CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 311: Week of Monday August 24, 2026 – Sunday August 30, 2026
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- Strategies for Success Series
NSERC Discovery Grant: September 16, 2026, 10:30am–12:00pm
NSERC Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) Grant: September 18, 2026, 10:30am–12:00pm - Mapping with Intention: Building Your Research Mentorship Community
September 24, 2026, 10:30am–11:30am - SharePoint for Research: What Every Researcher Should Know
September 29, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm
More Training & Events
- NSERC Research Tools and Instruments: Live Q&A
September 2, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm
September 8, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm
September 22, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm
September 24, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm - NSERC Discovery Grants: Live Q&A
September 10, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm
September 15, 2026, 1:00pm–2:30pm
September 17, 2026, 1:00pm–2:30pm - Horizon Europe Cluster 2: Ask Me Anything Session
September 10, 2026, 2:00pm–3:00pm - CBRCanada CoP – Bridging the Language Divide Between Community and Academia
September 11, 2026, 12:00pm–1:00pm - Safeguarding Science: Raising Awareness of Security Risks and Mitigation Tools in the Research Ecosystem | Public Safety Canada
September 11, 2026, 1:00pm–2:30pm - A World First: From Bench to Bedside Advancing Regenerative Medicine Through Compassionate Access and Clinical Research
September 15, 2026, 11:00am–12:00pm - Equity Guiding Questions Tool
September 15, 2026, 12:00pm–1:00pm - U of T AcceleratorFest
September 17, 2026, 11:00am–4:00pm - CRAFT-Unity Clinical Validation Matchmaking
September 17, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm - AcceleratorFest Ecosystem Tour
Spetember 17, 2026, 2:30pm–3:30pm - 2026 Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sport Conference
September 18, 2026, 8:00am–5:00pm - Fun Data Fridays: Excel and the Fundamentals of Data
September 18, 2026, 1:00pm–3:00pm - Records of Early English Drama 50th Anniversary Colloquium – Applying REED to Reality: Pedagogy, Performance and Data Futures
September 19, 2026, 12:00am–11:59pm - Protecting Knowledge: Research Security in Social Sciences and Humanities | Public Safety Canada
September 21, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm - Horizon Europe Cluster 1: International Collaboration on Health & Disease
September 22, 2026, 10:00am–12:00pm - Introduction to the Alliance & ARC for HSS
English Session: September 22, 2026, 12:00pm–1:00pm
French Session: September 24, 2026, 12:00pm–1:00pm - OSSU Research Day 2026
September 23, 2026, 8:00am–5:30pm - CBRCanada – The Pedagogies of Community Engagement Practice Research Project (PECEP)
September 24, 2026, 12:00pm–1:00pm - PAINT Workshop Philosophy of AI and Science
September 25, 2026, 8:30am-3:30pm - What’s the Big PIDea? Canada’s National PID Strategy Webinar Series
September 29, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Announcements
NSERC 2027 Discovery Grants Competition: Update to IECA Requirements
Original Communication – Research Alerts: August 24, 2026
NSERC has announced an update to the Indigenous Engagement and Collaboration Agreement (IECA) requirements for the 2027 Discovery Grants competition.
Funding Calls & Program Changes
2026-27 Connaught Innovation Award
Original Communication – Research Alerts: August 28, 2026
CRAFT Clinical Validation Awards
Original Communication – Engineering WRAP-Up: August 28, 2026
DFG and SSHRC Joint Initiative – German-Canadian International Research Training Group
Original Communication – Research Alerts: August 27, 2026
National Taiwan University – U of T Joint Call for Research Proposals
Original Communication – Research Alerts: August 25, 2025
Frontiers Planet Prize: Call for Nominations and Webinar
Original Communication – Research Alerts: August 25, 2025
NSERC PromoScience
Original Communication – Research Alerts: August 24, 2026
News, Information & Updates
News
Seven Faculty Members Recognized with 2026 Derrick Rossi Innovation Awards
Original Communication – The Bulletin: August 26, 2026
The annual awards, inaugurated in 2025, aim to support the translation of groundbreaking research into real-world applications with significant socio-economic impact.
Information & Updates
UTM Research Review – Summer Spotlight on OVPRI Services & Supports
Original Communication – UTM’s OVPRI Office Publications & Reports: August 28, 2026
This edition steps back to spotlight UTM’s Office of the Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation (OVPRI) as a whole — the changes it has undergone over the past year, and the full range of supports, facilities, and services available to help researchers move through every stage of the research lifecycle.
Canadian Research Data Platform Focus Group Report Released
Original Communication – Digital Research Alliance of Canada Newsletter: August 27, 2026
Between November 2025 and February 2026, the Canadian Research Data Platform (CRDP) engaged stakeholders from across Canada’s research ecosystem through 40 focus groups. The resulting report is now available, capturing key community priorities, operational considerations, and insights to help inform CRDP design and governance.