I’m Funded, Now What?
If you’re a recipient of an internal funding award, this session is for you. We will cover the process to access your funding, hire students or other research personnel, inform you of researcher obligations and expectations, and cover best practices and tips for managing your internal funding. Led by Shelley Lumsden and Rebecca Ramsey.
Conducting Research and Scholarly Activity During a Pandemic: VIU’s COVID-19 Guidelines, What You Need to Know
The COVID 19 outbreak has impacted how faculty and students can engage in scholarship, research and creative activity. Join this session to learn about VIU’s guidelines for conducting research during the pandemic. Led by Nicole Vaugeois and Chris Turner
Organizing and Presenting at Online Conferences
Recent global conditions have yielded a unique set of limitations that have changed and cancelled many national and international conferences. A few have opted for a completely online presence to accommodate the needs of the scientific community. Recent experiences in this arena by several VIU faculty, across a range of disciplinary backgrounds, will be presented. Led by Whitney Wood, Chris Gill and Tim Green
Research Data- Best Practices for Management and Stewardship
What is Data Management and why is it important? Attend this session to learn how to create a data management plan, how to share your data in a data repository, and to find out what new requirements are being set by Canadian and international funding agencies. This session is a collaboration between the VIU library and SRCA. Led by Bettina Ruhstein and Dana MacFarland
Community Engagement 101: Principles and Best Practices
Universities across Canada are recognizing the power of community engagement to enhance learning and research. However, campus-community engagement must put the needs and priorities of the community first. By linking community needs and resources with academic needs and resources, campus-community engagement can foster social and civic engagement through mutually beneficial initiatives. Join the discussion and contribute to a shared understanding of best practices and principles for fostering effective campus-community engagement. Led by Tanis Dagert
REB Information Session
The Research Ethics Board (REB) will be hosting an information session and Q&A. The session will cover the REB’s purpose and responsibility, application and review process, expected timelines, and tips for ensuring efficient and speedy ethical review. Faculty and students engaged in research involving human participants are encouraged to attend. Led by Chris Turner.
Working Smarter Not Harder: Tips for Embedding your Research into the Classroom
These professors have found time-saving tips to enable them to pursue an active research program while at a teaching focused university. Aggie, Garrett, Farhad and Sarah will explain how they use case studies, field schools, and even engage whole classes in their research at VIU. Led by Aggie Weighill, Garrett Stone, Farhad Moghimehfar, Sarah Carruthers
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant COVID-19 Special Initiative
Bettina will highlight key features of SSHRC’s Partnership Engage Program with discussion on SSHRC’s new stream for COVID-19 research.
Researchers are encouraged to work in partnership with government, industry and not-for-profit organizations to provide the data, insight and evidence to examine the impact of the pandemic and the ensuing economic slowdown on individuals, businesses and communities. Up to $25K over 1 year. Deadlines June 15 & Sept 15
NSERC Alliance COVID-19 Grants
Roisin will highlight key features of NSERC’s Alliance (Partnership) program with insight into their new COVID-19 stream. This stream supports collaborations between academic researchers and the public, not-for-profit and industry sectors. Partner entities do not need to give matching cash. Applications to the COVID-19 stream do not count towards NSERC’s limits on Alliance application numbers from principal investigators or partners. The project must support research and analysis activities that address partner organization questions or issue in relation to the pandemic.
ROMEO Bootcamp: Tips and Tricks to Get Your Application in Before the Deadline
Via Zoom Link. This interactive session shows new and returning researchers the ROMEO application portal, shares some tricks that will help you streamline the application process (such as cloning applications to allow researchers to submit to multiple grants at one time), and will have a Q&A session at the end. Led by Leyla Innala.