Navigating GenAI: An Introduction for Researchers – Sept. 19, 2024

The Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS) is hosting learning opportunities for University of Toronto researchers, staff and students curious about how Generative AI (GenAI) tools could be used for a range of research activities. These opportunities will support our scholarly research community to become critical users of these new tools.  As we explore […]

Launchpad: Campus Resources for U of T Startups

This is an orientation to campus resources for those with startups or interested in startups, including accelerators, courses and programs, library resources, commercialization, funding opportunities, and community resources. You will leave with: knowledge of how the university supports student and faculty startups through space, training, and mentorship an understanding of campus accelerators, pitch competitions, and […]

Launchpad: Campus Resources for U of T Startups – Sept. 19, 2024

This is an orientation to campus resources for those with startups or interested in startups, including accelerators, courses and programs, library resources, commercialization, funding opportunities, and community resources. You will leave with: knowledge of how the university supports student and faculty startups through space, training, and mentorship an understanding of campus accelerators, pitch competitions, and […]

SSHRC webinar – partnerships with industry in SSH research (English) – Sept. 19, 2024

SSHRC will be holding a webinar for research administrators, particularly those in innovation and/or partnership roles, and social science and humanities researchers interested in partnering with industry. The objective of the webinar is to create awareness of SSHRC’s research partnership funding opportunities and the potential benefits they offer to industry partners and the researchers working […]

NSERC Discovery Grant Q&A Webinar (French) – Sept 19, 2024

NSERC is hosting live Q&A sessions which are meant to assist the research community on how to complete a Discovery Grant (DG) application. Attendees are welcome to submit questions in advance up to 2 business days prior to the session. Questions submitted in advance will be prioritized and answered at the beginning of the sessions […]

Are We Doing Social Science Backwards? – Sept. 19, 2024

An Integrative Approach to An Integrative Approach to Experimental Research | CUF Lecture Series The dominant paradigm of experimental social and behavioral science views an experiment as a test of a theory, where the theory is assumed to generalize beyond the experiment’s specific conditions. But in reality, the process of reconciling findings from many different […]

Toronto Data Workshop (TDW) – Accessible Investigative Journalism: Navigating Canada’s Largest Corpus of Government Documents – Sept 20, 2024

“Open By Default” (OBD) is a dataset from the Investigative Journalism Foundation which is Canada’s largest collection of government documents, comprising over 4.5 million pages of Access To Information and Privacy (ATIP) requests and corresponding government documentation. This project enhanced data capture using optical character recognition (OCR), improved search performance through Large Language Model (LLM) […]

NSERC Research Tools & Instruments Grant Q&A Webinar (English) – Sept 24, 2024

NSERC is hosting live Q&A sessions which are meant to assist the research community on how to apply for the Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grants Program. Attendees are welcome to submit questions in advance up to 2 business days prior to the session. Questions submitted in advance will be prioritized and answered at the […]

What is a Data Management Plan and Why Do I Need One? – Sept. 24, 2024

This workshop is intended to provide a basic overview of Data Management Plans (DMPs), a tool often used to lay a foundation for good research data management practices through the life of a research project and beyond. This workshop will cover a basic overview of the components of a typical data management plan and share […]

Introduction to Research Data Management (online) – Sept. 25, 2024

Managing research data is a key component of any research project, and - when done right - can save you time and effort. In this session, participants will learn about current requirements and best practices for managing research data at all stages of a research project. Topics covered include: Journal and funder requirements Data management […]

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