Many Canadian Institutions including the University of Toronto do land acknowledgements before meetings, before convocations and at seminars and conferences, but why do we do them; what is their purpose and are they an effective tool of reconciliation and decolonization. The fear is that land acknowledgements have become largely performative and rote stripping them of […]
In collaboration with Pfizer, Research Connect is delighted to offer and facilitate a series of 8 modules of the Investigator Training Program (ITP). The Investigator Training Program (ITP) is a great opportunity for those clinical trial investigators and research staff that may be newer to clinical trials, or could benefit from a refresher course. The […]
This highly anticipated event features lectures from the 2023 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates about their prize-winning research. The lecture will also include Early Career Investigators from across Canada who have won our contest and will present their related research alongside the laureates. This event is part of the Gairdner Science Week.
This event is hosted by the Information Technology Services (ITS). Join ITS for an insightful virtual panel event where security practitioners from across the University will talk about how they are addressing security risks and challenges within their areas. Learn about current and upcoming initiatives aligned with U of T’s information security strategic objectives. The […]
This session will provide participants with a foundational knowledge on how communication and language can create barriers to accessibility, and how to address these barriers. Participants will be (re-) introduced to AODA guidelines for accessible communication, language and terms that may be problematic, invited to consider how language changes over time, and to discuss how […]
This event is hosted by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. This event is part of their Cybersecurity Awareness Month Series.
Join us for the next workshop in the “Learning Together: Applying Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Concepts in Research Ethics Review (https://cris.utoronto.ca/related/learning-together-edi-reb/),” a monthly series bringing together experts from across the tri-campus on a range of research ethics topics from equity, diversity, and inclusion through a TCPS2 lens. Tentative topic: Bias in Image Understanding Algorithms Speaker and […]
Join members of the Pathways to Belonging project team for a one-hour webinar sharing project findings and creative materials. The Pathways to Belonging project is a multi-year project which aims to understand how young adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) find their own pathways to belonging and meaning in their daily lives. This research […]
The Faculty of Information has launched the ‘Crosstalk’ series, a collection of conversations on topics spanning multiple research areas and that may have been approached from different theoretical, conceptual, and methodological lenses. The goal is to tune our senses to seeing possible and ‘hidden’ connections between works and to engender disciplinary, multi/interdisciplinary, and/or cross-sectoral collaboration. […]
