Cold Regions Research Centre

The Cold Region Research Centre

The Cold Regions Research Centre was established in 1987, evolving from a large multidisciplinary, research & training, project on snow & ice hydrology in the Karakoram Himalaya of Pakistan that was based in WLU’s geography department. While the Centre’s initial focus was on arctic & mountain glaciology & hydrology, since 1990 the scope & role of the Centre within the geography department & the university has broadened. Today the CRRC is a focus of cold regions (mountain & northern) research consulting on topics such as hydrology,  climatology, glaciology, resource management, parks planning & biogeochemistry.

The Goals & Mandate of the CRRC

Research and Teaching

To facilitate interdisciplinary research and teaching about cold regions.

Field Training

To facilitate academic and field training of students in a range of cold regions disciplines and locations.

Collaboration

To provide a locus for interaction among faculty  and students interested in cold regions research.

Cooperation

To encourage cooperation and links with other cold regions research and training centres and organizations.

The CRRC Provides

Research

Research space & facilities for affiliated graduate students.

Personnel

Maintains contacts with northern & other research institutes interested in cold regions.

Awards & Support

Student travel and scholarship awards

Events

Provide public & educational talks on cold regions topics.

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Latest Articles

Eight Laurier graduate and postdoctoral researchers win prestigious Weston Family Awards in Northern Research

Eight Laurier graduate and postdoctoral researchers win prestigious Weston Family Awards in Northern Research

he Weston Family Foundation is honouring eight Wilfrid Laurier University graduate and postdoctoral researchers with 2024 Weston Family Awards in Northern Research. Weston Family Northern Scholars are encouraged to co-design their research with northern communities, with the goal of protecting and restoring biodiversity in Canada.

“The Weston Family Awards are among Canada’s most prestigious student prizes in the natural sciences,” says Jonathan Newman, vice-president: research. “Seeing eight Laurier winners, including six master’s students in a category of just 15 total awards, is an outstanding feat. This is a credit to Laurier’s strong northern research and our faculty supervisors who create exceptional training opportunities in the North.”

Robert McGhee Awardee Calin Lazarescu

Robert McGhee Awardee Calin Lazarescu

Congratulations to Calin Lazarescu for winning the Robert McGhee Award! Calin Lazarescu (he/him), is a PhD candidate in the department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Calin’s research is focused on strengthening and evaluating...

NSTP Awardees 2024

NSTP Awardees 2024

We are thrilled to announce that 25 Wilfrid Laurier graduate students and research assistants have been awarded the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) from Polar Knowledge Canada. The NSTP funding is a testament to the importance of supporting emerging...

Events

Latest Event By CRRC

Fear and Fatigue: Fort Churchill and Canada’s Arctic Soldiers in the Early Cold War

In collaboration Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada(LCSC), the CRRC is excited to invite you to an upcoming talk titled "Frontier Science: The Rise and Fall of Fort Churchill", presented by […]

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