Marit Rosol, University of Calgary

Research

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urban social inequality food justice housing affordability alternative food networks social justice Critical urban sustainability urban political ecology urban-rural relations

Latest funding

Global Urban Studies
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Towards just food futures: Bridging sustainable food systems with income-based approaches to food insecurity
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$23,794
Good food is just the beginning: scaling up and scaling out urban community food initiatives in Calgary, Alberta
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$40,788

All 4 grants and awards

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Global Urban Studies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Rosol, Marit

Keywords: Critical urban sustainability; urban political ecology; urban-rural relations; social inequality; social justice; alternative food networks

$100,000

Towards just food futures: Bridging sustainable food systems with income-based approaches to food insecurity

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Rosol, Marit

Keywords: household food insecurity; alternative food networks; food movements; food systems; sustainabiliy; social justice

$23,794

Good food is just the beginning: scaling up and scaling out urban community food initiatives in Calgary, Alberta

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rosol, Marit

Keywords: urban food movements; urban social movements; community food security; urban governance; the alex community food centre; Calgary; Alberta; qualitative research; housing; social reproduction

$40,788

Global Urban Studies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Rosol, Marit

Keywords: Urban social inequality; Food justice; Housing affordability

$565,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: urban social inequality Dear Professor Rosol, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on urban social inequality connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Global Urban Studies" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]