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  • CJUR 10(1)
    Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025)

    Volume 10, Issue 1 of the Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research is representative of the hard work poured into research within fields such as medicine, sedimentology, psychology, and sensory science. We are immensely proud to continue to stand alongside Canadian and global academics.

  • CJUR 9(2)
    Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025)

    Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research (CJUR) is thrilled to present Volume 9, Issue 2 of 2025. 

    This issue features seven articles from undergraduate students across Canada, with research topics as diverse as protein structures, the Canadian housing crisis, trauma-informed approaches in prisons for federally sentenced women, pharmacy students’ readiness to prescribe in British Columbia, lake primary producer community responses to anthropogenic use, microglia-specific genetic factors in autism spectrum disorders, and effects of carbon dioxide fertilization and copper exposure on photosynthesis.

  • CJUR 9(1)
    Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024)

    This issue showcases six articles from undergraduate students across Canada, with research topics as diverse as using working memory to predict COVID-19 vaccination, the impact of spinal chord injury on the sexual experiences of queer people, the power of performative documentary, regulating hypoxic behaviour in tumors, analysis of kombucha pH, and how binge-watching evokes vicarious nostalgia. The CJUR team is honoured to be able to provide a platform for displaying the impressive work of our undergraduate contributors.

  • CJUR 8(2)
    Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024)

    This issue highlights another four exemplary articles written by hardworking undergraduate students at post-secondary institutions across Canada, containing important topics such as social factors in pharmacology, novel therapeutics, and the mental health of refugees. We at CJUR are incredibly proud to showcase such quality pieces of work put forward by undergraduate researchers.

  • CJUR 8(1)
    Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023)

    We are very honoured to present Volume 8 Issue 1 of the Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research (CJUR), showcasing four exemplary articles written by hardworking undergraduate students at postsecondary institutions across Canada. Spanning the realms of space exploration, public health, engineering physics, and environmental sciences, Volume 8(1) allows insight into different phenomena that surround us. We at CJUR are proud to recognize and celebrate undergraduate researchers' tremendous accomplishments by maintaining a platform through which their work can be disseminated.

  • CJUR 7(3)
    Vol. 7 No. 3 (2023)

    Our articles this issue range from environmental and endocrine sciences to conservation and criminal justice, reflecting the huge breadth of undergraduate research happening across the country and beyond.

  • CJUR 7(2)
    Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)

    In this issue, we are proud to share eight publications spanning fields including public health policy, medical ethics, neuroscience, and urban policy.

  • CJUR 7(1)
    Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022)

    We are incredibly proud to present Volume 7 Issue 1 of the Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research (CJUR), which consists of 7 unique and novel publications from talented and hardworking undergraduates all across Canada. Despite all that has happened globally over these past two years, it is heartening to see a continued influx of manuscripts from a wide range of Canadian universities, demonstrating the perseverance, ingenuity, and persistence of undergraduate researchers in these uncertain times. We at CJUR are honoured to recognize and celebrate these researchers' tremendous accomplishments by maintaining a platform through which their work can be disseminated.

  • CJUR 6(2)
    Vol. 6 No. 2 (2021)

    This issue of CJUR consists of six articles from a wide variety of disciplines with topics ranging from the importance of memorializing Indigenous history to exploring the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances to treat psychiatric disorders. The journal reflects the perseverance and diligence of undergraduate students across the nation, all of whom have continued to take strides forward in their careers despite all of the challenges we have collectively faced this past year.

  • CJUR 6(1)
    Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021)

    This issue includes submissions from the University of British Columbia, the University of Ottawa, Simon Fraser University, Trent University, and Western University. In this issue, we explore various topics, from the effects of antibiotics on gut neurons to the historical perceptions of mental illness.

  • AUSxURO Arts Research Award Special Edition
    2021

    This special edition of the Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research (CJUR) features the work
    of the winners of the inaugural Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) and Undergraduate Research
    Opportunities (URO) Arts Undergraduate Research Award. The seven winners of this award are
    undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia, hailing from a
    variety of disciplines, including Art History, Psychology, Sociology, Film Studies, and History. All of
    them have all demonstrated excellence, independence, and dedication to their research, and have
    gone above and beyond to contribute to their fields.


    We are dedicated to showcasing the diversity of research, and recognizing the undergraduate students
    that have contributed to it. With this award, we wanted to raise more awareness of how student
    research in the Humanities and Social Sciences takes form, as well as to provide a platform for the hardworking undergraduate researchers behind it to showcase their work. We hope that showcasing the
    work of these students will empower other students in Arts disciplines to pursue the research that
    they are passionate about and motivate them to share their work with others.


    We are proud to share the incredible work that the winners of the first-ever AUSxURO Arts
    Undergraduate Research Award have done, and we hope that this special edition will be the first of
    many.

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    Please visit https://cjur.ca/browse/ to view the published issue.

  • CJUR 5(2)
    Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)

    This issue includes submissions from the University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, University of Ottawa, and Mount Royal University. CJUR recognizes and supports diverse disciplines, and encourages the communication of complex perspectives and methods in the natural and life sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

  • CJUR 5(1)
    Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020)

    This issue contains submissions from the University of British Columbia, McGill University, Western University, Quest University Canada, and Simon Fraser University. In this issue, we discuss a diverse range of topics, from the advances in the technology of different artificial hearts to the effects of marine iron fertilization.

  • CJUR 4(1)
    Vol. 4 No. 1 (2019)

    This issue includes submissions from the University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, York University, and Douglas College.

  • CJUR 3(1)
    Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018)

  • CJUR 2(2)
    Vol. 2 No. 2 (2017)

    In this issue, we feature submissions from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Island University, and University of Toronto Mississauga. This issue covers a range of topics which span the disciplines of psychology, computer science, biology, physics, mathematics, and gender studies.

  • CJUR 2(1)
    Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017)

    This issue contains submissions from the University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, University of New Brunswick, University of Waterloo, University of Ottawa, and Simon Fraser University. In this issue, we discuss a diverse range of salient issues facing our world today, from the impact of refugees on Europe’s open border agreements to the development of algorithms that identify loudness in audio signals.

  • CJUR 1(1)
    Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016)

    With the Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research (CJUR), we are hoping to create a platform for the global undergraduate community to communicate its research with a public audience. CJUR will also provide an arena in which a diverse chorus of perspectives will weigh in on the complex, multidisciplinary problems that define the next frontier in human understanding and praxis. What follows here is a call-to-arms: CJUR is an initiative run by undergraduates and for undergraduates, and we believe that everyone has something to add to the discussion. Whether you have completed your own research project or want to share updates from a particular field of study that interests you, we urge you to submit your primary research articles, reviews, commentaries, or perspective pieces. Be a part of the conversation! We look forward to seeing your name in print.