CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 306: Week of Monday July 20, 2026 – Sunday July 26, 2026
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- Cluster 1 & EU Mission Cancer: Health Research Without Borders
July 30, 2026, 7:00am–11:00am - Working with Journalists: Media Relations 101 for Faculty and Researchers
July 30, 2026, 12:00pm–1:00pm - SSHRC Insight Grant: Strategies for Success
August 18, 2026, 10:30am–12:00pm
More Training & Events
- New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration 2026: Strategies for Success
July 29, 2026, 10:30am–12:00pm - CIHR Project Grant Applicant Webinars
English Session: July 30, 2026, 11:00am–12:00pm
French Session: July 30, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm
French Session: August 18, 2026, 11:00am–12:00pm
English Session: August 18, 2026, 1:00pm–2:00pm - Research & Innovation Dashboards Training for Users
July 31, 2026, 10:00am–11:00am - Workshop series: Urban Data Analysis with Python
August 10, 2026, 9:15am–2:30pm - 2026 SSHRC Insight Grant
English Webinar: August 20, 2026, 10:00am–12:00pm
French Webinar: August 20, 2026, 1:00pm–3:00pm - U of T Pride Pitch
August 27, 2026, 4:00pm–6:00pm
MORE RESOURCES
MAXQDA Now Available for All Faculty, Staff, and Students at U of T!
Original Communication – Map & Data Library Bits and Bytes Newsletter: July 22, 2026
The Map & Data Library now offers campus-wide access to MAXQDA, expanding the qualitative data analysis tools available to University of Toronto researchers. In addition to software access, researchers can find installation instructions, tutorials, workshop recordings, and guidance for migrating existing NVivo projects to MAXQDA. New workshops, including sessions designed specifically for current NVivo users, will be offered during the upcoming academic year.
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Announcements
CIHR Reviewer in Training Program
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 24, 2026
CIHR’s Reviewer in Training (RiT) Program is designed to help Early Career Researchers (ECRs) develop expertise in peer review and gain insight into CIHR’s funding adjudication process. Application deadline to the Fall 2026 RiT Program is July 28, 2026.
Funding Calls & Program Changes
Acceleration Consortium Caregiver Research Support Grant – Call for Applications
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 24, 2026
T-CAIREM–C-AIM Collaborative Innovation Grants for AI in Healthcare
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 24, 2026
Dimensions Canada Grants
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 22, 2026
Call for Nominations CRC Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 22, 2026
BioHubNet: Knowledge Exchange Round 5 Open
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 21, 2026
BioCanRx Launches 2026 Funding Competition
Original Communication – Research Alerts: July 20, 2026
News, Information & Updates
News
‘Nobel Prize of mathematics’: U of T mathematician Jacob Tsimerman awarded prestigious Fields Medal
Original Communication – U of T News: July 23, 2026
Jacob Tsimerman, a professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto, has won the prestigious Fields Medal in part for his role in proving the André-Oort conjecture. He becomes the first scholar based at a Canadian institution to receive the award, often described as “the Nobel Prize of mathematics.”
Information & Updates
University of Toronto Signs Transparent Agreement on Animal-Based Science in Canada
Original Communication – SURGE: UTM’s Research Newsletter: July 22, 2026
The University of Toronto was one of 18 organizations that signed the Transparent Agreement on Animal-Based Science in Canada, a new national initiative that brings together organizations committed to open, accurate, and proactive communication about the use of animals in science.