UK and Canada to Partner on Research Opportunities

A letter of understanding between the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), will enable the two organisations to work together to find new ways to improve each respective nation’s infrastructure for supporting research, with shared information at their online portals.

Professor Mark Thomson, Chief Executive of STFC, said: “This agreement will enable enhanced cooperation and collaboration with our colleagues in Canada, with whom we already enjoy strong relationships. By strengthening our partnerships in research infrastructure and major national and international facilities, I believe researchers in both nations will see real benefits – providing further opportunities for the brightest and most curious scientific minds from the UK and Canada to work together.

CFI President and CEO, Roseann O’Reilly Runte, commented: “This agreement brings us together to make research infrastructure in both countries better known and available to academic and industrial researchers around the world. It will enable us to create synergies, spark innovation and economic development.”

CFI’s Research Facilities Navigator; more information online

UKRI Research and Innovation Infrastructure Portal; more information online