Nicholas Revington, Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Research

universities studentification neighbourhood change gentrification youthification economic development knowledge economy spatial analysis

Latest funding

Student Housing Observatory - Ontario and Quebec
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$35,300
Adapting Canada's housing system to a changing climate: The climate change adaptation-housing nexus
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$58,564
Adapting Canada's housing system to a changing climate: The climate change adaptation-housing nexus
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$181,362

All 4 grants and awards

Student Housing Observatory - Ontario and Quebec

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Revington, Nicholas

Keywords: student housing; town and gown relations; urban policy and planning; universities; colleges; studentification

$35,300

Adapting Canada's housing system to a changing climate: The climate change adaptation-housing nexus

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lesnikowski, Alexandra C.

Keywords: climate change adaptation; resilience; governance; vulnerability; public policy; housing systems; real estate development; land use planning

$58,564

Adapting Canada's housing system to a changing climate: The climate change adaptation-housing nexus

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lesnikowski, Alexandra C.

Keywords: climate change adaptation; resilience; governance; vulnerability; public policy; housing systems; real estate development; land use planning

$181,362

Universities and Urban Change: Near-campus Neighbourhoods, 1981-2016

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Revington, Nicholas

Keywords: universities; neighbourhood change; gentrification; studentification; youthification; economic development; knowledge economy; spatial analysis

$63,059

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: universities Dear Professor Revington, 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 universities 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 "Student Housing Observatory - Ontario and Quebec" (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]