Congress 2020 is going virtual. The Congress announcement can be found at: http://www.congress2020.ca/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-and-congress-2020. Western’s announcement is available at: https://news.westernu.ca/2020/03/congress-moved-online-amid-covid-19-concerns/. More details on the online version of Congress will follow — planning is underway. photo credit: Prachatai Covid-19…
The Canadian Center for Cyber Security (CCCS) is advising about an active, sophisticated cyber campaign targeting COVID-19 researchers. The campaign includes the use of ransomware that could hinder the research activity of researcher groups. The…
March 19th, 2020Given the evolving circumstances with COVID19 Western’s Research Ethics Boards (REB) encourage all researchers with active protocols to evaluate the necessity of ongoing study activities at this time, and if needed, to make…
Copied from: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51915.html Date: 2020-03-16 CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC are closely monitoring the evolution and impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and are taking action to support our grants, scholarships and awards recipients, as well…
To all members of Western’s research community, Research Western continues to assess rapidly evolving circumstances presented by COVID-19. Our first priority is to protect Western’s students, trainees, staff and faculty. While we urge caution, we…
MEMORANDUM Date: March 13, 2020To: Associate Deans (Research), for distribution to the research community; Research Western; Research OfficersFrom: Sarah Prichard, Acting Vice-President (Research)Subject: COVID-19 Updates Dear Associate Deans (Research), Thank you for your continued collegiality…
March 13, 2020. Memo from Erika Basile, Director, Research Ethics and Compliance Office, Western University Impact of COVID-19 on Western University Research Ethics Board (REB) approved Studies Given rapidly evolving circumstances presented by COVID-19, Western’s…
Over the last few days, the agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) have received numerous questions about how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect various policies, programs and operations. Specifically, whether any amendments will be communicated about…
