CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 290: Week of Monday, March 23, 2026 - Sunday, March 29, 2026
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- Reflecting on Indigenous Land Acknowledgements
April 1, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm - What is a Data Management Plan and Why Do I Need One?
April 9, 2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Celebrating Research Impact: Transnational Inquiry, Public Engagement, and Social Transformation
April 9, 2026, 2:00pm-3:30pm
More Training & Events
- FemSTEM Africa 2026 Kickoff Event & Panel
March 31, 2026, 8:00am-3:00pm - Drawing across the Disciplines: PhotoVoice Webinar
April 1, 2026, 10:30am-12:00pm - What is Harassment? Tools to Identify and Address Racial and Sexual Harassment
Part 1: April 1, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Part 2: April 7, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Reflecting on Indigenous Land Acknowledgements
April 1, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm - Making Research Matter: Approaches to Strengthen Connections between Research, Policy, and Community
April 7, 2026, 1:00pm-2:30pm - Reflecting on Indigenous Land Acknowledgements
April 1, 2026, 1:00pm-4:00pm - MedComic Con 2026 – UofT
April 1, 2026, 1:00pm-5:00pm - Making Research Matter: Approaches to Strengthen Connections between Research, Policy, and Community
April 7, 2026, 1:00pm-2:30pm - Community Engagement Series: “Research as Relationship: Building Trust and Responsiveness in Community Engagement for Co-created Studies of School Foods”
April 8, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Pan-Canadian Research Connect Presents Inside the Update: A Deep Dive into Division 5, ICH E6(R3), and GUI-0100
April 8, 2026, 12:00pm-3:00pm - Intro to Geospatial Python Programming with QGIS
April 8, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Seeking Alignment: Religious Imaginaries in the Past and Future of AI
April 8, 2026, 5:30pm-7:30pm - CBRCanada – Communities Empowered by Research Data: Tools and Best Practices
April 9, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - What is a Data Management Plan and Why Do I Need One?
April 9, 2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Celebrating Research Impact: Transnational Inquiry, Public Engagement, and Social Transformation
April 9, 2026, 2:00pm-3:30pm - CBRCanada CoP: Supporting Meaningful Student Research Placements In Community Settings
April 10, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Building Inclusive Environments: Addressing Anti-Asian Racism and Discrimination in the Workplace
April 13, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Cyber Security and Your Research(ers) Office Hours: Research Travel, Conferences, and Digital Security
April 14, 2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Horizons Europe: Cluster 4 Digital Calls Matchmaking Platform
April 15, 2026, 12:00am - 2SLGBTQ+ Concepts, Identities and Inclusion
April 15, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm - CRIS-JHI Promoting your Scholarly Book
April 15, 2026, 10:30am-12:00pm - Gerstein + MADLab 3D Printing Safety Training
April 17, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Understanding IP and commercialization as a graduate supervisor
April 17, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Accessible People Leadership
April 20, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Accessible Content Fundamentals
April 21, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Open Doors: Faith & Anti-Racism @ U of T – Centre for Jewish Studies
April 21, 2026, 2:00pm-3:00pm - Women Driving Health Innovation: Celebrating Excellence in Entrepreneurship
April 22, 2026, 12:30pm-5:00pm - Reconciliation in Practice: A Learning Community for Faculty and Staff
April 24, 2026, 12:10pm-1:00pm - 2SLGBTQ+ Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
April 28, 2026, 10:00am-12:00pm - Addressing Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Discrimination at the University of Toronto
April 28, 2026, 2:00pm-4:30pm - Recognizing and Addressing Race, Place of Origin & Creed-Based Discriminations in our Work Environment
April 29, 2026, 1:00pm-3:30pm
MORE RESOURCES
SRIC x Mitacs x OCI Innovation Challenge – Life Science Focus
Original Communication – Engineering Wrap-Up: March 27, 2026
The Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, in partnership with Mitacs and the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), invites University of Toronto researchers to participate in a matchmaking initiative on April 8 to connect with Ontario-based life science startups and scaleups and catalyze partnered research projects.
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Announcements
Update on CIHR Transition to the Tri-Agency CV
Original Communication – Research Alerts: March 27, 2026
Funding Calls and Program Changes
Université Paris Cité – University of Toronto Call for Joint Research Proposals
Original Communication – Research Alerts: March 25, 2026
Lawson Climate Institute Catalyst Grant for U of T Researchers
Original Communication – Research Alerts: March 25, 2026
Horizon Europe Consortium – Development Seed Grants
Original Communication – Research Alerts: March 24, 2026
Mitacs Horizon Europe International Mobility Award – Second Call Now Open
Original Communication – Research Alerts: March 24, 2026
Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) – Fuel program
Original Communication – Research Alerts: March 23, 2026
The Growing International Cyber Threat Facing Research Universities
Original Communication – The Chronicle of Higher Education: March 27, 2026
The strengths of America’s research universities — such as their intellectual property and open research collaborations — also make them vulnerable to cyberattacks.
11 Research Projects led by U of T, Partner Hospitals Receive Support from CFI’s Innovation Fund
Original Communication – The Bulletin Brief: March 23, 2026
Eleven research projects at the University of Toronto and partner hospitals have received support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) through its Innovation Fund.
Update to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Office
Original Communication – Provost’s Digest: March 27, 2026
The University Privacy Office has formally announced the renaming of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Office (FIPPO) to the University Privacy Office (the Privacy Office) and have launched their new website, privacy.utoronto.ca.
Inventor Portal
Original Communication – Research Alerts: March 27, 2026
The Inventor Portal is the university’s new platform for submitting and managing invention disclosures. Moving forward, all new invention disclosures must be submitted through the Inventor Portal. As part of this launch, paper-based disclosure forms will no longer be accepted after April 24th, 2026.
Changes Coming to Email Security Policy May 1
Original Communication – The Bulletin Brief: March 25, 2026
The University of Toronto is upgrading its email security to better protect our community from spam, phishing, and email fraud — and there are some important changes coming that may affect certain email services.