Lunch and Learn: Strategies for Success with Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Nominations – Oct. 19, 2021

This 90-minute workshop, hosted by the Division of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, is designed to provide best practices for developing nominations for both RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, as well as their Fellows program. The first half hour of the session will feature a presentation by an RSC representative who will […]

Automatically Download a Web Archive with Wget

Does your research require you to build an archive of data from public websites? In this workshop attendees will learn how to automatically download webpages with the wget program in your command line interface without going through the tedious process of manually downloading webpages. Attendees will also be guided through the process of cleaning up […]

Introduction to LaTeX

LaTeX is a free document creation alternative to MS Word which specializes in the creation of professional documents such as journal articles, theses, books, and scientific or technical reports. LaTeX is the standard for writing in many STEM fields and offers advantages for managing references, typesetting maths, inserting graphics and figures, and much more. In […]

4th Annual Digital Humanities Conference – Oct 21

The Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) at the University of Toronto cordially invites U of T submissions to our fourth annual DH Conference, to take place virtually on 21-22 October 2021. This year’s conference foregrounds critical digital humanities research and praxis. Critical DH is an intersectional field that emphasizes questions of power, social justice, and […]

Introduction to LaTeX

LaTeX is a free document creation alternative to MS Word which specializes in the creation of professional documents such as journal articles, theses, books, and scientific or technical reports. LaTeX is the standard for writing in many STEM fields and offers advantages for managing references, typesetting maths, inserting graphics and figures, and much more. In […]

EDI in Trainee Recruitment, Hiring, and Professional Development

In Conversation With…Visiting Topics in EDI in Research & Innovation is a series of discussions with experts at University of Toronto on how to embed best practices and strategic EDI approaches within the research and innovation ecosystem. Each session will be hosted by Dr. Nicole Kaniki (https://www.utoronto.ca/news/nicole-kaniki-u-t-s-first-director-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-research-and-innovation), the inaugural Director of EDI in Research and Innovation, and […]

OJS Tips and Tricks – OJS 3.3 Highlights

OJS Tips & Tricks is a series of 30 minute practical workshops led by Journal Production Services staff. This series is designed to help journal editors learn more about the different features available on your Open Journal Systems (OJS)* website and how they can benefit your journal. In this workshop we will go over the […]

Unix and Git, Part 1: The Unix Shell

The Unix shell is a powerful tool that allows people to do complex things with just a few keystrokes. You can combine existing programs in different ways and automate repetitive tasks so you don’t need to type things over and over again. This workshop will go over the basics of the Unix shell, starting with […]

Coffee with the CISO: Then and Now – Information Security Over the Past Decade

How has the information security sector grown over the last decade? What initiatives has the University of Toronto (U of T) implemented to adapt to these changes? How is information security an enabler, and what are the best ways to navigate the landscape of secure computing? Join the virtual event hosted by Isaac Straley, Chief […]

Toronto Data Workshop (TDW) with Tegan Maharaj (Oct 22, 2021)

The Toronto Data Workshop (TDW) is a weekly hour-long discussion where academia and industry come together to share best practices for the initial data-centric steps in any applied statistics project. Join us at the next TDW with Tegan Maharaj from the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto.   Free Event | Register online […]

Introduction to Stop Motion

This session will occur online and is facilitated by the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus Makerspace. Learn the basics for creating a Stop Motion video using Stop Motion Studio app and a mobile phone or tablet. At the end of the workshop, you will have knowledge of the tools, software and steps needed to make […]

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