Projects
The TEST Lab current has three main projects. We also collaborate on other projects.
Community Directed Adaptation
The Community-Directed Adaptation Research (C-DAR) project aims to co-create a reparative methodology for climate adaptation planning while building a network of interdisciplinary researchers. It will also will provide a high-quality training experience for students
The frames space
The Fostering Resilience through Audiovisual Media and Engaged Scholarship (FRAMES) Collaboration Space at Western University addresses the climate emergency by combining visual social science methods with community collaboration.
just transitions in food systems
The Building the Just Transitions in Food Systems Network is a community-led research project grounded in the resurgence of traditional food systems and Indigenous territorial governance.
Other projects
List of Services
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Urban Indigenous FoodsList Item 1
This CIHR-funded project is led by Dr. Chantelle Richmond at the University of Western Ontario, and funded by the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR).
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PARTAKE AfricaList Item 2
Funded by a SSHRC Partnership Grant, the Participatory Agroecological Research for Transforming Knowledge and Equity in African Communities (PARTAKE), run by Isaac Luginaah, will tap into nutritional science and Indigenous knowledge to reduce food loss by adapting local seeds and strategies.
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University of the futureList Item 3
Funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant, The University of the Future's Earth Aligned Scaffolding Intelligences (EASIs) are stabilized in a meta-relational paradigm to support instructors, students, and professionals to engage with their areas of expertise with deeper complexity, responsibility and relational attunement.
