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Graduate Student Spotlight #4: Shaping the future of environmental sustainability research

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September 10, 2025

The Smart Prosperity Institute is proud to be part of uOttawa’s Institute of the Environment, which offers graduate courses in environmental sustainability. In line with our mandate to support and promote the next generation of researchers, we invited recent graduates of the Master’s of Environmental Sustainability program to share their final major research projects, in their own words.

August 19, 2025

By Michael Twigg

August 18, 2025

By Dr. Colleen Kaiser

How can we speed up the construction of clean infrastructure, such as transmission lines and high-speed rail, without defaulting to deregulation or weakening critical environmental and social safeguards?

August 15, 2025

By Anik Islam

July 31, 2025

By: The Smart Prosperity Institute’s Sustainable Agriculture Team

Local food sales are an important driver of regional economies, contributing more than $5 billion in 2022 alone. With demand for local, made-in-Canada food poised to increase, we need to consider how we support the development of resilient, regional food systems across Canada.

July 21, 2025

By Hem Dholakia

July 2025

By Anik Islam, Colleen Kaiser, and Marena Winstanley

How can we build more infill housing while strengthening, rather than degrading, social license for infill housing? That is the question this report explores in the context of London, Ontario.

July 3, 2025

By Vasundhara Saravade and Anik Islam

Canada is at a pivotal moment in its climate transition, facing the challenge of decarbonizing a resource-intensive economy while maintaining economic prosperity.

By Talha Awan

Graduate Student Spotlight #4: Shaping the future of environmental sustainability research

A circular future for Canadian agriculture and agri-food

Rethinking permitting for a climate-resilient future: A new SPI research project

How Canada can implement a strong climate information architecture

Strengthening Canada’s local food systems

Adapting to a changing climate requires a (differently) skilled workforce

Aligning Canada’s Climate Information Architecture

Strengthening the Core

Financing the Mid-transition

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