BIG Project Update
2016-2017
Since reporting on the first two years of our grant at the end of 2015, BIG has continued to implement its ambitious research agenda across all six areas of study. Nearing the end of 2017, we have over 130 research projects either completed or ‘in process’ thanks to our extensive partnerships with the public sector and universities across Canada and the globe, as well as strong participation from undergraduate and graduate students at all our partner institutions. I would like to briefly review what we have learned to date, then highlight some of our key activities, for which more details are provided in subsequent sections of this report, and conclude with BIG’s plans for the final years of the program.