Wilfrid Greaves, University of Victoria

Research

climate change security Canada workshop mentorship training NATO Arctic

Latest funding

Geopolitics of Climate and Security
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$16,600
Indigenous Global Politics and Natural Resource Extraction in the Far North: Who Decides?
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$66,274
Canadian Defence and Security Network
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$797,327

All 3 grants and awards

Geopolitics of Climate and Security

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Greaves, Wilfrid W.J.

Keywords: climate change; security; Canada; NATO; Arctic; Africa; Europe; Australia; Crisis; anthropocene

$16,600

Indigenous Global Politics and Natural Resource Extraction in the Far North: Who Decides?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Sarson, Leah

Keywords: Indigneous; Global; Politics; International Relations; Colonialism; Arctic; Resources; Sovereignty; Environment; Governance

$66,274

Canadian Defence and Security Network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Partnership Grants

Keywords: Canadian armed forces; Canada defence policy; military personnel; defence procurement; national security; human security; NATO; Arctic security; principal-agent theory

$797,327

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: climate change Dear Professor Greaves, 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 climate change 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 "Geopolitics of Climate and Security" (2022), 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]