Our Research
Research at Sheridan provides relevant and innovative solutions in our communities, through meaningful collaborative opportunities between our partners, faculty and students.
Get Started
Are you looking to get started on a research idea at Sheridan? For more information visit the pages below or email Sheridan Research.
Success Stories
Sheridan Launches Senior to Senior Anti-Bullying Toolkit
A Sheridan research team led by professor and principal investigator Dr. Kirsten Madsen (Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences) and the Centre for Elder Research, working in collaboration with Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario, have launched Solutions: Everybody’s Business - the Senior to Senior Anti-Bullying Toolkit.
Sheridan's Research and Incubation Centres Yield Diverse Cutting-Edge Projects
Research that provides relevant and innovative solutions in our communities with the expertise of faculty and their students is the formula that’s led to Sheridan’s numerous successful collaborations across its six Research and Incubation Centres. Sheridan’s research potential is diverse and its impact far-reaching.
Constructing a Clinic of the Future
A doctor puts on a Microsoft HoloLens headset and uses voice commands to call up a patient’s chart. Vital signs – captured in real-time – project around their hospital bed using mixed reality. With a simple hand movement, CT and MRI scans slide into view.
Sheridan Team Designs NewPneu, a Cost-Effective System for Diagnosing Childhood Pneumonia in Low-Resource Settings
A device designed by a team of faculty and student researchers at Sheridan’s Centre for Mobile Innovation (CMI) has the potential to impact the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia - a significant cause of death for children worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
News and Events
Sheridan receives funding for social innovation research
Sheridan was awarded two grants from the College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF) that will support collaborative social innovation research projects in partnership with community organizations.
Sheridan team uses cutting-edge technologies to create PPE for frontline healthcare workers
At the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT), a team is putting its industry-leading technology to work as part of the #SheridanHelps Initiative.
Innovate with the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies
The Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT) connects industry, curriculum and applied research. The Centre provides innovation support to their industry partners, fostering collaboration.
Federal Investment for Research
Sheridan has received a major Canada Foundation for Innovation grant to assist in advancing pioneering work related to the creation of believable and engaging virtual characters.
SIRT - Virtual Production demo
SIRT has recently partnered with Pixomondo and APG Displays to showcase the tremendous breakthroughs that have occurred in Virtual Production.
Research Ethics Board
The Sheridan Research Ethics Board ensures that research affiliated with Sheridan involving human participants meets the highest ethical standards.
About Us
Sheridan Research is here to help support our faculty, students, staff and industry/community partners through all aspects of the research journey.
