CRIS Research Roundup
A weekly digest of research and innovation communications.
In This Issue
Issue 255: Week of Monday, June 23, 2025 - Sunday, July 6, 2025
Resources for the Research & Innovation Community
Featured Training & Events
- CIHR Project Grant: Strategies for Success
July 24, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm - SSHRC Insight Grant: Strategies for Success
August 26, 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm - New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration 2025: Strategies for Success
August 27, 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm
More Training & Events
- Ziibiing: Land-Based Workshop
Jul 8, 2025, 10:00am – 12:00pm - Cyber Security and Your Research(ers) Office Hours
July 8, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
August 12, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm - CRAFT: The 2025 Microfluidics Professional Course
July 9-11, 2025 - Strategic Grant Writing Team: Info Session
July 9, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am - 2025 Toronto Robotics Conference
July 15-16, 2025, 9:00am-4:00pm - CFI JELF Application: Strategies for Success
July 17, 2025, 10:30am – 12:00pm - Thursdays@3: AI Jam
July 17, 2025, 3:00pm-3:50pm - COMPASS 2025
July 22-25, 2025 - Trust and Trends in Medical Publishing
July 24, 2025, 2:00pm-4:00pm - Research & Innovation Dashboards Training for Users
July 31, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am - Barriers to Reconciliation: Walking the Path of Indigenous Allyship
August 6, 2025, 1:00pm-4:00pm - Faculty Writing Accelerator: 12 Weeks to Publication
Deadline: August 8, 2025, 5:00pm - Accelerate Conference
August 11-14, 2025, 9:00am-5:00pm - Ziibiing: Land-Based Workshop
August 12, 2025, 10:00am – 12:00pm - Collaborations for Change 2025 Conference
August 13-15, 10:00am-5:00pm - Speaking Our Truths: Part 1: The Journey Towards Reconciliation
August 13, 2025, 1:00pm – 04:00pm - Climate Positive Energy Research Day 2025
August 14, 2025, 10:00am-4:00pm - Speaking Our Truths: Part 2: The Journey Towards Reconciliation
August 20, 2025, 1:00pm – 04:00pm - Connect+Learn: Introduction to Microsoft Loop
August 21, 2025, 11:00am-12:00pm - Indigenous Initiatives Reflecting on Indigenous Land Acknowledgements
August 27, 2025, 1:00pm-4:00pm
More Resources
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.
Funding & Information from Sponsors & Partners
Funding Calls and Program Changes
JULY 24 LOI DEADLINE: Genome Canada: Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP)
Original Communication – Research alerts: July 4, 2025
Call for Applications: OBIO® Women in Health Initiative (WiHI) Seed Program
Original Communication – Research alerts: July 3, 2025
New Writing Supports for Tri-Agency Funding: Strategic Grant Writing Team (SGWT)
Original Communication – Research alerts: June 26, 2025
Schmidt Science Polymaths – Call for Nominations
Original Communication – Research alerts: June 26, 2025
MECP – Call for Proposals Related to the Protection, Conservation, and Restoration of the Great Lakes
Original Communication – Research alerts: June 25, 2025
Call for Nominations: Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity
Original Communication – Research alerts: June 25, 2025
Acceleration Consortium Caregiver Research Support Grant – Call for Applications
Original Communication – Research alerts: June 25, 2025
NSERC PromoScience: Call for Applications and Webinars
Original Communication – Research alerts: June 25, 2025
Acceleration Consortium: 2025 Research Funding Opportunities
Original Communication – Research alerts: June 25, 2025
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.