Interested in developing a commercialization plan for a technology? Participate in the Proteus Innovation Competition.
This four-month competition challenges teams to create a commercialization plan for 1 of 6 technologies developed out of southwestern Ontario’s top research institutions.
Curing the COVID-19 pandemic: Risk, resilience, and public wellness
November 17, 2020
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Online via Webex
Join Research Talks, a panel discussion examining risk, resilience, and public wellness for Waterloo staff, faculty, and students featuring:
A Water Institute Conference covering five contintents over three days
Does the coronavirus pandemic doom the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Or does it present an opportunity to make significant progress against the SDGs? How can water research contribute?
Join the Water Institute from 8:00 to 9:30 am EDT on September 29, September 30 and October 1 for three days of interdisciplinary dialogue from leading water researchers around the globe who will be discussing their work in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and the SDGs.
Faculty members interested in applying for SSHRC funding are invited to register for one or more of the online Get STARTed SSHRC writing workshops. Hosted by the Office of Research, these workshops will cover the most challenging sections of a typical SSHRC grant application as well as strategies to strengthen your application.
Faculty members interested in applying for SSHRC funding are invited to register for one or more of the online Get STARTed SSHRC writing workshops. Hosted by the Office of Research, these workshops will cover the most challenging sections of a typical SSHRC grant application as well as strategies to strengthen your application.
This research-focused webinar considers what our virtual future may look like. We will need to improve productivity with better design and automation, make telecommuting more effective and apply to more job roles, learn new ways of managing a dispersed workforce, all while ensuring we remain connected to and engaged with colleagues, employers, families, and friends.
Moderator: Neil Randall, Executive Director, The Games Institute; Chair, Council for Responsible Innovation and Technology
Expert panelists include:
This research-focused webinar looks at recently developed biotechnology to address COVID-19 and other health challenges. This includes vaccine development, improving screening with artificial intelligence (AI) as applied to imaging, using nanoscience to build better biosensors and imagers, and the world-wide COVID-19 collaborations in which the University is participating.
Moderator: Sushanta Mitra, Executive Director, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN); Professor, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering
Expert panelists include:
This webinar is the first of three highlighting the University of Waterloo research centres and institutes, which take an interdisciplinary approach to addressing significant research themes. This webinar focuses on the economics of public health and health policy, the environment, clean water, and COVID-19 transmission in waste water.
- Thursday, March 12 - 12:30-2:00 pm – Copyright and Software
- Thursday, April 9 - 12:30-2:00 pm – Trademarks
- Thursday, May 7 - 12:30-2:00 pm – Commercialization Panel Discussion
Events are open to all faculty, staff, students, and post docs. Presented by WatCo and supported by the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Waterloo.
Research Ethics will be offering drop-in sessions throughout February, March and April to answer questions related to the ethics process, including submitting, renewing, and amending an application. Come prepared with your questions and a laptop.
These sessions are for faculty and students and will take place in the Dana Porter Library (study booth on the main floor) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Wednesday until April 29, 2020.
Research Ethics will be offering drop-in sessions throughout February, March and April to answer questions related to the ethics process, including submitting, renewing, and amending an application. Come prepared with your questions and a laptop.
These sessions are for faculty and students and will take place in the Dana Porter Library (study booth on the main floor) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Wednesday until April 29, 2020.
Using her experience as medical doctor and special advisor on health for Nishnawbe Aski Nation – an organization representing 49 First Nation communities in northern Ontario – Jane Philpott will examine causes and consequences of the main health issues in Indigenous communities.
Research Ethics will be offering drop-in sessions throughout February, March and April to answer questions related to the ethics process, including submitting, renewing, and amending an application. Come prepared with your questions and a laptop.
These sessions are for faculty and students and will take place in the Dana Porter Library (study booth on the main floor) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Wednesday until April 29, 2020.
Research Ethics will be offering drop-in sessions throughout February, March and April to answer questions related to the ethics process, including submitting, renewing, and amending an application. Come prepared with your questions and a laptop.
These sessions are for faculty and students and will take place in the Dana Porter Library (study booth on the main floor) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Wednesday until April 29, 2020.
- Thursday, March 12 - 12:30-2:00 pm – Copyright and Software
- Thursday, April 9 - 12:30-2:00 pm – Trademarks
- Thursday, May 7 - 12:30-2:00 pm – Commercialization Panel Discussion
Events are open to all faculty, staff, students, and post docs. Presented by WatCo and supported by the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Waterloo.
Research Ethics will be offering drop-in sessions throughout February, March and April to answer questions related to the ethics process, including submitting, renewing, and amending an application. Come prepared with your questions and a laptop.
These sessions are for faculty and students and will take place in the Dana Porter Library (study booth on the main floor) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Wednesday until April 29, 2020.
Those interested in an application to the New Frontiers in Research (NFRF) Transformation competition are invited to a panel presentation. The panel will feature researchers and staff who have experience successfully leading large team grants and can provide insights on both applying for and leading large team grants.
Following the panel presentation, there will be an open question and answer period.
Please register as seating is limited.
The Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology and the University of Waterloo Office of Research Ethics are pleased to host an information session with Clinical Trials Ontario.
Research Ethics will be offering drop-in sessions throughout February, March and April to answer questions related to the ethics process, including submitting, renewing, and amending an application. Come prepared with your questions and a laptop.
These sessions are for faculty and students and will take place in the Dana Porter Library (study booth on the main floor) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Wednesday until April 29, 2020.
A public event and panel discussion examining smart infrastructure and sustainability featuring:
Kathy Bardswick (Canadian Institute for Climate Choices): Planning and financing smart and sustainable cities
Research Ethics will be offering drop-in sessions throughout January, February, March and April to answer questions related to the ethics process, including submitting, renewing, and amending an application. Come prepared with your questions and a laptop.
These sessions are for faculty and students and will take place in the Dana Porter Library (study booth on the main floor) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Wednesday, beginning January 8 and ending April 29, 2020.
