Western University signs agreement with Dalhousie University to collaborate on AI, defence, research security
Western and Dalhousie signed a memorandum of understanding in Halifax on June 29 to collaborate on defence, research security, innovation and artificial intelligence.
Western President Alan Shepard and Dalhousie President Kim Brooks signed a memorandum of understanding in Halifax on June 29. It signals closer collaboration between the two universities on defence, research security, innovation and artificial intelligence, and builds on joint projects already under way.
The pairing matches Dalhousie’s marine monitoring and coastal research with Western’s geospatial intelligence and space work through the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, including a satellite-tracking system at four Canadian sites. Together with the University of British Columbia, they are academic partners in the Canadian Defence and Dual-Use Innovation Ecosystem, set up early this year with German submarine builder TKMS.
Western and Dalhousie have produced more than 1,500 joint publications since 2020, mostly health-care research. The agreement also opens access to Dalhousie’s Dal Innovates and Lab2Market accelerators alongside Western’s own entrepreneurial programs.
Shepard said the partnership can accelerate research and support Canadian sovereignty.
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