Analyzing data to predict the outcome of a golf tournament. Determining the nature and rate of injuries and illness between male and female athletes. Investigating the connections between kayaking and Niagara\u2019s water ecosystems.<\/p>\n
These are some examples of current research and scholarship related to the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games<\/a> that began last year with support from the VPR Canada Games Grants program<\/a>.<\/p>\n Vice-President, Research Tim Kenyon says he is pleased to be offering a second round of funding this year.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope we see applications for this program from researchers and scholars in all disciplines across the University,\u201d says Kenyon.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an opportunity for innovative, imaginative work that will strengthen Brock\u2019s relationships with the community and that will allow our research and scholarship to get uptake beyond the University,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n The purpose of the VPR Canada Games Grants program is to:<\/p>\n Grants are valued up to $7,000 per single project.<\/p>\n Last year, 11 researchers<\/a> were awarded grants for a range of research and scholarship programs in four Faculties and the Brock Library.<\/p>\n Associate Professor of Theatre Praxis Karen Fricker was one of those recipients. Her research examines synergies between sports on, and in, water and circus performance.<\/p>\n \u201cI have always been fascinated by the artistic activities that accompany mega-events such as the Olympic Games \u2013 specifically how performing arts spectacles are used to convey the values and ideals of sporting events,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n \u201cMy research on contemporary circus has made me aware of parallels between high-performance athletes and professional circus artists such as aerialists, whose work too requires intensive training, skills-building and risk-taking.\u201d<\/p>\n Fricker and her research partner, Welland-based circus artist and producer Holly Treddenick, aim to create a live performance to happen on, and in, the Welland Canal during the Canada Summer Games.<\/p>\n Brock University researchers and scholars wishing to apply the 2021 VPR Canada Games Research Grant should see the grant\u00a0guidelines and application form\u00a0posted on the Research Enterprise Sharepoint site<\/a> (login is required).<\/p>\n\n