Outcomes and Impacts
SSHRC funds research about people and the issues that touch our lives every day.
This research, in turn, changes how people think, behave, compete and succeed in the world. It finds innovative solutions to real-life problems, and helps put new knowledge to work in communities and businesses across the country and around the world.
Research for real life
Bullying
The aboriginal experience in the 21st century
Seeking Generation X
The science of the couple
Primary family breadwinners
Sharing wealth and well-being
Immigration and economic integration
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The digital economy: research agendas for the future
The social sciences and humanities have a wealth of knowledge and expertise to bring to bear on our understanding of the critical dimensions of the digital world, be they economic, social or cultural. In 2010, SSHRC launched a call for proposals to develop knowledge synthesis papers in areas that would advance our understanding of these dimensions and provide insights on relevant research agendas for the future.
Did you know…?
A bright future
- 60 per cent of students on Canadian campuses study the humanities and social sciences.
More jobs
- 76 per cent of Canadians are employed in industries that depend on the social sciences and humanities. Read more >
Leading in a digital world
- 3-D environments are revolutionizing the online shopping experience. Read more >
- Living atlases combine crowd-sourcing techniques with interactive Google-type maps. Read more >
Healthy families
- Alzheimer’s early detection and treatment is possible thanks to English literature research into mystery novels.
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- Severely disabled kids make music for the very first time. Read more >
- Canadian roads are safer thanks to research-based video game.
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A cooler climate
- International climate change conference in Copenhagen included screening of SSHRC-funded documentary. Read more >