VIU Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity

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Community and Employer Partnership Program Overview

Submitted by Roisin Mulligan on April 24, 2019 - 8:26am

David Olsen from the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction will give an overview of the Province of BC’s Community & Employer Partnership (CEP) suite of programs, consisting of five streams: Job Creation Partnership, Labour market Partnership, Project-Based Labour Market Training, Research & Innovation and Social Innovation programs.

Attendees must register through InVIU. Contact person Roisin Mulligan roisin.mulligan@viu.ca

Research Ethics Board Workshop for Faculty Supervising Student Research

Submitted by Roisin Mulligan on April 23, 2019 - 3:30pm

This workshop is intended for faculty who are or will be supervising students conducting research. It will focus on how supervisors can support students to develop research proposals in tandem with applications for ethical review, and will include discussion on topics such as REB jurisdiction, the review process, and timelines, as well as managing risk, vulnerability, and undue influence.  

Attendees must register through InVIU.  Contact person: Chris Turner chris.turner@viu.ca 

Research Grant Writing Bootcamp Day 2

Submitted by Roisin Mulligan on April 23, 2019 - 3:29pm

Are you interested in accessing funding for your research, scholarship or creative activity pursuits but don’t know where to start?  This workshop, comprised of 2 half days, will give you the skills you need to move forward with confidence whether you are looking for internal or external funding.Day 2 will focus on the structure and function of the sections of a grant application, tips for each section and advice on how to tie them all together.

Research Grant Writing Bootcamp Day 1

Submitted by Roisin Mulligan on April 23, 2019 - 3:15pm

Are you interested in accessing funding for your research, scholarship or creative activity pursuits but don’t know where to start?  This workshop, comprised of 2 half days, will give you the skills you need to move forward with confidence whether you are looking for internal or external funding.  Day 1 topics include: understanding the research funding landscape, planning and organizing your long term research program, finding the right opportunity, introduction to VIU Internal Grants program and a targeted Tri-Council introduction.  The instructor will also take requests for topics to be

Health Research 101: Foundations in Patient-Oriented Research

Submitted by Tanis Dagert on January 17, 2019 - 12:31pm

The goal of this session is to introduce participants to the broad landscape of health research in Canada and will cover a wide range of topics, including: What is health research and why is it important? Who provides funding to make it happen? Who typically conducts research studies? How do you write a good research question? What are different ways to share study findings? I want to get involved, where do I start? Hosted by the BC Support Unit,  Vancouver Island Centre.

Student Research Training Opportunity - Conferences 101

Submitted by Kendra Stiwich on January 16, 2019 - 3:58pm

Never been to a conference? Have no idea what to expect or what to do? This will be a fun and informal talk to let you know all about conferences.

CREATE 2019 Student Conference application form will also be covered AND all attendees are eligible to receive a FREE set of personalized VIU business cards.

Please see this webpage for more upcoming training sessions: https://research.viu.ca/research-training-opportunities

Email Kendra with questions: kendra.stiwich@viu.ca