Cold Regions Research Centre
About Us
The Cold Region Research Centre
The Cold Regions Research Centre was established in 1987, evolving from a large multidisciplinary, research & training, project on snow & ice hydrology in the Karakoram Himalaya of Pakistan that was based in WLU’s geography department. While the Centre’s initial focus was on arctic & mountain glaciology & hydrology, since 1990 the scope & role of the Centre within the geography department & the university has broadened. Today the CRRC is a focus of cold regions (mountain & northern) research consulting on topics such as hydrology, climatology, glaciology, resource management, parks planning & biogeochemistry.
The Goals & Mandate of the CRRC
Research and Teaching
To facilitate interdisciplinary research and teaching about cold regions.
Field Training
To facilitate academic and field training of students in a range of cold regions disciplines and locations.
Collaboration
To provide a locus for interaction among faculty and students interested in cold regions research.
Cooperation
To encourage cooperation and links with other cold regions research and training centres and organizations.
The CRRC Provides
Research
Research space & facilities for affiliated graduate students.
Personnel
Maintains contacts with northern & other research institutes interested in cold regions.
Awards & Support
Student travel and scholarship awards
Events
Provide public & educational talks on cold regions topics.
Our Blog
Latest Articles
Native Guardians: Canada’s First Nations Move to Protect Their Lands – Yale E360 – e360.yale.edu
The Cold Regions Research Centre invites CRRC-affiliated graduate students to apply for an open position to join our Early Career Researcher Leadership Team.
ECR Leadership Team Vacancy
The Cold Regions Research Centre invites CRRC-affiliated graduate students to apply for an open position to join our Early Career Researcher Leadership Team.
Masters Research Opportunity in Cold Regions Hydrology
Masters Research Opportunity in Cold Regions Hydrology, Supervisory Team:Dr. Stephanie Wrightand Dr. William Quinton, Degree Program: Master of Science in Geography and Environmental Studiesat Wilfrid Laurier University
Events
Latest Event By CRRC
Wildlife Health and Surveillance in a Changing Arctic With Dr. Susan Kutz
In partnership with Indigenous communities, Dr. Kutz initiated and maintains community-based wildlife health surveillance programs with the goal of early detection of change in wildlife populations, protection of public health, and facilitating the incorporation of local and traditional knowledge into wildlife co-management. Her research brings local, traditional and scientific knowledge together to understand the impacts of a warming Arctic on the health of muskoxen and caribou and the consequent effects on food security in the Arctic.
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