of the Fraser Valley 
Research and Graduate Studies — Associate Vice-President's Office
UFV Library, 2nd floor, Offices G290
Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8

Hours: 8:30 am–4:30 pm
Phone: 604-504-7441, ext. 4819
Email: rgs@ufv.ca

"(Research has) been a really sweet way to optimize my time at school. Looking back, I’m so grateful that I did this. It has truly been a highlight to work under Shelley (Canning). She has been a wonderful mentor and has impacted me and my nursing practice immensely."

  • – Rosaley Klassen
  •    BSN