September 12, 2025 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
Research Manitoba is pleased to announce the results of the May 2025 Research Connections grant competition. Designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange, the program funds research-related events across Manitoba.
The Research Connections program supports conferences, workshops, seminars, and other research-focused gatherings that create opportunities for skill development, interdisciplinary collaboration, public engagement, and connections with industry partners. For this intake, Research Manitoba invested $44,650 to support nine events.
The funded events showcase Manitoba’s diverse research community, with all events united by a focus on collaboration and research growth. Each event’s unique goals, ranging from addressing climate change impacts on child health to advancing national health strategies, demonstrate Manitoba’s leadership in driving local expertise toward global impact.
“Community events play a pivotal role in the research ecosystem.
By providing opportunities for researchers to engage with their peers and meet potential partners, we create space for new ideas to emerge.”
The funded events showcase Manitoba’s diverse research community, with all events united by a focus on collaboration and research growth. Each event’s unique goals, ranging from addressing climate change impacts on child health to advancing national health strategies, demonstrate Manitoba’s leadership in driving local expertise toward global impact.
| Event Title | City | Organization | Event Dates |
| 2025 Manitoba Sustainable Protein Research Symposium | Winnipeg | University of Manitoba | July 7, 2025 |
| Indigenous and Disability: A Gathering for Inclusive and Equitable Health Research | Winnipeg | University of Manitoba | October 16, 2025 |
| Child Health Research Days(CHRD) | Winnipeg | Childrens Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba | October 21, 2025 |
| Postdoctoral Research Showcase | Winnipeg | University of Manitoba | October 23-24, 2025 |
| 2025 WISDOM Equity Symposium | Winnipeg | University of Manitoba | October 30, 2025 |
| Pulmonary Embolism Canada (PECAN) Annual Meeting | Winnipeg | University of Manitoba & Shared Health | November 7, 2025 |
| 14th Annual Diabetes Research Symposium | Winnipeg | CHRIM | November 12, 2025 |
| Business and Human Rights in Canada: At the Crossroads of Scholarship, Legislation, Litigation, Policy-making and Community Resistance | Winnipeg | University of Manitoba | November 13, 2025 |
| Manitoba Digital Agriculture Symposium | Winnipeg | University of Manitoba | May 12, 2026 |
Research Manitoba is proud to support projects that not only address urgent local health challenges, but also contribute to advancing knowledge on a global scale. By fostering interdisciplinary collaborations across diverse fields such as child health, digital agriculture, climate impacts, and inclusive rehabilitation, these grants are helping Manitoba researchers drive studies that improve lives far beyond our province.
Research Manitoba is now accepting applications for the next Research Connections intake, closing November 17, 2025. For program details and application information, visit researchmanitoba.ca/research-connections.
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Contact:
Hope Holmes, Communications Officer, Research Manitoba
E: info@researchmb.ca | W: researchmanitoba.ca
Research Manitoba promotes, supports, and coordinates the funding of research excellence and innovation in health, natural and social sciences, engineering, and the humanities in Manitoba. Research Manitoba supports local talent development by providing research support to early career researchers and graduate students, along with fostering partnerships to strengthen research innovation in Manitoba.