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Research

— Real research experience —

There are some discoveries you learn about, and some you make. At StFX, you’ll work alongside nationally and internationally-renowned professors, conducting research and making discoveries of your own.

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Medicine and miracle: StFX faculty member receives prestigious $10,000 DeBakey Fellowship to learn more about medieval medical care 

StFX faculty member receives prestigious $10,000 DeBakey Fellowship to learn more about medieval medical care 

Exemplary Efforts: StFX Rankin School of Nursing faculty Dr. Britney Benoit recognized for extraordinary contributions to health research in Nova Scotia

StFX Rankin School of Nursing faculty Dr. Britney Benoit recognized for extraordinary contributions to health research in Nova Scotia

StFX faculty awarded over $2 million in funding from the Government of Canada to support climate change research  

StFX faculty awarded over $2 million in funding from the Government of Canada

Better understanding the brain: StFX master’s student research could help those with degenerative brain disease

StFX master’s student research could help those with degenerative brain disease

Valuable foundation: StFX students benefit from opportunity provided through NSERC USRA research awards 

StFX students benefit from opportunity provided through NSERC USRA research awards 

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StFX offers unique opportunities for students to participate in hands-on research; opportunities that other institutions only offer at the graduate level.

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The StFX community spirit is legendary and our family bond is like no other.

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"I have been a part of a learning partnership, which has helped me become more confident, more experienced, and more prepared to enter the workforce."
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"To me, StFX is the door to an endless world of possibilities, a place to fully utilize my potential and push my limits."
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"The Xaverian community gives you a personalized academic experience, and develops skills and qualities you may not have even known existed."
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