Brandon University is pleased to announce that two BU researchers, Dr. Jennifer Mateer and Dr. Emma Varley, have received Insight Development Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants, totalling more than $174,000, will support new research beginning June 1, 2026.
SSHRC Insight Grant supports four-year research project on the social foundations of knowledge
Brandon University is pleased to announce that Dr. Cameron Boult, Associate Professor of Philosophy, has been awarded a $72,702 Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to investigate a deceptively simple but urgently important question: do truth, facts, and critical thinking matter? And if so, why?
The four-year project, titled Relation-Based Epistemology, argues that the answer lies not in the individual mind, but in our relationships with one another.
Two Brandon University students have earned national recognition after finishing in the top ranks of Canada’s premier European Union policy competition.
The Black Manitobans Chamber of Commerce invites the Brandon University community and the broader public to attend a special Emancipation Day Celebration honouring Dr. Gervan Fearon, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Dr. Fearon served as BU President from 2014–17 and was the first Black president of a Canadian university.
Twelve Manitobans whose contributions encompass a broad range of endeavours and accomplishments will receive the Order of Manitoba today, the province’s highest honour, at a formal investiture ceremony at the Manitoba Legislative Building. The ceremony will start at 4 p.m.
International students at Brandon University have a chance to participate in research that could have national reverberations.
Dr. Aloysius C. Anyichie, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Student Services at Brandon University, is conducting a research study titled “Understanding and Supporting the Experiences of International Students in Higher Education in Canada.
With Chancellor Mary Jane McCallum in the final year of her second term, Brandon University is now seeking the next person to fulfill the role as titular head of the University.
“Mary Jane McCallum has been a warmly engaged, thoughtful, and always considerate Chancellor, and all of us at BU are grateful for her service to our institution,” said BU President Christine Bovis-Cnossen.
Students at Brandon University will have the opportunity to learn from one of the country’s leading forensic experts this summer when they head to the Brandon Hills Wildlife Management Area Trailhead for field training.
The Brandon University School of Music’s first reunion in 20 years will take place this week.
Brandon University has appointed Dr. Leanne Zacharias as Dean of the School of Music, following approval by the University’s Board of Governors. Dr. Zacharias will begin a five-year term as Dean on July 13, after serving as Acting Dean since September 2025.