MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND
National leader: On the Move Partnership, Dr. Barbara Neis finalist for coveted SSHRC award

By Jeff Green

A unique pan-Canadian research initiative based at Memorial is being recognized as one of the most impactful research collaborations in the country.

The On The Move Partnership, which has been based at Memorial for the past eight years, is one of three finalists for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Impact Awards (Partnership category) - one of the nation's top research awards.

The Impact Award for Partnership honours a formal partnership that, through mutual co-operation and shared intellectual leadership and resources, has demonstrated impact and influence within and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community.

Prolific researcher

On the Move's project director is Dr. Barbara Neis, John Lewis Paton Distinguished University Professor, a member of the Order of Canada and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, who is based in the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

One of Memorial's most prolific researchers, Dr. Neis is also co-director of Memorial's SafetyNet Centre for Health and Safety Research and a co-recipient of the 2018 Vanier Institute of the Family's Mirabelli-Glossop Award.

Read the full story.