Defining the component structures and functions of living systems on the smallest scales leads to biotechnological innovation. We will discover and create new materials, invent new therapeutics and explore new approaches to enhance plant and animal health. 

If we understand the inner workings of microbes, we can harness their power. Using knowledge of nature’s own solutions, we will find innovative ways to combat disease through novel antimicrobial, antiviral and anti-fungal compounds.

Discoveries in chemistry, physics and mathematics at the quantum scale will facilitate invention of the next generation of electronics and open the gateway to quantum computing. Our insights will improve device speed, reduce energy costs, increase usability and widen application space.

Ethically designed, secure and intelligent computing systems, robotic devices and sensors will augment human capabilities, improving human-to-human connections, mitigating disabilities, enhancing agriculture and modernizing manufacturing. Through the study of cognition in nature, we will design and invent learning systems, computers and sensors to create a more humane and livable world.

Engaging and accessible education equips people with the scientific, mathematical,  statistical and computational literacy needed for success in modern society. We will innovate, measure and refine our practices so that society has the tools to embrace the scientific method, better analyze information and make sounder decisions.

Fuelled by faculty discoveries, entrepreneurial pursuits of our graduates and help from our alumni and community partners, we will stoke the innovation ecosystem that is expanding Manitoba’s economy. As we grow the number of new companies and products originating from the Faculty of Science, we will increase collaborations with industry and government to help solve society’s impossible problems.

The image of earth as a pale blue dot in space changed our perspective of the human experience forever.  We seek novel revelations into the structure of matter, the forces of nature, the essence of the universe, and life beyond earth. The new knowledge gained will, as it has in the past, serve as a wellspring for revolutionary new solutions to our most challenging problems, impacting the future in yet unimagined ways. 

Complex social communication and interactions sustain all natural interconnected systems. We will explore these systems on a range of scales and from diverse viewpoints, including the subcellular, the ecosystem and the network. Through discoveries in all disciplines, we will invent and use novel technologies to preserve biodiversity, minimize our disruption of earth’s ecosystem and anticipate change.

Innovative scientific applications can stimulate opportunity in remote and rural communities by creating local sources of energy, clean water and food. New technology means access to education, healthcare, the internet and support for entrepreneurship – services primarily associated with metropolitan living. Recognizing that humans have long flourished by connecting communities, we will collaborate on initiatives that promote remote resilience and opportunity.