Announcements + Updates
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December 17, 2024
January Horizon Europe Webinars for UBC Researchers: Finding Funding & Crowdhelix (Jan. 14, 15, 21 and 22, 10am)
Join Paola Baca, Senior Manager, Engagement – Horizon Europe, VPRI Office and Paul McKenna from Crowdhelix, this January to learn how to navigate Horizon Europe funding opportunities and find partnerships. These webinars are exclusive to UBC researchers and scholars.Researchers need only attend one…
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December 16, 2024
2024-25 Research on Research Joint Initiative (RORI) - SPARC resource + SSHRC webinar slides
Please visit SPARC's CWL Resources (scroll to "SSHRC RESOURCES", then to "SSHRC Joint Initiatives and Special Calls") to access two resources for the Research on Research Joint Initiative between the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health…
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December 11, 2024
UBC Internal Selection Deadline for SSHRC Destination Horizon: Jan. 10, 9am
Overview: Destination Horizon Grants support researchers affiliated with eligible Canadian postsecondary institutions to build capacity, foster existing partnerships, and further develop networks and/or consortia with member states and associated countries, with the ultimate goal of…
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December 3, 2024
Support available for NSERC-NSF joint call on Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF)
NSERC is partnering with the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to support Canadian academic researchers working with university collaborators from the United States to build interdisciplinary teams working synergistically to build the fundamental knowledge base needed to advance the…
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November 13, 2024
Tri-Agency Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Development and Review of Research Proposals
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) (‘the agencies’) are pleased to unveil the …
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November 6, 2024
Registration now open for SSHRC Insight Development Grant 2025 Writing Bootcamps
In these hands-on workshops, open to both new and re-applicants, participants will be guided through writing-prompt exercises on the Summary, Knowledge Mobilization Plan, Expected Outcomes Summary, Student Training and Budget Justification modules, followed by dedicated writing time for each. …
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October 3, 2024
Refreshing Canada's Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) - Community Engagement Summary Reports
Since Canada's Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) was first established in 2011, a lot has changed in our health systems and health research ecosystem. In 2023-24, SPOR Partners including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), provincial health research funders and other…
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September 13, 2024
Sept. 18 multi-factor authentication implementation in ResearchNet – UBC applicants, please ensure your account profile has a current email address
In advance of CIHR’s implementation of multi-factor authentication to ResearchNet on September 18, 2024, assistance is required from those with ResearchNet accounts. Specifically, please ensure your ResearchNet account profile is updated with a current email address in advance of implementation…
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August 8, 2024
CIHR is recruiting its next Institute Scientific Directors
CIHR is looking to fill two upcoming Scientific Director positions:Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (Start date: October 1, 2025)Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (Start date: January 1, 2026)You can read…
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August 7, 2024
"What We Heard" Report - Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications Review
The following message was sent to the CIHR University Delegates Network on August 6:We sincerely thank you for your ongoing feedback on the review of the Tri-Agency Open Access (OA) Policy on Publications.As an outcome of the tri-agency engagements on the OA Policy review, we are pleased to inform…