Events

You’re invited to an online panel discussion that will explore concrete ways researchers can embed concrete EDI actions and best practices into their grant writing and research practice, featuring Trevor Charles, Imogen Coe (panelists) and Leslie Cove (moderator).

The Tri-Agency Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program welcomes applications for a new award, the Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity: 2022 Inaugural Competition.

Health system decision-making in a post COVID-19 Canada

The Office of Research is hosting the spring edition of Research Talks on Tuesday, April 26 from 12 - 1:30 p.m.

Guest speakers include: Helen Angus (Public Health Ontario), Dr. Sacha Bhatia (Ontario Health), John Hirdes (University of Waterloo), Anita Layton (University of Waterloo), David O’Toole (CIHI), Peter Wallace (Munk Institute of Global Affairs and Public Policy)

Please register to receive a link for this WebEx webinar.

You are invited to register for any of the following online learning sessions in celebration of National Indigenous History Month in June, hosted by the Office of Research.

June 9 | 12:00-1:30

Building Respectful Research Relationships with Indigenous Communities Webinar (with Dr. Kelly Skinner and Dr. Trish Van
Katwyk)

June 15 | 1:00-2:30

Online Drop In/Ask Us Anything - the Indigenous Research Team

Hosted by the EDII Team in the Office of Research

A CIHR Commercialization Peer Review Committee Information Session is planned for Thursday June 23, 2022, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm EDT. The purpose of this session is to give potential applicants to the Commercialization Peer Review Committee of the CIHR Project Grant program (CMZ) an opportunity to hear first-hand about the committee ‘culture’: what aspects are generally well-received by reviewers in CMZ, what factors are considered more important than others, how the committee’s mandate is interpreted, what types of proposals are transferred to or from other committees.

This online workshop, led by Robert Laurie, customer success manager at Ex Libris, will provide University of Waterloo faculty members and graduate students with an overview of key features of Pivot-RP, a searchable database of research funding opportunities.

You are invited to the Quantum for Health (Q4Health) Design Challenge launch event, presented by Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT). The event will take place at 1:30pm in the Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre Room 0101 on September 19, 2022.  Q4Health is open to the entire University of Waterloo community.

Q4Health Launch Event, September 19, 2022 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Faculty members, staff (i.e., Research staff, Safety Office staff, Research Ethics staff, and Information Systems & Technology staff involved in research using biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear materials or technology) and students are invited to join Public Safety Canada (PSC) for the Safeguarding science workshop.

Registration is required to receive a link for this event.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend one or all sessions centered around Intellectual Property (IP) hosted by Eric Luvisotto and co-hosted by Mike Crinson and Jennifer Ko. Topics will include the basics of IP, copyright and trademarking. 

All sessions will run from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. through Zoom.

Please register to receive a link to the event. 

You are invited to a public event and panel discussion to raise awareness about social determinants of health, with guest speakers, Leia Minaker, associate professor, University of Waterloo, Ashnoor Rahim, executive director, KW4 Ontario Health Team and Clare Wagner, director, community services, House of Friendship.

Please register at uwaterloo.ca/research/research-talks as seats are limited.