Lakehead University will be an exhibitor at the upcoming Central Canada Resource Expo, known as the CEN-CAN Expo, being held at the Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay on Wednesday, September 9 and Thursday, September 10. The CEN-CAN Expo is Northern Ontario’s leading event connecting professionals from the mining and energy sectors.

This dynamic two-day expo fosters industry networking, collaboration, and the exchange of ideas. With live equipment demonstrations, insightful presentations, a job fair, and over 300 exhibits, CEN-CAN Expo is a must-attend event for anyone involved in resource development across the region.

Lakehead University students and faculty may register for FREE at www.cencanexpo.ca with the discount code 2375157.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Alexandra De Leon at iped@lakeheadu.ca.

NSERC is hosting the following information session for the doctoral and postdoctoral programs:

NSERC is hosting the following information session for the doctoral and postdoctoral programs:

NSERC is hosting the following information session for the doctoral and postdoctoral programs:

WEBINAR: An information session on this program will be offered in French by FRQ and NSERC on July 17, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. (60 min). This webinar is intended for the research community wishing to submit a funding application to this competition. A question-and-answer period is planned.

Registration is free and mandatory. To register, click this link.

The presentation slides will be made available on the program web page shortly after the webinar.

Building Health and Cancer Mission Consortia for 2027 calls. The Estonian Research Council in cooperation with Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine, Latvian Council of Science, Research Council of Lithuania, Polish National Centre for Research and Development, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the UK Research and Innovation — together with their National Contact Points — invite you to an international matchmaking event dedicated to building strong Horizon Europe consortia.

Participants will have an opportunity to showcase their expertise or simply log in to view other participants pitches and reach out to each-other using the B2Match platform.

Date: July 30^th 2026,

Event begins: 8am EDT

Pitching sessions start: 9am EDT

One-to-One 15 min meeting timeslots: 10am- Noon. EDT

Supported by the event matchmaking software, B2Match.

Registration Link (registration open until July 29, 2026)

CIHR will be hosting the following webinars to support participants with the requirements of the funding opportunity “Project Grant – Fall 2026 Competition” and to answer questions on how to apply.

Join Link.

2026 PromoScience information session

English webinar – July 23, 2026, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (ET)

NSERC will be offering information sessions on the International research call on wildfires in the wildland-urban interface for university researchers and RGO staff on July 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EDT (English) and July 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EDT (French). 

These sessions will provide an overview of the funding opportunity’s objectives and the requirements that Canadian teams must meet to participate. Representatives from NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR will be present to answer questions and provide guidance.

Information sessions details:

• English session: Tuesday, July 7^th, 2026; 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)

Registration link: Information session for the Enhancing Resilience to Wildfires in the Wildland-Urban Interface call

• French session: Tuesday, July 7^th, 2026; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET

Registration link: Séance d’information sur l’appel Renforcer la résilience face aux feux de forêt en milieu périurbain

Please register in advance by clicking on the desired links above and then clicking the “Register” button on the Event page. You are also encouraged to submit questions ahead of time through the registration form; this will help us prepare and ensure your questions are addressed during the session. Please note that AI chatbot technology is not permitted during these meetings due to security and privacy concerns.

The session will be recorded, and copies of the presentation will be shared directly with RGOs. After registering, a confirmation and calendar file will be sent to you within an hour. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder or contact your IT department regarding firewall settings.

In addition, interested researchers are encouraged to attend UKRI’s webinar (in English only), scheduled for July 9, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EDT,which will offer an opportunity for Canadian and UK researchers to connect.

About the call:

Canadian university researchers are required to partner with UK researchers and may also partner with US researchers. Collaborators and partner organizations from outside academia (industry, public, not-for-profit) are permitted. 

Through a lead agency model, the UK project lead must submit a single collaborative expression of interest and, if invited, a full proposal on behalf of the UK, Canadian and, if applicable, US research teams. Proposals will undergo merit review by UKRI, the lead agency.

Funding for eligible Canadian researchers will be provided by NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR. Each agency expects to allocate $3M to this call (total approximate Canadian investment of $9M). 

Key deadlines:

• Expressions of interest are due to UKRI by Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 11 a.m. EDT (4:00 p.m. BST). 
• Full proposals are due to UKRI by Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 11 a.m. EDT (4:00 p.m. BST). 

Please bear in mind that any project-, partner-, student, or team-specific questions are better addressed privately; you can send these anytime by contacting us at  RP-Initiatives-PR@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.