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Thursday, December 8, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Dec 8: Research funding in the Social Sciences and Humanities: Past, Present and Future

Please join us for a special lecture with Ted Hewitt, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), on Thursday, December 8, 2022 from Noon to 1 p.m. in Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages (ML) building or online via MS Teams Live. Please register to participate in-person or virtually.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Altmetrics: a snapshot of online attention to your research

Has someone blogged about your research? Has someone tweeted about your work? Was your article mentioned on Facebook? Representing the concept alternate (or alternative) metrics, altmetrics encompass methods of evaluating and discovering scholarly work through the use of open data and social media sources.

As an introduction to the still-evolving field of altmetrics, this workshop will explore:

For two millennia, the regular Platonic polyhedra have fascinated not just mathematicians, but also artists and the general public. When realized in appropriate materials, these shapes yield beautiful art objects.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Research Opportunities in Germany

This information session will provide faculty, postdocs and PhD students with an overview of Germany's vibrant research landscape, useful tools for identifying potential collaborators and information on funding opportunities open to Canadian scholars through the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and its partner organizations.

The session will be presented by John Paul Kleiner, Senior Manager, University Relations at the DAAD Information Centre in Toronto.

Thursday, April 6, 2017 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Paths to Success

This special event for staff and faculty will demonstrate how nominating exceptional researchers for prestigious awards early in their career, especially at the national level, is the key to boosting Canada’s research profile globally.

Thursday, September 28, 2017 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Beyond 60: GRADtalks – Health, Aging, and Well-Being

How can we enhance the health and wellbeing of our aging population? 

Join Beyond 60: Health, Aging and Well-Being for GRADtalks, featuring Kaylen Pfisterer, PhD Candidate in Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Samantha Biglieri, PhD Candidate in Planning, Faculty of Environment.

Please register to attend on Thursday, September 28 at 4 p.m. for wine and cheese, followed by GRADtalks from 4:45 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 9:30 am - 9:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

CIHR Project Grant Reviewer Panel Session

University of Waterloo researchers who are interested in submitting a project grant application to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are invited to attend a virtual grant reviewer panel session on August 11.

The panelists, who have served on a broad range of grant review panels, will share insights from their experiences and insider tips on how to give an application a competitive edge.

The panelists are:

Institute for Quantium Computing (IQC) presents Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in conversation with Kayleigh Platz

In The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, & Dreams Deferred, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark matter—all with a new spin informed by history, politics, and the wisdom of Star Trek. Join us to hear Chanda Prescod-Weinstein discuss her debut book with Kayleigh Platz.