Mitacs is pleased to invite you to a webinar showcasing our international partner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), in Germany. The goal of this event is to promote potential research collaborations between our Canadian partners and KIT, through the GRA program. More precisely, we will be focusing on AI, Hydrogen and Quantum technologies. KIT would be happy to host interns from Canada and is open to send interns here as well.

Researchers and potential interns are the targeted audience. For the full agenda, please see the following document.

Research Opportunities at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in the frame of the Mitacs/KIT cooperation with the GRA program

Webinar date: Tuesday April 5, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. ET

Register for this event

Zoom Link: https://kit-lecture.zoom.us/j/66594971983

*Session will be recorded

Main topics:

1. Current research on AI-related topics at KIT

by T.T. Prof. Dr. Pascal Friedrich, KIT Center Information Systems Technologies (KCIST) and Institute of Theoretical Informatics, Artificial Intelligence for Materials Sciences (AiMat group)

2. Current research on hydrogen-related topics at KIT

by Prof. Dr.-Ing Roland Dittmeyer, KIT Energy Center and Institute for Micro Process Engineering (IMVT)

3. Quantum Research at KIT

by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Physical Institute,  (tbc)

We are also very pleased that both His Excellency Stéphane Dion the Canadian Ambassador in Germany, and Her Excellency Sabine Sparwasser the German Ambassador in Canada will be making welcome addresses.  This shows the great importance of research partnerships and collaborations for both countries.

This Fall and Winter 2021-2022, CBRCanada is linking webinars with live discussions on the theme of community-based research and COVID-19. A week following each webinar, CBRCanada invites CBRCanada members to participate in a live discussion and explore how to integrate learnings from the webinar.

This live discussion is the fourth in the series . Webinar presenters will ask questions for participants to discuss in small groups. The event will end with a big group discussion and everything will be recorded live in a Google doc. We will reflect, problem solve and support each other as we grapple with these important issues.

The Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants.

We encourage you to join the webinar "Closing the Opportunity Gap for Racialized and Under Resources Communities in the Community School Initiative." on December 9 at 12 noon ET live or watch the webinar recording (posted here), which we will be shared before the live discussion.

Facilitators:

• Ardavan Eizadirad, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University

• Devon Jones, founder of Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (YAAACE) and educator with the Toronto District School Board

• Sally Abudiab, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto

• Brice Baartman, OISE, University of Toronto

This CBRCanada live discussion is part of a 8 part series: Community-Based Research & COVID-19: Addressing Widening Inequities and Amplifying Community-based Visions for Change.

A zoom link will be sent out prior to the event.***

We hope to see there!

The CBRCanada Team

***This event is free for CBRCanada members only. If you are employed, studying, or affiliated with any CBRCanada member institution, you are already considered a member. If you are unsure if your institution is covered, learn more here. Individuals whose institution is not on this list are welcome to register as an an individual member.

This webinar will share findings from a SSSHRC funded project titled "COVID-19: Closing the Achievement Gap through Remote Learning for Children and Youth in Racialized and Under-Resourced Communities". The Community School Initiative is a partnership between the Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (YAAACE) and Spirit of Math offering extra-curricular supplementary programs outside of school hours. The goal of the program is to close the opportunity gap for racialized and under-resourced communities. The program offers the Spirit of Math curriculum to students in grades two to eight supported by parents, coaches, and Ontario Certified Teachers (OCT). Findings indicate that the achievement gap can be closed by focusing on minimizing the opportunity gap by creating access to high quality educational programs that align curriculum with the needs of the community. For more information: https://www.communityschoolinitiative.com

Presenters:

Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad (@DrEizadirad) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is an educator with the Toronto District School Board, author of Decolonizing Educational Assessment: Ontario Elementary Students and the EQAO (2019), and co-editor of Equity as Praxis in Early Childhood Education and Care (2021). Dr. Eizadirad is co-editing two books forthcoming in 2022 titled Counternarratives of Pain and Suffering as Critical Pedagogy: Disrupting Oppression in Educational Contexts and the International Handbook of Anti-Discriminatory Education. He is also the founder and director of EDIcation Consulting offering equity, diversity, and inclusion training to organizations. His research interests include equity, standardized testing, systems of accountability, community engagement, anti-oppressive practices, critical pedagogy, social justice education, resistance, subversion, and decolonization.

Brice Baartman (@bricebaartman) is a Canadian/South African student in his 2nd year in the Master of Teaching program at the University of Toronto. His BA in Sociology is from Ryerson University, and he has a College Certificate in Pre-Health Sciences from George Brown College. He has been working and volunteering with children and youth in under-resourced communities for over 10 years through the Community Healing Project, People's Elite Basketball, Stella's Place, the Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club, Green Thumbs Growing Kids, the Toronto District School Board, and other organizations in the Greater Toronto Area. His research interests include financial literacy education, mental health, anti-discriminatory practices, asset-based community development (ABCD), and social justice education. On his spare time Brice enjoys going on long bicycle rides, reading, playing basketball, going on hikes, and watching anime.

Sally Abudiab is a Palestinian Canadian who recently completed her Master of Science at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (2019) and a Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Studies at the University of Toronto (2016). Currently, she is doing her Master of Social Work at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. She has experience working with organizations at various levels including non-profits such as the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and Daughters for Life, and governmental agencies such as the Department of National Defence. Her research interests include disability studies, equity and social justice, health and wellbeing, and the experiences of athletes. During her spare time, Sally enjoys rollerblading, baking, and clearing the clutter.

Devon Jones is the founder of Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (YAAACE) and educator with the Toronto District School Board

The CBRCanada webinar is part of a 8 part series: Community-Based Research & COVID-19: Addressing Widening Inequities and Amplifying Community-based Visions for Change. One week following the webinar, we will host a live discussion facilitated by presenters.

The zoom link will be emailed out to prior to the event.***

We hope to see there!

The CBRCanada Team

***This event is for CBRCanada members only. If you are employed, studying, or affiliated with any CBRCanada member institution, you are already considered a member. If you are unsure if your institution is covered, learn more here. Individuals whose institution is not on this list are welcome to register as an an individual member.

This Fall and Winter 2021-2022, CBRCanada is linking webinars with live discussions on the theme of community-based research and COVID-19. A week following each webinar, CBRCanada invites CBRCanada members to participate in a live discussion and explore how to integrate learnings from the webinar.

This live discussion is the third in the series . Webinar presenters will ask questions for participants to discuss in small groups. The event will end with a big group discussion and everything will be recorded live in a Google doc. We will reflect, problem solve and support each other as we grapple with these important issues.

The Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants.

We encourage you to join the webinar "SHIFT: Documenting the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Community-based Research and Identifying Opportunities for Change" on November 11 at 12 noon ET live or watch the webinar recording (posted here), which we will be shared before the live discussion.

Facilitators:

• Dr Zack Marshall and Veronica Benz, McGill University

This event is part of an 8-part series on community-based research and COVID-19, with a focus on addressing widening inequities, and amplifying community-based visions for change.

A zoom link will be made available prior to the event.

We hope to see you there!**

The CBRCanada Team

***This event is free for CBRCanada members only. If you are employed, studying, or affiliated with any CBRCanada member institution, you are already considered a member. If you are unsure if your institution is covered, learn more here. Individuals whose institution is not on this list are welcome to register as an an individual member.

If you are not a member, you can purchase a ticket to attend.

This webinar shares findings from "Shift: Working for Change in Participatory Research", a national community based research project focused on labour practices in participatory research. Shift recently conducted a survey with researchers to learn more about participatory research practices including question about: a) stakeholders (who was involved, terminology used to refer to stakeholders, the types of research activities stakeholders were involved in, and how many stakeholders were involved with the study), b) remuneration (whether stakeholders were remunerated or not, whether they were compensated, if and how stakeholders were paid), and c) COVID-19 (impact of pandemic on stakeholder participation). Presenters will also speak about the next study phase which explores the influence of COVID-19 on the employment experiences of community researchers living with HIV. Please join us.

Presenters:

Zack Marshall is a community-based researcher and an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at McGill University. Building on a history of community work in the areas of HIV, harm reduction, and mental health, Zack's research explores interdisciplinary connections between public engagement, knowledge production, and research ethics. His current focus is Shift: Working for Change in Participatory Research, a project exploring labour practices in participatory research across the social sciences, natural sciences, and health in Canada.

Veronica Benz, MSW, RSW, is a clinical social worker, presently working in community mental health in Calgary, Alberta. Veronica has long been concerned about issues of access and oppression in health, arts, and academia, and her career continues to span both academic and nonprofit sectors. Veronica is thrilled to be serving as the Research Coordinator for Shift and has been involved in the project since early 2020.

The CBRCanada webinar is part of a 8 part series: Community-Based Research & COVID-19: Addressing Widening Inequities and Amplifying Community-based Visions for Change.

One week following the webinar, we will host a live discussion facilitated by presenters. Sign up here.

A zoom link will be made available prior to the event.

We hope to see you there!**

The CBRCanada Team

***This event is for CBRCanada members only. If you are employed, studying, or affiliated with any CBRCanada member institution, you are already considered a member. If you are unsure if your institution is covered, learn more here. Individuals whose institution is not on this list are welcome to register as an an individual member.

Join our speakers for a discussion on how our people, place, and industry impact our environment and health.

Our region is vast with a unique geography that creates equally unique connections to the land and the environment. Our economy has also been driven by the land and what’s beneath the surface. With these connections it is important to study different connections between our environment and its relationship with our health.

On Wednesday, June 16^th  at 10 a.m. the SickKids Research Integrity Office will be hosting the third and final webinar in their series of talks focusing on responsible conduct of research in today’s environment.

 Dr. Serge Horbach, a postdoctoral fellow in science and technology studies at the Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy, Aarhus University, will be speaking on research integrity in editorial peer review.

 In this interactive session,  ‘Research Integrity in Academic Publishing: how bad science spreads and what we all can do about it’ Dr. Horbach will explore how bad science spreads through the academic literature and what, readers, authors, and reviewers can do in their daily practices to prevent that.

 Further information and registration details can be found on the attached poster or by clicking the following link.  

These talks hosted by the SickKids Research Institute are open to everyone in the wider research community.

On Tuesday, May 25^th at 4pm the SickKids Research Integrity Office will be hosting the second in a series of webinars focusing on responsible conduct of research in today’s environment.

 Dr. Ben Mol, leader of the Evidenced based Women’s Health Care Research Group in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Monash University, will be speaking on data fabrication in clinical research.

 In ‘We have the evidence, but do we know if the data are true’ Dr. Mol will examine fabrication in randomized clinical trials and discuss methods to detect fraud, as well as the governance needed to reduce fabrication and fraud. A panel discussion will follow Dr. Mol’s presentation with expert members of the SickKids research community: Julia Upton, Medical Director, Clinical Research Centre and Danielle Baribeau, Clinical Research Fellow.

 Further information and registration details can be found on the attached poster or by clicking the following link.  

 These talks are open to everyone involved in research at SickKids and the wider research community.

How researchers can use local funding agencies and industry partners to develop programs of research.