CRIS Research Roundup

A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.

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Issue 255: Week of Monday, June 23, 2025 - Sunday, July 6, 2025

Resources for the Research & Innovation Community

Call for proposals! Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025
Original Communication – Digital Research Alliance of Canada website: July 2, 2025

Invitations for proposals for presentations, workshops and panels for Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October are open. It’s a time to spotlight best practices, share strategies and build stronger communities around protecting Canada’s digital research infrastructure. This year’s theme is Securing Innovation: Defending Data, Empowering Research. Proposals will be accepted until July 15, 2025.

Collaborative Digital Research Space (CDRS) Writing Groups
Original Communication — SURGE: UTM’s Research Newsletter

Planning to make progress on your writing projects this summer? Join this focused co-writing sessions — open to U of T faculty, CLTAs, research associates, postdocs, and graduate students. Sessions are available both virtually and in person.

New Writing Supports for Tri-Agency Funding: Strategic Grant Writing Team (SGWT)
Original Communication – Research alerts: June 26, 2025

Information about eligibility and process to request assistance from the new Strategic Grant Writing Team (SGWT) will be provided for divisional research offices and interested faculty members.

2025 On-the-Land Indigenous Education Program Registration – TRANSFORM HF
Original Communication — TRANSFORM HF June Newsletter: June 26, 2025

TRANSFORM HF is excited to share that their On the Land Indigenous Education Program is returning for its fourth year! Developed and delivered by Indigenous scholar Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle in collaboration with Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, this cultural safety training program offers a three-day immersive experience for trainees, researchers, and clinicians. Participants have the unique opportunity to learn directly from Indigenous teachers about relationality, respect, and responsibility in health and research.

Digital Trust Dispatch: Mailchimp and DeepSeek
Original Communication – In the Loop: June 26, 2025

The latest Digital Trust Dispatches on Mailchimp and DeepSeek. Each dispatch breaks down key developments in cyber security, privacy and data protection — what’s happening, why it matters and what you can do. The goal is to surface the most important insights so you can make more informed choices. Check them out and stay tuned for more.

Inlight Student Engagement Toolkit
Original Communication — Inlight Insights newsletter: June 24, 2025

This toolkit will guide you through the steps to effectively engage students in your research project (i.e., in project decision-making, priority setting, and knowledge translation – rather than as research participants), ensuring their engagement is both meaningful and mutually beneficial.

News, Information & Updates

News

President Melanie Woodin Takes Office, Sharing a Welcome Message
Original Communication — Provost’s Digest: July 4, 2025
The University of Toronto’s 17th president shares a message of optimism for what we can accomplish together.

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