Philip Boyle, University of Waterloo

Research

security policing emergency governance public safety critical infrastructure emergency management climate change resilience

Latest funding

Infrastructures of Vulnerability: Governing Critical Systems
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$30,304
Rusting Steel and Crumbling Concrete: HUSAR and the Governance of Climate Emergencies
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$30,596
Rusting Steel and Crumbling Concrete: HUSAR and the Governance of Climate Emergencies
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$38,534

All 4 grants and awards

Infrastructures of Vulnerability: Governing Critical Systems

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Boyle, Philip J.

Keywords: security; policing; emergency governance; public safety; critical infrastructure

$30,304

Rusting Steel and Crumbling Concrete: HUSAR and the Governance of Climate Emergencies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Boyle, Philip

Keywords: emergency management; climate change; resilience; security; preparedness; search and rescue

$30,596

Rusting Steel and Crumbling Concrete: HUSAR and the Governance of Climate Emergencies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Boyle, Philip

Keywords: emergency management; climate change; resilience; security; preparedness; search and rescue

$38,534

From Protection to Resilience: The Socio-Political Dimensions of Critical Infrastructure Security

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Boyle, Philip

Keywords: Security; Resilience; Governance; Public Safety; Critical Infrastructure; Natural Disasters; Terrorism

$52,287

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: security Dear Professor Boyle, 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 security 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 "Infrastructures of Vulnerability: Governing Critical Systems" (2024), 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]