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Five Things I Have Learned About Safety While Working from Home

In March 2020, employees across the world packed up their office belongings for what we all thought would be a few weeks of remote work to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Get a first-hand account of how one employee at SRC took what she learned about working safely in the office and applied it to her new home office.

SRC Participates in Crush It! Challenge

Jane Danoczi, a Senior Process Engineer for SRC's Mining and Energy Division, is on one of six teams selected for the finals of the Crush It! Challenge. The competition, organized by Natural Resources...

SRC Recognized for Sustainability Performance

Corporate Knights has released its "Future 40 Responsible Corporate Leaders" ranking and SRC is proud to make the list for the fourth year in a row!

What is this “Innovation” Everyone is Talking About?

Everyone seems to be talking about innovation these days. It’s on the news, it’s on board meeting agendas, it’s driving 236,000,000 Google search results — so what is innovation anyway?

Who Actually Does Innovation?

This may sound like heresy, but research and technology organizations (RTOs), universities, colleges, and even private-sector research and engineering companies seldom literally “do” innovation.

Bubbles, S’mores and More! Summer Science Fun with SRC

This summer you can have fun in the sun and learn a little about science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) at the same time. Here are some entertaining and easy science experiments for kids and adults alike to fill long, sunny days (and some indoor activities for the rainy ones).

Know Your Extreme Winter Weather Hazards in Saskatchewan

Old Man Winter has arrived in Saskatchewan and he's brought suitcases full of snow. It's important to be prepared for extreme winter weather events, like blizzards and extreme cold. The more we can anticipate and plan for these events, the more we can reduce their impacts and risks on us.

Can Innovation be Measured?

SRC has developed an economic and socio-environmental impact audit process that enables an RTO to use solid data to provide a realistic indication of the impacts of its innovation-enabling work.

SRC Rare Earth Separation Pilot Plant Part of Appia Energy Proposal

Appia Energy Corp. announced on January 16, 2020 that they've submitted a proposal "with respect to addressing the security of the heavy rare earth element (“REE”) supply chain in the United States...

2019-20 Economic Impact Assessment Hits New Highs

SRC has achieved the second highest impacts since it began reporting the impact of its work on the Saskatchewan economy. SRC’s economic impact assessment for 2019-20 shows impacts of more than $901...

PTRC Announces Funding for SRC's Viking Tight Oil Research

The Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) is providing $300,000 in funding to SRC to implement and expand its Viking tight oil research program. The Viking formation – located in west-central...

SRC Signs Letter of Intent with E-Tech Resources Inc.

SRC and E-Tech Resources Inc. recently announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent. The parties intend to cooperate in the sourcing of Monazite Concentrate, test work and pilot-scale...