Do you have a research partnership established with a community, government, not-for-profit, or industry partner? Are you looking to establish a new research partnership? Are you unsure of the best source of funding to develop your partnered project?

This workshop will explain the differences between SSHRC's three partnership streams: Partnership Engage Grant, Partnership Development Grant, and Partnership Grant and help you determine which one might be the best fit for your research project.

Presented by: 

Dr. Nicole Westlund Stewart, PhD, Research and Knowledge Mobilization Facilitator

Dr. Rebecca Heffernan, PhD, Research & Strategic Initiatives Facilitator

An invitation to a series of writing workshops for faculty, hosted at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law in the PACI Building. The inaugural workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 25 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, subsequent dates to be determined by attendees.
Price of Admission: a recently (in the last 12 months) rejected or “revise and resubmit” paper.
Goal:  To provide collaborative support for faculty in getting their work through to successful peer review.
Format:  To be determined by group. Initial meeting of 2 hours: 30 minutes discussion, 90 minutes dedicated writing time followed by a social (snacks, coffee, tea).
Topics:  Tips and tricks for reading and responding to peer review; is it one paper, three papers, a book?; identifying best suite publishing venues.
Methods:  Sharing resources, techniques, and information. Invited speakers from various faculties depending on group interests.
To Register, please click here.

Are you a research employee, post-doctoral fellow or graduate student and interested in learning more about your responsibility to comply with the federal Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research? At Lakehead University, compliance with the Framework will apply equally to all research, funded or unfunded, carried out by all individuals involved in research activity or supporting research activity. The workshop will provide you with an overview of the Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research guidelines, what constitutes a breach of research integrity, and the procedures for investigating breaches as outlined in the Lakehead University's Research Integrity Policy. Case studies and group discussion will be used to support learning outcomes.

Faculty members who are LUFA members are asked to attend the specific Research Integrity Workshop co-hosted by Research Services and LUFA on January 31, 2024.

Presenter: Anne Klymenko, Director Research Services

With over 30 years of experience in progressive research administration, Anne Klymenko oversees the Office of Research Services and has played a leading role in the development of Lakehead University’s research enterprise and growth. During her tenure, the University’s research funding levels have more than quadrupled, and its research mandate has broadened significantly to sustain increasing support for research facilitation, community-engagement and knowledge mobilization, research ethics and compliance, and equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives within the research enterprise.

The 2023 call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges will open on October 5th with a deadline to apply by February 28th, 2024.  EURAXESS North America is hosting a webinar on the MSCA-SE  program on 16 October 2023 at 1:00pm Eastern time.  Advance registration is required; click HERE to register.  For more information, go to the MSCA-SE webpage or contact Jill Sherman, intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

Gone are the days when agreements are made in good faith and a handshake. Whether you want to protect yourself, your company, your research project, or your intellectual property, you’ll need to know all the basics about Contracts.

This workshop will focus on agreements for researchers, students and those interested in entrepreneurial activities. Types of agreements include: Inventor Sharing, Intellectual Property, Confidentiality, Service Agreements, Industry Sponsored Research, Data Sharing, Material Transfer, and more.

Presented by:

Ellen MacKay, Director, Innovation Development Ellen MacKay, RTTP, M.Ed

Ellen MacKay is the Director of Innovation Development at Lakehead University and has worked in technology transfer for 8 years. As a Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP), Ellen works with faculty and students to identify, evaluate, and protect intellectual property developed at the University, as well as manages all commercialization and licensing activity. In addition, Ellen oversees the on-campus business incubator, Ingenuity, as well as all entrepreneurial activities on both the Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses. IPED is pleased to partner with local economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship organizations, to support economic outreach within Thunder Bay, Simcoe Country and regions. 

Tri-Agency grants are now evaluated on the researcher’s ability to incorporate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) within their research plan. This workshop will provide researchers with an overview of the best practices and strategies for successfully developing an EDI plan for grant applications. Researchers will learn a framework for thinking about EDI in research and connect EDI with various parts of grant proposals. The workshop will also include interactive examples and a chance for researchers to ask questions.

Researchers who attend this workshop will be able to: 

• Understand how EDI is related to research

• Learn how to implement EDI practices within their research plans and grant applications 

• Gain valuable resources (both internally and externally) that will aid them in developing an EDI research plan

• Work directly with the research facilitators in developing a mock EDI action plan for their Tri-Agency.

Presented by: Dr. Jocelyn Bel, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Research Facilitator

Date/Time:  September 28, 2023 / 1:00 PM
Microsoft Teams meeting:  Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting / Meeting ID: 219 139 358 011 / Passcode: qSdUoz
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Date/Time:  September 26, 2023 / 3:00 PM
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Date/Time:  October 25, 2023 / 2:00 PM
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For more information on this funding opportunity, please click here.