The provincial government is funneling more than $3.4 million into the University of British Columbia to help fund nearly two dozen “cutting edge” research projects.
A chunk of that funding, which comes courtesy of the BC Knowledge Development Fund, will make its way to UBCO, where it will be used to spur on seven research projects focusing on life sciences, agritech, sustainability and electronics.
Some of the research will include studies establishing labs to help make better decisions during wildfires, improved cancer screening, development of healthier crops and brain disease treatment.
Some of the money will also be used to integrate renewable energy sources with British Columbia's power grid.
"Our government takes pride in the strength of B.C.'s research universities and their focus on innovation. The $3.4 million announced today demonstrates the diversity of study at the University of British Columbia and the real world solutions being discovered in our community,” Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick said.
The point of the BCKDF investments is to attract what the provincial government calls “world-class research and innovation talent” to the province. Since April of last year, the province has spent $57 million for public post-secondary institutions through the fund, sparking 84 research
infrastructure projects
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