CIHR will be hosting the following webinar to support participants with the requirements of the funding opportunity "Avian Influenza Coordination and Knowledge Mobilization Hub" and to answer questions on how to apply.

When: Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET | Join
Duration: 60 minutes
Language: English presentation followed by a period of questions and answers in both official languages, English and French.

CIHR will be hosting the following webinar to support participants with the requirements of the funding opportunity “Catalyst grant: Reimagine acute care” and to answer questions on how to apply.

The Research Security Centre is proud to announce the launch of a new module titled Protecting Knowledge: Research Security in Social Sciences and Humanities.

This eighth module highlights the importance of research security in the social sciences and humanities for analyzing and managing complex security-related situations. It examines key threat areas, including foreign influence, harassment, and the misuse of sensitive research data. The module also illustrates how social science data, when misused, can be employed to shape public opinion, intensify surveillance, or support coercive practices that violate human rights. Through case studies and concrete examples, it helps participants deepen their understanding of the risks inherent to research in the social sciences and humanities.

Date : April 9, 2026
Time: 1p.m.-2:30p.m. (EDT)
Registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/27eeb6c3-8723-4986-b79c-abb9447860aa@2d28dd40-a4f2-4317-a351-bc709c183c85

It is our pleasure to announce that CIHR will be offering two MS Teams Q&A sessions to trainees, postdoctoral researchers and institution staff regarding award programs that are offered. We will start by providing a quick overview of our programs; however, most of the session will be spent answering participant questions.

We will be using Slido, an interactive tool where participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the session. We also encourage you to submit your questions in advance to Slido, and we will do our best to answer them during the session.

We will send you the meeting link and the link to Slido in the coming weeks to the email address that you use to register. In this email, you will also receive a PDF presentation providing a comprehensive overview of our programs. We encourage you to read the PDF presentation slides before submitting your questions to Slido.

Register now!

If you are interested in participating, we invite you to register for the session of your choice.

You are also encouraged to distribute copies of the attached poster, circulate this email and/or to promote it via your institutional social media to advertise these sessions.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at Support-Soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.

This Info Day will inform (potential) applicants about the 2026 topics included in the Cluster 2 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society' work programme 2026-2027.

Cluster 2 aims to meet EU goals and priorities on enhancing democratic governance and citizens’ participation, on the safeguarding and promotion of cultural heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs), and on to responding to and shaping multifaceted social, economic, technological and cultural transformations.

The program mobilizes multidisciplinary expertise of European social sciences and humanities (SSH) for understanding fundamental contemporary transformations of society, economy, politics and culture. It aims to provide evidence-based policy options for a socially just and inclusive European green and digital transitions and a post-COVID 19 recovery.

Future projects should deliver on the three intervention areas matching the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan (2025-2027):

• · Green transition
• · Digital transition
• · A more resilient, competitive, inclusive and democratic Europe

All topics under this Cluster are expected to mainstream Social Sciences and Humanities and to include a gender dimension in their research.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

International Collaboration on Emerging Technologies 

Must register before March 18 - Registration link below

Join us on March 24th for a virtual matchmaking event focused on AI, robotics, and space under the 2026-2027 Cluster 4 Work Programme!

The Canadian Horizon Europe Secretariat is hosting a virtual matchmaking event on Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry and Space. On March 24^th, researchers and innovators from Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the UK will come together to explore new funding and partnership opportunities under the 2027 Horizon Europe sensitive calls (i.e., calls that are only accessible to EU Member states and select countries like Canada) relating to artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and space. Please consult the Cluster 4 Work Programme and the Horizon Europe Horizontal Activities Work Programme to learn more about each call.

CALLS being addressed in the webinar:

HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-08: Demand-side 3C pilot demonstrators on converged Telco Edge Cloud Infrastructure (IA)

HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-03: New approaches for decentralized, federated and sustainable AI data processing (RIA)

HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-11: EU Frontier AI Initiative: Developing frontier AI solutions that are safe and computationally efficient within Apply AI (RIA)

HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-04: Apply AI: Challenge-Driven AI Innovation Booster in Apply AI prioritised sectors (RIA) (Partnership in AI, Data and Robotics)

HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-05: Apply AI: AI-Driven Robotics for Industry: Enabling System Integration and Adoption (IA) (Partnership in AI, Data and Robotics)

HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-03-12: Digital solutions for autonomy for space transportation systems, design and simulation tools – Digital enablers and building blocks (Space Partnership)

HORIZON-CL4-2027-SPACE-03-33: Digital enablers and building blocks for collaborative Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunications for Space solutions (Space Partnership)

HORIZON-RAISE-2027-01-01: Automated Scientific Discovery (RAISE pilot) (RIA)

HORIZON-RAISE-2027-01-02: Automated Scientific Discovery – Food (RAISE pilot)

CIHR will be hosting the following webinar to support participants with the requirements of the funding opportunity “One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Research Network” and to answer questions on how to apply.

When: March 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET | Join
Duration: 90 minutes
Language: English presentation followed by a period of questions and answers in both official languages, English and French.

About the Event 

Students from all graduate programs are invited to present their research and compete with their program colleagues in a poster presentation in person on the Orillia campus.

Registration

To register for this event (by February 13, 2026), please complete the following form.

About the Event

Undergraduate and graduate students from Lakehead's Sustainability Sciences department will present their research and projects. 

About the Event 

Update: This event has been postponed to March 10. 

Entershine Bookshop and Lakehead University are co-hosting a book launch celebration on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7:00 at Entershine Bookshop! We will be featuring three Lakehead books and three community books! Please join us in celebrating!  The event is sponsored by Lakehead University's Research and Innovation unit as part of Research & Innovation Week.