CIHR will be hosting the following webinar to support participants with the requirements of the funding opportunity “The Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium” and to answer questions on how to apply.

When: Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET | Join
Duration: 60 minutes
Language: English presentation followed by a period of questions and answers in both official languages, English and French

Online information sessions

Learn more about the Early Researcher Awards Round 19 and how to complete your application. Register for 1 of 3 free online information sessions:

Information session 2

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 10:00 a.m.to 11:00 a.m. (EST)
Register for session 2

Note:

• Information sessions will take place in English with French closed captioning.
• The information session deck will also be available in French upon request.
• Event capacity is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Register to reserve your spot today.

Online information sessions

Learn more about the Early Researcher Awards Round 19 and how to complete your application. Register for 1 of 3 free online information sessions:

Information session 3

Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (EST)
Register for session 3

Note:

• Information sessions will take place in English with French closed captioning.
• The information session deck will also be available in French upon request.
• Event capacity is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Register to reserve your spot today.

About the Event

Join this essential workshop to safeguard your research assets and intellectual property from emerging security threats, dual-use risks, and potential misuse through practical mitigation strategies tailored for Canada's academic environment. You'll gain critical insights into threat identification, risk assessment, and concrete tools to protect your work while maintaining research integrity and collaboration: 

About the Speaker

Registration

Join this essential workshop to learn the fundamentals of Data Management Plans (DMP)

Workshop Facilitator: Andrew Austin, Research Security and Data Management Specialist, Office of Research Services. 

Guest Speaker: Marcus Closen, Product Lead, Data Management Planning, Digital Alliance of Canada

Why This Matters:

• The Tri-Agency is making DMPs mandatory on more grants every year
• Essential skill for securing research funding
• Opportunity to get ahead of evolving requirements

What You'll Gain:

• Critical insights into DMP expectations and funder requirements
• Practical navigation strategies for the most complex sections
• Hands-on skills using real templates and examples
• Understanding of sustainable data practices for long-term research success

Tools & Expert Support:

• Direct access to DRAC's DMP Assistant tool
• Expert guidance from Marcus throughout the session
• Introduction to cutting-edge DMP development tools developed by Andrew

Workshop Outcome:

• Create compliant, effective plans that meet funding standards
• Build confidence in DMP creation process
• Develop sustainable data management practices that support your research goals

Perfect for: Lakehead researchers at any career stage who want to master this increasingly critical funding requirement.

Zoom Webinar Registration Link.

NSERC’s Alliance Communication’s Team is offering a presentation on the Alliance grants evaluation and competitive selection process for research grants administrators (RGOs) and faculty members. The dates and times for these sessions are listed below.  

We have recently created a Frequently Asked Questions document to support this topic. During the session, we will review the merit evaluation and competitive selection process and address any outstanding questions. 

Please register ahead of time by clicking on the desired link below and then clicking the “Register” button on the Event page.  

To help us prepare the most helpful response possible, we invite you to review the Frequently Asked Questions document and submit any additional questions ahead of the information session via the registration links (see below). When registering for a session, there will be an optional text box for advance questions.  

Please note that project-, partner-, student-, or team-specific questions are better addressed privately; you can send these anytime by contacting us at alliance@nserc-crsng.gc.ca.    

Due to security and privacy concerns, the use of AI chatbot technology will not be permitted during these meetings. 

Thursday, September 25^th, 2025; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern Time (EDT) 

Event registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/76ba7239-a396-4ae3-a9d9-de232eb101a4@fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65 

Thursday, October 2^nd, 2025; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT 

Event registration: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/757ba55a-a11b-4968-9188-e330c265ad0b@fbef0798-20e3-4be7-bdc8-372032610f65 

CAPA is pleased to announce that on 2 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 2025, we will be presenting a joint live webcast event on “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” followed by an interactive panel discussion along with other leading professional development organizations:

• HigherEd+
• The Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS)
• Graduate-Postdoctoral Network (GPDN)
• The Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars (CAPS)

 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 2 October 2025 (Thursday)
 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET  |  11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CT  |  10:00 AM to 11:30 PM PT
 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Online—join from anywhere!

Grab your spot now → www.higheredplus.org/canada

 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

•  Review the current applications of AI platforms in higher education
•  List 8 ethical challenges for the responsible use of AI by students, faculty, and administrators
•  Examine and overcome the AI ethical challenge of 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬, 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
•  Examine and overcome the AI ethical challenge of 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
•  Examine and overcome the AI ethical challenge of 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
•  Examine and overcome the AI ethical challenge of 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
•  Examine and overcome the AI ethical challenge of 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
•  Examine and overcome the AI ethical challenge of 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
•  Examine and overcome the AI ethical challenge of 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
•  Identify key next steps to promote an ethical AI-enhanced future for higher education

As part of NSERC’s commitment to better support the needs of the research community at smaller institutions, we are offering a tailored “how to apply to Discovery Grants” webinar for small universities again this year. This webinar will be presented by an NSERC Program Officer and an Evaluation Group member who will be providing advice and answering questions. This session is intended to complement the other sessions (Q&A) and webinars available on our website, which we offer as part of the DG program. 

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About the Event

Join us for a two-part presentation and workshop with Dr. Effah Antwi, Research Scientist, The Canadian Forest Service - Natural Resources Canada. It will be held in-person at Lakehead University Thunder Bay and online via Zoom.

Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Part 1:  Lessons from the NRCan Inclusive Science Research Study (ISRS)

Time: 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Location: ATAC 1007 & Zoom (link to be sent to registered users at 9AM on October 7th)

Part 2: Inclusive Science Self-assessment Tool (ISSAT): Braiding EDI, GBA plus and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Scientific Activities

Time: 1:30PM - 3:30PM

Location: ATAC 3006 & Zoom (link to be sent to registered users at 9AM on October 7th)

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