page_title: Nipissing University
section_title: Research
hierarchical_section_title: Nipissing University / Research
caption_attribution_description: English: A picture of the pond behind Nipissing University, which is often used for research
context_page_description: Nipissing University is a primarily undergraduate public liberal arts university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The college overlooks Lake Nipissing. Nipissing University is recognized for providing an individualized student experience, having supportive and accessible professors, small class sizes, research opportunities for undergraduate students.
context_section_description: The research culture at Nipissing University is growing quickly as researchers receive more funding for their work. Students and staff, with the help of The Office of Research Services, can apply for internal research grants or external grants from the three major granting agencies, NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR. Nipissing University receives upwards of $350 000 annually from the Research Support Fund to help manage research endeavours at the school. Research facilities, cenrtes, and laboratories at Nipissing University include:
  Central Analytical Facility
  Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
  Biomechanics and Ergonomics Laboratory
  Collaborative Systems Laboratory
  Centre for Literacy - Elizabeth Thorn
  Drosophilia Laboratory - Genetics and Aging
  Evolution Laboratory
  Forest Resources Laboratory
  Geomatics Laboratory
  Integrative Watershed Research Centre (IWRC)
  Laboratory of Social Neuroendocrinology
  Nipissing Earth Observation Laboratory (NEOL)
  Nipissing University Greenhouse Complex
  Nipissing University Research on Neuroscience (NURON)
  Northern Canadian Centre for Research in Education and the Arts (NORCCEA)
  Northern Centre for Research on Aging and Communication
  Plant Ecology Research Laboratory (PERL)
  Plant Growth Facility
  Physics Laboratory
  Robotics Laboratory
  Salamander and Newt Research Laboratory
  Sensory Movement Behavioural Laboratory
  Nipissing University hosts an annual Undergraduate Research Conference, to which student from all over Ontario attend. Students may present posters, papers, or art installations. Eligible scholarly works may include, but are not limited to: scientific experiments, case studies, interpretation of literature, or model design and development.
caption: The pond behind Nipsising University is used as a natural laboratory.  The nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer is an analytical tool used for the determination of organic structures.
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