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Manitoba Health Research Council
The Manitoba Health Research Council (MHRC), was a provincial agency based in Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, that supported health sciences research through grants, awards and fellowships funded by Manitoba's provincial government. The MHRC reported to and advised the Ministry of Innovation, Energy and Mines. MHRC was folded into Research Manitoba in 2014 with a renewed focus and mandate. History The MHRC was created from the idea of three local scientists. Dr. Arnold Naimark, Dr. Henry Friesen and Dr. Lyonel Israels began discussions with the Manitoba provincial government in 1980, expressing their concern about the lack of provincial funding for scientific investigation. Several other provinces had allocated funding to health research by this time, including Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and the doctors told the Minister of Health that Manitoba needed a competitive edge to both recruit and retain scientists in the province. The Ministry of Health agreed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Research Manitoba
Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to controlling sources of bias and error. These activities are characterized by accounting and controlling for biases. A research project may be an expansion on past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are documentation, discovery, interpretation, and the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. There are several forms of research: scientific, humanities, artistic, eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
