The university’s most recent COVID-19 update (COVID-19 website ) has been developed to ensure the Western community continues to keep each other safe this fall. Western Research has correspondingly updated their guidance for research, scholarship and…
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The Province of Ontario has recently revised its public health measures and advice to eliminate mandatory masking in public spaces. Western has similarly removed its mask mandate inside its buildings at this time. Requirements for…
Effective March 1, 2022, Western will again increase capacity in research spaces to 100 per cent, provided all personnel continue to follow PPE, vaccination, screening and cleaning requirements. These changes include face-to-face human studies involving…
January 4/2022 Western Research’s goal remains to support research, scholarship and creative activity, while minimizing the risk of viral transfer on Western’s campus and in the community. To these ends, they have provided the following…
The risk level for COVID-19 infection is rising rapidly in our region and has forced Western Research to revisit the guidelines for mitigating risk within research spaces. What does this mean for research at Western?…
In collaboration with Research Finance, Western Research will be continuing their practice of providing extensions for certain internal grants in light of COVID-19-related delays to research. To improve efficiencies and reduce workload, automatic 1-year extensions…
In response to the recent memo that researchers must obtain proof of vaccination prior to welcoming research participants to campus, the Office of Human Research Ethics (OHRE) has the following guidance: Ensure your study team…
[September 8, 2021] Research Capacity: With recent requirements for proof of vaccination, and flexible physical distancing requirements, we are now able to increase capacity in our research spaces to 100 per cent, provided all personnel…
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) is a tri-agency program, managed by SSHRC, that funds high-risk/high-reward, interdisciplinary and international research across all disciplines funded by the three federal granting agencies. A 2021 Innovative Approaches…
The Province of Ontario has indicated it will move to Step 1 of its Roadmap to Reopen as part of its third-wave recovery plan on Friday, June 11, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. What does this…
