Need Help with Academic Poster Design?
Thanks to the FIMULAW Graduate Interdisciplinary Research Day organizers for some great resources on creating posters for an academic audience. See this blog post to access the resources.
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Office of Human Research Ethics: Multi-Jurisdictional Research Guidance Document
Many researchers conduct research outside their home institution, which is also known as multi-jurisdictional research. Examples of this kind of work include scholars collaborating with colleagues at other institutions or physically conducting their own research…
SSHRC Connection Grants – May
SSHRC’s Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and outreach activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to those…
Knowledge Mobilization/ Translation Capacity Development at Western
If you or someone on your research team (students, staff, faculty, etc) are particularly skilled in Knowledge Mobilization / Knowledge Transfer / Knowledge Translation please refer them to this project. The project plans to enable…
Workshop: Writing in the Age of Distraction
Do you struggle to find the focus you need to think and write? The 21st-century professor has to manage: the constant barrage of emails;the unending needs of students, colleagues, and family members;the distractions of social…
Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award
The Petro-Canada program provides awards to new researchers at Western ($16,000) to recognize, promote and support work that is particularly innovative, impacts positively on the learning environment in their department, and has the potential to be…
Crowdsourcing Platforms – Pros and Cons
From the University of Waterloo’s Survey Research Centre an article describing the pros and cons of using crowdsourcing platforms to recruit participants. photo credit: floffimedia swarm intelligence via photopin (license)
Global Affairs Canada Launches International Policy Ideas Challenge
Global Affairs Canada has partnered with SSHRC to launch its fourth International Policy Ideas Challenge for graduate students and early career researchers from Canadian postsecondary institutions. Participants are invited to submit their best ideas and solutions…
SSHRC Partnership Engage – March 2019
Partnership Engage Grants provide short-term and timely support for partnered research activities that will inform decision-making at a single partner organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sector. Amount: $7,000 – $25,000 (over one year)…
Western International – International Curriculum Fund
The goal of the International Curriculum Fund is to promote innovative curriculum initiatives that help support international and intercultural learning opportunities for Western students. Specifically, they are designed to enhance the education of students, and…
