The International Institute for Environmental Studies (IIES) participated in high-level discussions on climate resilience, critical minerals, research, and talent development during the historic State Visit of His Excellency Tô Lâm to Canada.
Almat Kabyl spent his summer in Taiwan working on a research project at the National Taiwan University (NTU) thanks to funding he received from our Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) program. Now back at Trent University, Almat shares his journey.
For our September 2026 Spotlight Researcher, we interviewed Simone Dahms-Verster, senior lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg (South Africa). Researcher Spotlight is a segment designed to help IIES members familiarize themselves with other members & institutions and showcase the great variety of work being done within our Network.
