CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 295: Week of Monday, April 27, 2026 - Sunday, May 3, 2026
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship Information Session
May 8, 2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm
May 12, 2026, 10:00am-11:00am - DSI-CARTE Machine Learning Bootcamp for Faculty
June 8, 2026, 8:30am-4:00pm - Drawing across the Disciplines: PhotoVoice Workshop
June 12, 2026, 9:15am-1:00PM
More Training & Events
- TechKnowFile 2026 Conference
May 6-7, 2026, 9:00am-5:00pm - Practical Strategies for a Gender-Inclusive University
May 6, 2026, 9:30am-12:00pm - SRIC/Mitacs/OCI – Innovation Challenge
May 6, 2026, 11:00am-2:00pm - Faith & Anti-Racism Lunch & Learn – Inclusive Event Planning
May 6, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Addressing Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Discrimination at the University of Toronto
May 7, 2026, 10:00am-12:30pm - Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad | Public Safety Canada
May 7, 2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm - Building Inclusive Environments: Addressing Anti-Asian Racism and Discrimination in the Workplace
May 7, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm - SSHRC Partnership Program – Models and Strategies for Success
May 8, 2026, 10:30am-12:00pm - CBRCanada CoP: Grassroots Community-Led Research for Advocacy
May 8, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Strategic Leadership for Gender Inclusion: A U of T and UBC Dialogue
May 12, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm - AI at Work: Automation, Surveillance and the Future of Jobs
May 12, 2026, 5:30pm-8:00pm - Beyond the Hype: AI in Qualitative and Historical Research
May 13, 2026, 9:00am-4:30pm - Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2026
May 13, 2026, 9:00am-5:00pm - 2026 SSHRC Connection Grants
French Webinar: May 13, 2026, 11:00am-1:00pm
English Webinar: May 14, 2026, 11:00am-1:00pm - Co-Designing the Next Phase of Sickle Cell Disease Care Community Priorities, Education and System Change
May 13, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Market Research Orientation for Startups
May 14, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Gerstein + MADLab 3D Printing Safety Training
May 14, 2026, 2:00pm-3:00pm - Introduction to 3D Design with Tinkercad
May 19, 2026, 1:30pm-3:00pm - STAR Workshop – Mastering Research Expense Reimbursements in Concur
May 21, 2026, 10:30am-12:00pm - CBRCanada – Centering Community in Homestay Hosting: Supporting Displaced Ukrainian Women in Toronto
May 21, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - Accessible Content Fundamentals
May 21, 2026, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Safeguarding Science: Raising Awareness of Security Risks and Mitigation Tools in the Research Ecosystem | Public Safety Canada
May 22, 2026, 1:00pm-2:30pm - 2nd Annual Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Workshop
May 27, 2026, 8:30am-4:30pm - EPIC Microbiology & Infectious Disease Research Days
May 27-28, 2026, 9:00am-5:00pm - TO Climate Week (TOCW)
June 1-7, 2026 - Introduction to 3D Design: Fusion360
June 2, 2026, 1:30pm-3:00pm - What the Internet Knows About You: A Digital Footprint Self-Audit for Researchers
June 3, 2026, 10:00am-11:00am - Protecting Knowledge: Research Security in Social Sciences and Humanities | Public Safety Canada
June 4, 2026, 1:00pm-2:30pm - KT Canada Summer Institute 2026
June 8-10, 8:00am-5:00pm - Demystifying the International Student Immigration Process | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
June 9, 2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm - STAR Workshop – Putting the Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA) into Action: Updates & Scenarios
June 10, 2026, 1:30pm-3:00pm - Community-Engaged Insights: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrant and Refugee Health
June 11, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm - June CoP: Community-Based Research Methods Training
June 12, 2026, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Funding Calls and Program Changes
SSHRC Impact Awards: Call for Internal Nominations
Original Communication – Research Alerts: April 30, 2026
NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships: Call for Internal Nominations
Original Communication – Research Alerts: April 30, 2026
DND IDEaS: Multi-modal AI for Advanced Situational Decisions
Original Communication – Research Alerts: April 30, 2026
Emergent Data Science Program
Original Communication – Data Sciences Institute Newsletter: April 29, 2026
U of T Call for Proposals Indo-Pacific Scholarships for Canadians
Original Communication – Research Alerts: April 28, 2026
U of T Call for Proposals for Indo-Pacific Fellowships for Canadians
Original Communication – Research Alerts: April 28, 2026
Why Global Innovation Systems Matter for Canada’s Future
Original Communication – International Development Research Centre: April 29, 2026
Julie Delahanty, President, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) writes, “At a moment when new global innovation pathways are being formed, Canada faces a clear choice: engage early as an architect to help shape the systems that will define the future, or adapt later to solutions shaped by others.”
University of Toronto Libraries Launches New Service for E-Resources
Original Communication – Provost’s Weekly Digest: May 1, 2026
University of Toronto Libraries will launch OpenAthens the week of May 19, a new single sign-on system for accessing licensed e-resources. As this is a transition to a new system, faculty are asked to review and update any saved links, course materials, and research guides, as some existing links will no longer work after launch.