CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 265: Weeks of Monday, September 22, 2025 - Sunday, September 28, 2025
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- Safeguarding Science – Module 6: Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad
October 8, 2025, 1:00pm-2:15pm - Cyber Security and Your Research(ers) Office Hours: Scareware and other Cyber Threats
October 14, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Partnering in Service of First Nations Child Well-being with Amber Crowe and Barbara Fallon
October 16, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
More Training & Events
- 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 - A&S Indigenous Research Ethics Symposium
September 23, 2025, 12:00pm-8:00pm - 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 - The Fast and Curious 2: MCMC in Action
September 25-27, 2025, 8:00am-5:40pm - SSHRC – Partnership Development Grants
English: September 25, 2025, 11:00am-1:00pm
French: September 26, 2025, 11:00am-1:00pm - 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 - 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Sciences: Nancy Reid
September 29, 2025, 3:30pm-5:30pm - Book Launch: David Robertson on Walking With Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing
September 29, 2025, 5:30pm-7:00pm - Indigenous Initiatives 2025 Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Commemoration
September 30, 2025, 10:00am-11:30am - 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 - Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Sciences: Nancy Reid – Models and Likelihood
September 30, 2025, 3:30pm-4:30pm - 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 - STAR — Security First: Safeguarding Research in Funding Applications
October 2, 2025, Part A (Online) 1:30pm-3:00pm
October 6, 2025, Part B (In-Person) 2:00pm-3:00pm - 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 - Journal Production Services Information Session
October 7, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - 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 - FIPPA + PIA information sessions
Session #2: October 9, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Session #3: October 23, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Book Launch: Existential Politics by Jessica F. Green October 9, 2025, 5:00pm-7:00pm
- Gerstein + MADLab 3D Printing Safety Training
October 10, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Data Cleaning with OpenRefine
October 10, 2025, 4:00pm-6:00pm - European Research Council (ERC) Grants – Q&A and Testimonials
October 15, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - SRI Seminar Series: David Duvenaud, University of Toronto
October 15, 2025, 12:30pm-2:00pm - Effective Collaboration in Research with Indigenous-Led Organizations
October 15, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Introduction to Using MAXQDA for Qualitative Data Analysis: Part 1
October 15, 2025, 3:00pm-4:30pm
October 16, 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm - 2025 Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium Symposium
October 16, 2025, 8:00am-6:00pm - SSHRC Partnership Grants – Stage 1
October 16, 2025, 11:00am-12:30pm (French)
October 16, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm (English) - Digital Storytelling with ArcGIS StoryMaps
October 17, 2025, 11:00am-1:00pm
More Resources
T-CAIREM Leads Global Consortium, Produces free AI in Medicine Glossary
Original Communication – MedEmail Newsletter September 17, 2025
Over a dozen of the world’s most influential AI health research organizations worked with the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine on a new glossary. The free PDF defines over 140 terms and is resource for clinicians, researchers, policymakers and students from various disciplines.
A Menu of Community-Based Research Methods course (online, synchronous, starting on Oct. 2, 2025)
Original Communication — September e-News: Community-Based Research News across Canada and Beyond: September 17, 2025
Broaden your research toolkit with the Center for Community Based Research’s A Menu of Community-Based Research Methods course. This course offers a comprehensive overview of the various methods available to researchers when implementing a community-based approach. To learn more and register.
Information Security Phish Bowl
Original Communication — The Bulletin Brief: September 19, 2025
Bad actors are targeting U of T students and employees with digital scams, including phishing emails about tuition fees, fake support programs, employment opportunities and more. If you receive an email message that seems suspicious, check the Information Security Phish Bowl to see if it’s a known scam. If you’re not sure, report it with the “UofT Report Phishing” feature through your email client, or forward it to report.phishing@utoronto.ca
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Funding Calls and Program Changes
GlycoNet 2025 – Call for Proposals – Research & Translational Funding
Original Communication — Research Alerts: September 20, 2025
Artificial intelligence humanities sandpit – SSHRC and UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council
Original Communication – Research Alerts: September 18, 2025
Connaught Innovation Award 2025-26
Original Communication – Research Alerts: September 15, 2025
News, Information & Updates
news
U of T Among Top Five Universities Globally in Latest Research Rankings
Original Communication – The Bulletin Brief: September 19, 2025
The University of Toronto has been named one of the top five universities in the world – and the No. 1 university in Canada – for research impact, according to the 2025 edition of the NTU World University Rankings.
information & updates
Consultation Sessions Available: Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian Discrimination Working Group
Original Communication – The University of Toronto, The Division of People, Strategy, Equity & Culture website: September 18, 2025
The University of Toronto established the Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian Discrimination Working Group (MAP DWG) to review the practices, processes, policies and resources available at the University and make recommendations to support the University’s response to anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian discrimination and/or harassment. The Working Group will be conducting consultations with members of the University community to inform their recommendations about how to create an inclusive environment where Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian community members feel safe, welcome, and respected.