CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 252: Week of Monday, June 2, 2025 - Sunday, June 8, 2025
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- Cyber Security and Your Research(ers) Office Hours
June 10, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
July 8, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - COMPASS 2025
July 22-25 - CIHR Project Grant: Strategies for Success
July 24, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm
More Training & Events
- Indigenous Initiatives Ziibiing: Land-Based Workshop
June 10, 2025, 10:00am-12:00pm - UTE Community “Almost” Summer Social
June 11, 2025, 4:00pm-6:00pm - Using Overton to Measure Policy Impact for Academic Researchers
June 12, 2025, 9:00am-10:30am - Speaking Our Truths: Part 1: The Journey Towards Reconciliation
Part 1: June 12, 2025, 10:00am-1:00pm
Part 2: June 19, 2025, 10:00am-1:00pm - CBRCanada CoP: Building Community Connections when Initializing a CBR Project
June 13, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm - UofT Talks2025: Growing Up Today: Modern Stressors on Aging and Health
June 13, 6:00pm-9:30pm - CGEN Forum: Building a Tri-Regional Network on Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Resilience
June 16, 2025, 9:00am-4:30pm - JHI How-to: Compose a CV of Research Excellence
June 16, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm - Generative AI Virtual Drop in: Getting Started with Microsoft Copilot
June 17, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - STAR Workshop 14 – The Research Administrator’s Playbook: Essential Policies & Guidelines
June 18, 2025, 1:30pm-2:30pm - Toronto Meeting on the Economics of Climate Change Day
June 20-22, 2025 - Research & Innovation Dashboards Training for Users
June 20, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am - Due Diligence in IP Licensing Workshop
June 23, 2025, 9:30am-11:30am - CanPath Synthetic Dataset Workshop
June 24, 2025, 9:00am-4:30pm - STAR Networking Event: Building Stronger Research Administration Through Shared Knowledge
June 24, 2025, 10:00am-2:00pm - Frontiers of AI: Insights from a Nobel Laureate
June 25, 2025, 3:00pm-4:30pm - Reflecting on Indigenous Land Acknowledgements
June 26, 2025, 10:00am-1:00pm - CRAFT: The 2025 Microfluidics Professional Course
July 9-11, 2025 - CIHR Project Grant: Strategies for Success
July 24, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm - KT Canada Seminar Series – Citizen Science: An Approach to Engage the Public and Co-Develop Research Questions
June 26, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
More Resources
Faculty Writing Accelerator: 12 Weeks to Publication
Original Communication — Compass: June 5, 2025
Is there a conference paper sitting at the bottom of your to do list that you have planned to submit for publication but need some extra motivational support to finally send it off to a journal?
Join the Faculty Writing Accelerator: 12 Weeks to Publication for a facilitated series of sessions featuring structured writing activities, expert guest speakers sharing their experiences with scholarly writing, editing, and publishing, and 1 hour of dedicated co-writing time.
The cohort will meet weekly on Fridays, 10:00-12:00pm, from September 5-November 28. Applications are being accepted until August 8, 2025.
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
announcements
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Annual Research Security Survey
Original Communication – Engineering Wrap-Up: June 6, 2025
Mitacs Accelerate Internship Unit Allocations Limits Have Been Lifted for Ontario Universities
Original Communication – Research Alerts: June 4, 2025
Funding Calls and Program Changes
News, Information & Updates
information and updates
Appointment of Professor Alison Mountz as Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, University of Toronto Scarborough (PDAD&C #44)
Original Communication — Provost Memos: June 6, 2025
Professor Mountz has been serving as the Interim Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation, UTSC since October 1, 2024. The Agenda Committee of the Academic Board has now approved the appointment of Professor Alison Mountz as Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, UTSC, for a five-year term effective July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2030, including a one-year administrative leave.
U of T 2024 Sustainability Report
Original Communication – PluggedIn – Facilities & Services Monthly Update: June 5, 2025
In 2024, U of T’s Facilities & Services launched a strategic plan to 2030, centered on creating a safe, vibrant, and sustainable campus. As the world’s most sustainable university, U of T is committed to becoming climate-positive, strengthening climate resilience, engaging the community, and sharing best practices globally.
