WHY
Materials have the potential to transform our lives and our world for the better. We make these materials cheaper and faster while remaining committed to ethical design principles.
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Balancing Lab and Family: How the Acceleration Consortium’s Caregiver Grant is Changing the Game
Innovative funding aims to reduce career disruptions for academics providing family care
Summer Undergraduate Student Researchers Cap Off a Successful Summer at The Acceleration Consortium
Addressing systemic barriers in research is a core tenet of the Acceleration Consortium (AC) as a crucial component of it fostering creativity and championing equitable access in the research community. In support of that goal, this summer, the AC launched its inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Program (AC-SURP) to create pathways for bright young minds from under-represented groups to take their place at the (lab) table.
Acceleration Consortium announces $70k in funding for its EDI Initiate Grant program
Partially supported by the AC’s CFREF grant, the six diverse projects, programs and events from across the U of T community break down EDI barriers and challenges and increase EDI in autonomous research
Therapeutics, drug delivery, anti-viral coatings, and more
Lighter, stronger, corrosion-resistant and temperature-stable materials for construction and transportation
Cheaper, better clean energy production and storage
Biodegradable plastics and fibres from renewable feedstocks and eco-friendly cosmetics
Efficient light-emitting and light-sending devices, low-cost computing hardware, and more
New classes of functional materials and molecules
