CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 277: Weeks of Monday, December 8, 2025 - Sunday, December 14, 2025
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- Film and Scholarship: A Research-Creation Workshop
January 12, 2026, 9:30am-2:00pm - U of T Privacy Clinic
January 13, 2025, 11:00am-2:00pm - Research Roundtable on 2SLGBTQI+ (Rainbow) Entrepreneurship
January 21, 2026, 9:30am-5:00pm
More Training & Events
- Scientific Research and Experimental Development Webinar
December 16, 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm (English)
December 18, 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm (French) - Privacy Book Display at Robarts Library
January 5, 2026 - Understanding Your Responsibility to Preventing Racial Discrimination & Harassment in the Work Environment
January 12, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Beyond Treatment: Advancing Cancer Survivorship Team Grants
January 13, 2026, 11:00am-12:30pm - Cyber Security and Your Research(ers) Office Hours
January 13, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - FemSTEM 2026 Kickoff Event & Panel
January 13, 2026, 3:30pm-5:00pm - Where Research Begins: “Meaningless Questions” and Other Secrets to Groundbreaking Research Projects”
January 14, 2025, 11:30am-12:30pm - CBRCanada E-Learning Series: “Decisions for Affordable Social Housing”
January 15, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Project Management for Research
January 16, 2025, 11:00am-12:30pm - We’re Talking About the Wrong Error: Why Variance Matters More than Bias in AI
January 19, 2026, 11:00am – 5:00pm - Open Doors: Faith & Anti-Racism @ U of T
January 20, 2026, 1:30pm-3:00pm - Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead
January 20, 2026, 5:00pm-7:30pm - Research Roundtable on 2SLGBTQI+ (Rainbow) Entrepreneurship
January 21, 2026, 9:30am-5:00pm - Data Sciences Institute Talent Showcase
January 22, 2026, 8:00am-5:00pm - The Art of Storytelling: A Workshop with Lidia Akar
January 22, 2026, 5:00pm-7:00pm - SDGs Transdisciplinary Knowledge Co-Production CoP
January 23, 2026, 9:00am-4:00pm - Excel and the Fundamentals of Data
January 23, 2026, 3:00pm-5:00pm
More Resources
Community-Based Research Certificate Course: Registration Now Open!
Original Communication – CBR Canada Newsletter: December 9, 2025
Community-Based Research Canada is hosting their Community-Based Research Certificate Course: Fundamentals and Excellence in Spring 2026.
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Announcements
Delayed Release of the Revised Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications
Original Communication – Government of Canada website: December 10, 2025
NIH: Adopting Common Forms for Bioketch & Other Support
Original Communication – Research Alerts: December 9, 2025
Funding Calls and Program Changes
GlycoNet: Current Funding Opportunities
Original Communication – Research Alerts: December 12, 2025
2025-26 Connaught Mid-Career Researcher Award
Original Communication – Research Alerts: December 10, 2025
U of T India Foundation Research Catalyst Grants 2026-2027
Original Communication – School of Cities newsletter: December 10, 2025
IDEaS Speed Meets Strategy Innovation Network Challenge
Original Communication – Research Alerts: December 9, 2025
NSERC – Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grant
Original Communication – Research Alerts: December 9, 2025
National Tsing Hua University – U of T Joint Call for Research Proposals
Original Communication – Research Alerts: December 8, 2025
Acceleration Consortium announces Social Sciences and Humanities Funding grant program
Original Communication – Research Alerts: December 8, 2025
News, Information & Updates
News
The Government of Canada Introduces New Programs for International Researchers
Original Communication – Government of Canada website: December 9, 2025
The Government of Canada announced the launch of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program—a new $1 billion investment that will provide Canadian institutions the opportunity to recruit top-tier international researchers with expertise in key areas that address emerging global and national challenges.
Information & Updates
Survey on the next University Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries
Original Communication – Provost Digest: December 12, 2025
The University of Toronto is searching for the next University Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries (UTL). The Advisory Committee would appreciate hearing your views about the future of UTL and the ideal candidate profile. This survey will close on January 10.
Indigenous Substantiation Framework to Be Introduced at U of T
Original Communication – Office of Indigenous Initiatives newsletter: December 9, 2025
A new Indigenous substantiation framework will be introduced at the University of Toronto to help ensure that opportunities and material benefit intended for Indigenous Peoples reach the communities they are meant to serve. The framework is outlined in the Indigenous Substantiation Recommendations Report, which was recently finalized following engagement with the University community and external partners.
Celebrate Data Privacy Day 2026 with the University of Toronto
Original Communication – Information Security website: December 5, 2025
Mark your calendars! January 28 is Data Privacy Day, and U of T is gearing up for a full month dedicated to protecting personal and institutional information. Co-led by Information Security and the University Privacy Office, this year’s campaign offers events, resources and tools to raise awareness about privacy and data protection across our tri-campus community.
