Module 4: Know before you Export: Canada's Export and Brokering Controls Date: April 8, 2025 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm EDT Register Here
This session will cover:

• Canada's export controls regime: what is controlled and why

• How research institutions and academia may be subject to export controls

• The process for applying for an export permit

• Resources and contacts for further information

Module 5: Sanctions 101 | Global Affairs Canada Date: April 2, 2025 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm EDT Register Here
This session will cover:

• Overview of Canada's current sanctions measures

• Best practices for conducting due diligence to verify sanctions

• Information on how to apply for permits when required

• Implications for research collaborations and international partnerships

Module 2: Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners – Assess the Risk Date: March 26, 2025 | Time: 1:00-2:00pm EDT Register Here
This session will cover:

• Detailed examples of dual-use technologies and research

• Tools to recognize sensitivities in your research

• Methods to perform due diligence and evaluate risks appropriately

On behalf of the Ontario/Baden-Württemberg Program, the University of Konstanz is hosting an information and networking webinar next week Tuesday, 11 March, at 2pm German time/ 9am Toronto time.   Please register no later than Monday, 10 March at Link to registration.

The webinar will explore how the OBW partnership can facilitate opportunities for collaborative research between Ontario member universities and the nine research universities in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, through the Horizon Europe program.  They will also discuss the OBW Faculty Mobility program, which provides funding for research exhanges between member universities in Ontario and Baden-Wurttenberg,  and how it may be used to facilitate partnership and proposal development.

Full Invitation

On the behalf of the Ontario-Baden-Wurttemberg Program the University of Konstanz and the OBW coordination office cordially invite you to join a virtual info session on the OBW Faculty Mobility and Horizon Europe programs.

In cooperation with the University of Konstanz, KoWi, the cooperation office for the German science organizations for the European Union, based in Brussels, will give an introduction to EU-Funding opportunities for collaborative research, via the Horizon Europe programme.

The speakers will introduce the programme itself and then focus on its Pillar 2 – Global Challenges, which mainly offers top-down funding for international research consortia, and for which Canadian entities are fully eligible thanks to Canada’s association to the Horizon Europe programme.

Speakers:

Yvette Gafinen has worked as EU funding advisor at the European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi) in Brussels since 2011. Her focus is on finance and legal issues as well as natural resources and environment in Cluster 6 of Horizon Europe. Previously, she worked as EU funding advisor at Bielefeld University. Yvette has a background in European Studies and Franco-German Studies.

Inga Benner is also EU funding advisor at KoWi, responsible for Horizon Europe Cluster 1 health, the European Innovation Council and Knowledge Valorisation. She has worked in several roles in EU funding and policy, including as Deputy Director of the UK Research Office, as Senior Programme Officer at the Centre for Economic Policy Research as well as at King’s College London, the Goethe Institute Brussels and the European Parliament.

The speakers will explain how to find the right opportunities, explain the application process, show some project examples and also give some hints and tips on how to find partners and build consortia.

Also, we will give a brief overview of how the OBW Faculty Mobility program can serve as seed funding to facilitate the greater Horizon Europe application. There will be time to ask questions at the end.

Event recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTUZAa0BnWM

Horizon Europe Cluster Information Sessions
The EU Delegation to Canada invites you to an online webinar on Horizon Europe.

This session will provide key insights into Horizon Europe’s funding opportunities for:
Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

JOIN US TO:

• Explore the Horizon Europe Work Programme with an overview of the Cluster- specific guidelines and tips on how to effectively read and interpret them from invited National Contact Point
• Learn the Do’s and Don’ts of proposal writing directly from experts
• Understand the evaluation process through insights shared by seasoned academics who serve on Horizon Europe evaluation panels
• Hear from Horizon Europe grantees as they share their journey, from consortium formation to proposal writing, research execution, and dissemination of results
• Connect with experts and potential partners in engaging Q&A Session

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1234741488029?aff=oddtdtcreator

About the Event

A panel discussion featuring Indigenous community partners, Indigenous researchers, and non-Indigenous researchers. Learn about the importance of relationship-building and how researchers and Indigenous community partners have worked together in a good way.

Panelists

Dr. Susan Chiblow, Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph.

Audrey Gilbeau, Executive Director, Nokiiwin Tribal Council.

Dr. Lindsay Galway, Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences; Canada Research Chair in Social-Ecological Health (Tier 2), Lakehead University.

Dr. Vicki Kristman, Professor, Department of Health Sciences; Director and Senior Scientist,EPID@Work Research Institute, Lakehead University.

Moderator: Dr. Nicole Westlund Stewart, Research and Knowledge Mobilization Facilitator, Office of Research Services.

Registration

To register for this event, please click here.

About the Event

Media, Film and Communications Program presents Spotlight: Media Arts Showcase. 

March 6, 2025

Lakehead University
500 University Ave., Orillia ON

Reception
4 to 5 p.m.
Orsi Family Learning Commons

Film Screening
5:30 to 7 p.m.
OA 1022

Viewing of student films and multimedia works. Free appetizers. Audience Choice award. In-person or via Zoom.

Media, Film and Communications Program presents Spotlight: Media Arts Showcase. 

March 6, 2025

Lakehead University
500 University Ave., Orillia ON

Reception
4 to 5 p.m.
Orsi Family Learning Commons

Film Screening
5:30 to 7 p.m.
OA 1022

Viewing of student films and multimedia works. Free appetizers. Audience Choice award. In-person or via Zoom.

This panel explores how Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) emerges organically within intersectional community organizations led by 2SLGBTQ+, racialized, gendered, and/or other historically marginalized groups. Drawing on research conducted with a diverse range of community organizations, the speakers will examine how these groups navigate EDI principles in ways that are context-specific, culturally responsive, and central to their organizational structures and everyday interactions. Through case studies and critical reflections, the discussion will highlight the limitations of top-down institutional approaches to EDI and explore how community-led models foster more meaningful, inclusive, and ethical engagement. Panelists will also consider the challenges these organizations face in sustaining their approaches while negotiating external pressures, resource constraints, and broader systemic barriers. By centering the knowledge and strategies developed within these communities, this session aims to contribute to a more nuanced and transformative understanding of EDI in practice.

Registration

To register for this event, please click here.

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