CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 263: Weeks of Monday, September 1, 2025 - Sunday, September 7, 2025
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- 2025 Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Commemoration
September 30, 2025, 10:00am-11:30am - Journal Production Services Information Session
October 7, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - AI in Qualitative Research: Mapping the Landscape
October 21, 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm
More Training & Events
- NSERC Research Tools and Instruments – Submission of an application
September 9, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm (English) - Ziibiing: Land-Based Workshop
September 9, 2025, 10:00am-12:00pm - Cyber Security and Your Research(ers) Office Hours: Cyber Security 101
September 9, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Unlocking Horizon Europe: Practical Pathways to Research Collaboration (Toronto)
September 9, 2025, 1:30pm – 4:30pm - Pathways to Low-Emission Urban Transportation Systems in India: Policy trends and research directions
September 10, 2025, 9:00am-10:00am - Pan-Canadian Research Connect Community – Navigating the New ICH E6(R3): Preparing for Implementation in Canada
September 10, 2025, 11:00am-12:00pm - Secret Editors’ Business: What No One Tells You About Getting an Article Published Workshop
September 11, 2025, 4:00am-5:00am - NSERC Discovery Grants – Submission of an application
September 11, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm (English)
September 16, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm (English)
September 18, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm (French) - CBRCanada: Dangers of Conducting Community-Based Research Participant Recruitment on a Precarious Topic
September 12, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - NSERC Discovery Grant: Strategies for Success
September 16, 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm - CBRCanada: Community-Based Research Orientation September 16, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
- “Is ChatGPT Your Friend?”
September 16, 2025, 5:00pm-8:00pm - European Research and Innovation Days (Brussels/Hybrid)
September 16-17, 2025 - U of T Acceleratorfest 2025
September 17, 2025, 11:00am-4:00pm - CanPath Access Office Hours
September 17, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - SRI Seminar Series: Jeff Clune, “Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models”
September 17, 2025, 12:30pm-2:00pm - Connect+Learn: Exploring the New Outlook – Features & Tips
September 18, 2025, 11:00am-12:00pm - Social Agentics: The Challenges and Opportunities of Agentic AI
September 19, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - PRiME September Research Round
September 19, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Nitothtamowin and Nahihitamowin: Listening Well as the Foundation for Respectful, Reciprocal Community-Driven Research
September 19, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - NSERC RTI: Strategies for Success
September 19, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm - An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python: Part 1
September 23, 2025, 10:00am-12:20pm September 25, 2025, 2:00pm-4:30pm - NSERC Research Tools and Instruments – Submission of an Application
French: September 23, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
English: September 25, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - An Introductory Tour of ArcGIS Pro
September 24, 2025, 11:00am-1:00pm - Let’s Talk International Partnerships Fireside Chat – Innovations in Improving the International Student Experience at U of T
September 24, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm 00am-1:00pm - EDI Workshop: Prévention et Gestion des Conflits en Contexte de Diversité
September 24, 2025, 12:00pm-2:30pm - SRI Seminar Series: Hamsa Bastani, “Unpacking the unintended consequences of AI in education”
September 24, 2025, 12:30pm-2:00pm - Excel: Beyond the Basics
September 24, 2025, 2:00pm-4:00pm - Launchpad: Campus Resources for U of T Startups
September 25, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Research Security Essentials: Navigating Grant Applications and Beyond
September 25, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Safeguarding Science – Module 1: Raising Awareness of Security Risks and Mitigation Tools in the Research Ecosystem
September 25, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm - Research & Innovation Dashboards Training for Users
September 26, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am - Guest Lecture: Fusion Energy Development in Canada
September 26, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am - Reconciliation in Practice: A Learning Community for Faculty and Staff (Orientation)
September 26, 2025, 12:10-1:00pm - Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport (TISS) Conference 2025
September 26-27, 2025, 8:00am-5:00pm - Spatial Analysis with ArcGIS Online
September 29, 2025, 10:00am-12:00pm - Book Launch: David Robertson on Walking With Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing
September 29, 2025, 5:30pm-7:00pm - An Introduction to Programming for Absolute Beginners Using Python: Part 2
September 30, 2025, 10:00am-12:30pm
October 2, 2025, 2:00pm-4:30pm - Reimagining Education: Black Indigenous Waterways
September 30, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - SRI Seminar Series: Anastasia Kuzminykh, University of Toronto
October 1, 2025, 12:30pm-2:00pm - Safeguarding Science – Module 7: Conducting Open-Source Due-Diligence
October 1, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Addressing Ableism in Academia
October 2, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm - Science Diplomacy Symposium: EU-Canada Scientific Collaboration in Horizon (University of Toronto)
October 3, 2025, 8am-12:15pm - Introduction to Using NVivo 14/15 for Qualitative Data Analysis (Windows Version)
October 6, 2025, 10:00am-12:30am
October 7, 2025, 2:00pm-4:30pm - Introduction to SPSS for Managing and Analyzing Data
October 6, 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm - H2i Fall Kickoff 2025 | Rooted to Rise: Powering Canadian Innovation at Home and Abroad
October 7, 2025, 4:30pm-6:30pm - Connect+Learn: Microsoft Purview – Sensitivity Labels
October 8, 2025, 11:00am-12:00pm - ArcGIS Pro: Loading and Manipulating Data
October 8, 2025, 11:00am-1:00pm - SRI Seminar Series: Ryan Calo, “Law and technology: A methodical approach”
October 8, 2025, 12:30pm-2:00pm - Safeguarding Science – Module 6: Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad
October 8, 2025, 1:00pm-2:15pm - Introduction to Using NVivo 14/15 for Qualitative Data Analysis (Mac Version)
October 8, 2025, 2:00pm-4:30pm
October 9, 2025, 10:00am-12:30pm
More Resources
Research Leadership Academy: Insights & Exchanges
Original Communication – CRIS Upcoming Events: September 4, 2025
The Centre for Research & Innovation Support launches the second cohort of the limited enrolment Research Leadership Academy: Insights & Exchanges (ReLAIE) to support and strengthen research excellence at the University of Toronto. Drawing on the university’s thriving and internationally renowned community of research leaders, this program offers tenure stream, mid-career (at least one year post tenure) faculty opportunities to gain vital insights and mentorship from established research leaders and their peers. Applications are due October 15, 2025.
Deploying AI Microcredential
Original Communication: DSI News & Announcements –September 3, 2025
In response to this industry demand, the Data Sciences Institute is expanding its data science and AI training, launching a Deploying AI microcredential to empower professionals with the skills to use AI models – especially Large Language Models (LLMs) – to close the gap between innovation and implementation. This short, targeted learning experience provides the necessary frameworks, tools, and applied skills to help professionals navigate the operational and organizational challenges of AI integration. The next session is: October 20 – November 6, 2025
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Funding Calls and Program Changes
Reminder: 2026 Trudeau Fellowships: Call for Internal Nominations
Original Communication – Research Alerts: September 4, 2025
Reminder: 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellowships: Call for Internal Nominations
Original Communication – Research Alerts: September 4, 2025
2026-27 JHI Faculty Research Fellowships
Original Communication – The Bulletin Brief: September 3, 2025
Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative – Graduate Student Scholarships
Original Communication – Research Alerts: September 3, 2025
Reminder: Frontiers Planet Prize: Call for Nominations
Original Communication – Research Alerts: September 3, 2025
News, Information & Updates
information & updates
U of T’s 2024 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) report released
Original Communication – The Bulletin Brief: September 5, 2025
The report shares work across the tri-campus to enhance accessibility within our community through efforts that include deepening accessibility practices, creating accessible spaces and structures, and providing accessible services and tools to the community.
2024 Indigenous Initiatives Annual Progress Report
Original Communication – Indigenous U of T Newsletter September ‘25 Edition: September 5, 2025
In 2017, in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada’s Calls to Action, University of Toronto (U of T) students, staff, faculty, and Elders released Answering the Call: Wecheehetowin Final Report of the Steering Committee for the University of Toronto, a document created to ensure the University was in alignment with the TRC by recommending their own Calls to Action. The U of T report contained 34 Calls to Action, under six major themes. The Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) set out to support the actions and institutional changes outlined in the Wecheehetowin Final Report, as well as to evaluate the progress made towards truth and reconciliation, by creating the Annual Progress Report, which shares that ongoing journey. The report highlights progress achieved under the six themes identified.