One exciting new initiative of the CHRC is its sponsorship of research clusters as a way of cultivating a rich, interdisciplinary research environment at Laurentian. These clusters provide means for collaboration, focused discussion, and exchanging ideas for people on and off campus. They generally meet to discuss ideas, issues, or particular areas of research and creativity; they might stage open discussions or conferences; they might produce grant applications and collaborative writing.
The CHRC can provide limited support for material costs such as photocopying, networking support for different constituents on campus, a virtual web home, and physical meeting space in the Centre’s physical location.
This year, the active clusters include Disability and Food.