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Research Manitoba (MHRC) is a government-funded organization based in Winnipeg, Canada that promotes, supports and coordinates the funding of research in health, natural and social sciences, engineering and the humanities in the province of Manitoba.〔http://researchmanitoba.ca/〕 It was created in 2014 by the provincial government to advise the Minister of Jobs and the Economy on matters related to research, and with funding received from the province, provides funds for research through a number of grants and awards programs.〔http://researchmanitoba.ca/about/manitoba-health-research-council-annual-reports/〕〔http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/r118e.php〕 ==About== Research Manitoba provides financial grants and awards for research in the province, publishes and distributes scientific, technical and economic research and information related to research it funds and advises and makes recommendations to the provincial government on matters related to its mandated areas of research. Research Manitoba has also been tasked to develop, coordinate and implement a provincial research strategy and major funding programs on behalf of the province.〔http://researchmanitoba.ca/about/about-us/〕〔http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/provinces-innovation-framework-stresses-integration-co-operation-256480101.html〕 ==Background== Research Manitoba was established by the Manitoba government on June 19, 2014 as a way to bring several major provincial research funding programs together into a single, coordinated organization and to make more focused and effective use of research funding. The earlier programs included the Manitoba Health Research Council (MHRC), the Manitoba Research and Innovation Fund (MRIF), the Health Research Initiative (HRI) and the Manitoba Centres of Excellence Fund (MCEF).〔http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/Building-bridge-to-ivory-tower-306720711.html〕 Dr. Brian Postl was appointed the organization’s inaugural chair and Research Manitoba received $17-million in funding for 2014-2015. Its board of directors consist of at least nine, but not more than 17 directors, who are appointed by the lieutenant-governor in council upon the recommendation of the Minister.〔http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=31447〕〔http://researchmanitoba.ca/about/research-manitoba-board-members/〕 Research Manitoba was built on the staff and board structure of the former Manitoba Health Research Council (MHRC), but while the MHRC funded only health-related research, Research Manitoba has broadened its mandate to fund natural sciences, social sciences, engineering and the humanities.〔http://researchmanitoba.ca/about/manitoba-health-research-council-annual-reports/〕 The MHRC was created in the early 1980s when Dr. Arnold Naimark, Dr. Henry Friesen and Dr. Lyonel Israels met with the then Provincial Minister of Health, Bud Sherman and his Acting Deputy Minister, Dr. George Johnson, to express concern about the absence of provincial funding to support and recruit young scientific investigators to Manitoba and the inability to retain established scientists.〔http://www.honestagency.com/websites/mhrc8/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/The-History-of-the-Manitoba-Health-Research-Council.pdf〕 Several other provinces had allocated funding to health research by this time, including Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and the doctors suggested that Manitoba needed a competitive edge to both recruit and retain scientists in the province.〔http://www.aihealthsolutions.ca/news-and-events/media-centre/history-of-alberta-innovates-health-solutions/〕 When the Ministry of Health agreed, the MHRC was born, but it was not until 1982 that the MHRC was officially established, after the Manitoba Health Research Council Act was passed.〔http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/repealed/h028%282014-06-12%29e.php〕 (See more historical details at Manitoba Health Research Council). Over the next three decades, the size and the scope of the MHRC expanded dramatically. According to Research Media, it more than doubled the number of funded applications between 2005 and 2011, and since its inception, it has supported more than 1,300 health researchers with their projects.〔http://www.wrha.mb.ca/wave/2012/11/making-a-difference.php〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Research Manitoba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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