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VICTORIA – Research into issues affecting British
Columbia’s future is being supported by provincial grants to nine public
post-secondary institutions totalling $230,000, Labour and Citizens’ Services
Minister Olga Ilich announced today.
“These
grants are sponsoring student research to develop new knowledge that will help
us to create effective, evidence-based public policy,” said Ilich. “They
directly support our goal of improving service delivery to British Columbians
and help to build the knowledge workforce of the future.”
The
research projects funded range from the exploration of community restorative
justice and public transit development to the examination of indigenous street
youth counselling and the possible correlation between video games and
aggression.
The grant recipients are: Simon Fraser University; University of British
Columbia; University of Victoria; Royal Roads University; University College of
the Fraser Valley; Malaspina University College; University of Northern British
Columbia; Thompson Rivers University; and Kwantlen University College.
The grants provide B.C. post-secondary students with an honorarium to
undertake research on behalf of government.
Students work with government employees while completing their
research. The research assists
government with policy development and gives students the opportunity to look
at careers in the public services.
“These grants provide students with an
important opportunity to further their knowledge and practice their research
skills in support of government priorities that benefit all British
Columbians,” said Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell.
The grants are
administered by the cross-government research policy and planning branch, which
is partnering with researchers, policy developers and decision makers to create
effective government policies.
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