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Eighteen UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½ were awarded in the June 2026 intake, with researchers from the Faculty of Arts leading two of the funded project teams and several more contributing to project teams led by other faculties. 

The Transdisciplinary Connector Grants program is designed to promote initiatives that enable UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½ teams to explore societal questions, challenges and opportunities that demand a transdisciplinary approach.  

Faculty of Arts-led projects 

Two of the project holders are researchers from the Faculty of Arts, bringing together partners from across campus and beyond to address complex challenges through innovative, transdisciplinary approaches. 

• A Transdisciplinary Framework for Community-Led Climate Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment in the Western Arctic 

  • Project Holder: , PhD, department head, Department of Communication, Media and Film 

  • Faculty of Arts contributors: , PhD, Department of Department of Geography, , PhD, Department of Communication, Media and Film 

• Co-Creating Relational Pathways Toward Indigenous Food Sovereignties in Treaty 7 Territory 

  • Project Holder: , PhD, professor, Department of Political Science 

  • Faculty of Arts contributors: , PhD, Department of Political Science 

Arts researchers on other teams 

In addition to leading research projects, scholars from the Faculty of Arts hold supporting roles on seven other research teams, contributing their expertise and highlighting how the faculty plays an integral role in strengthening transdisciplinary research networks across UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s campus. 

• Electricity Policy Nexus bootcamp for researchers 

  • Project Holder: , PhD, associate professor, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment 
  • Faculty of Arts contributors: , PhD, Department of Economics, , PhD, Department of Political Science, , PhD, Department of Economics 

• Building Community and Connection Through Locally Developed Language Resources 

  • Project Holder: , PhD, associate professor, Werklund School of Education 
  • Faculty of Arts contributor: , PhD, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology 

• A Transdisciplinary Podcast on Health Equity 

  • Project Holder: , PhD, associate professor, Cumming School of Medicine 
  • Faculty of Arts contributors: , PhD, Department of Psychology, , PhD, Department of Sociology 

• Vibrant Cities Hub: Consolidating a Transdisciplinary Platform for Inclusive, Sustainable, and Resilient Urban Futures 

  • Project Holder: , PhD, assistant professor, Schulich School of Engineering 
  • Faculty of Arts contributor: , PhD, Department of Geography 

• A Virtual Human Twin Program for Hereditary Cancer Surveillance 

  • Project Holder: , PhD, assistant professor, Cumming School of Medicine 
  • Faculty of Arts contributor: , PhD, Department of Philosophy 

• Bridging Migration, Displacement, Climate, Conflict, and Health: A Transdisciplinary Symposium to Launch the Lancet Migration North American Regional Hub at the University of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ 

  • Project Holder: , PhD, associate professor, Cumming School of Medicine 
  • Faculty of Arts contributors: , PhD, Department of Political Science, , PhD, Department of Sociology 

• A Call to Action: Mobilizing Transdisciplinary Collaboration to Advance a Learning Health System for Older Adults with Cancer and their Families 

  • Project Holder: , PhD, postdoctoral associate, Faculty of Nursing 
  • Faculty of Arts contributors: , PhD, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, , PhD, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, , PhD, Department of Geography 

Through these Connector Grants, Faculty of Arts scholars are helping explore societal questions, challenges and opportunities that demand a transdisciplinary approach.  

Projects funded in the June 2026 intake are already underway. and the Transdisciplinary Connector Grants program.