Timothy Sayle, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Revisiting Canada's Cold War
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$34,080
A Terrible Weapon: Canadian Nuclear Arms Policy
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$20,184
A Terrible Weapon: Canadian Nuclear Arms Policy
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$171,594

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Revisiting Canada's Cold War

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: McKercher, Asa J.

Keywords: Canada; Cold War; History; Foreign Policy; Defence Policy; National Security; Peace Movement; International Development

$34,080

A Terrible Weapon: Canadian Nuclear Arms Policy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sayle, Timothy A.

Keywords: nuclear history; Canadian foreign policy; Canadian defence policy; Cold War history; Canada-United States relations; NATO; atomic history; policy history; intelligence history; decisionmaking; international security

$20,184

A Terrible Weapon: Canadian Nuclear Arms Policy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sayle, Timothy A.

Keywords: nuclear history; Canadian foreign policy; Canadian defence policy; Cold War history; Canada-United States relations; NATO; atomic history; policy history; intelligence history; decisionmaking; international security

$171,594

Canada in the Atomic Age: Unlocking the Nuclear Vault

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Sayle, Timothy

Keywords: (1) Nuclear Weapons; (2) Nuclear Proliferation; (3) Declassification; (4) Secrecy; (5) International Security; (6) National Security; (7) Atomic Energy; (8) Cold War; (9) Public Opinion; (10) Protest

$50,840

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 Dear Professor Sayle, 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 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 "A Terrible Weapon: Canadian Nuclear Arms Policy" (2023), 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]