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The Library has developed a researcher-focused guide on COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding. This FAQ will clarify various funding agencies’ requirements as well as help researchers make informed decisions about open access publishing options and where to deposit data derived from pandemic-related research. This resource will be updated as funding opportunities evolve.

Three uOttawa researchers are honoured for translating their research into practice for the benefit of the community at large. Congratulations to the recipients of the University’s 2019-2020 Knowledge Mobilization Excellence Award!

This forum will be taking place on November 24-26, 2020, in a new online format and the theme of this year is "Welcoming New Talent, Skills and Perspectives".

The Quebec Secretariat for Canadian Relations launched the second Support Program for the Canadian Francophonie, for partnership projects that will start between October 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021.

Applications from August 4, 2020 to September 16, 2020 at 5 p.m. (Eastern time),

For more information on all of their financial support programs, visit their website.

The Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum was created in 2012 as a professional development forum for practitioners and professionals working in knowledge mobilization across fields and sectors. This year’s theme is “Welcoming New Talent, Skills, and Perspectives”.

When: November 24-26, 2020

Where: Online

Deadline for content submission: August 24, 2020

How: Contributions instructions

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September 29 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Online – MS Teams | Free | Details

This seminar in a series offered by Information Technology will provide an overview of high-performance computing (HPC). An invaluable tool in today's research, it enables to do massive simulations and crunch large amounts of data.

Jarno van der Kolk will introduce Compute Canada. It offers access to hundreds of thousands of CPUs, thousands of GPUs and petabytes of disk space for your research. We will also discuss SOSCIP which provides priority access to their own system.

The first hour will be an introduction to the available resources and the second hour will be hands-on.

The seminar is in English and French questions will be welcomed. Contact us if you need more information.

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This article features the budding career of Taha Azad a brilliant postdoctoral researcher in cancerology at OHRI and at the Faculty of Medicine.

To help you in the development of your knowledge mobilization/knowledge translation plans for your grant applications to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council or to the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, we have developed a Knowledge Mobilization/Knowledge Translation Checklist. This checklist is available in English and French upon request by writing to marie-eve.girard@uottawa.ca.

You can find other resources to help your write your knowledge mobilization plans in the Writing a Knowledge Mobilization Plan section of our web page.

High-performance computing with SOSCIP

October 21 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Online – MS Teams | Free | Details

SOSCIP helps academic partners:

• Develop industry partnerships and project applications
• Access state-of-the-art advanced research computing platforms and software
• Identify potential federal and provincial project funding partners
• Ensure projet success by providing expert technical support

SOSCIP partnerships enable:

• The next generation of highly-qualified personnel to gain valuable industry experience
• Academic researchers to explore new ways to commercialize their research.

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The University of Ottawa’s Kanata North Campus + Innovation Support Services (ISS) in collaboration with NSERC will host a Researchers Information Session to help researchers better prepare winning proposal submissions for funding from the NSERC Alliance program. This virtual and internal session will allow researchers to learn more about NSERC Alliance grants (Options 1 and 2) and top tips to write a successful proposal. NSERC representatives plus other experts will present and be available to answer questions on how researchers can access funding and how to best position themselves to succeed in securing funding.

Date and Time: Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 12 – 1:30 p.m. on TEAMS.

To Register: Please register by Sept 30, 2020 here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/research-information-session-seance-dinformation-sur-la-recherche-tickets-120252850513

A TEAMS meeting invite will be sent to all those who register in advance of the meeting.

On behalf of Sylvain Charbonneau, Vice-President, Research, all researchers at the University of Ottawa are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the suite of tools and resources developed by the Federal Government and shared by Universities Canada.  These tools will help you secure your research from unwanted threats.  While this work has been underway for some time, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of these tools; there have been repeated efforts to gain illegal access to Canadian research on a COVID-19 vaccine.

November 18 | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Online – MS Teams | Free | Details

The Web has become a source of data for daily and scientific research. Although there are many initiatives to facilitate data exchange, most of the Web content are written in plain HTML. This workshop will introduce three approaches (Google Sheets, Python, and R) from simple to advanced to scrape web data in a standard format like CSV, XML, and JSON and how these techniques can be applied to daily work and research.

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October 28 | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Online – MS Teams | Free | Details

Be aware. Stay secure. Join Jarno van der Kolk to learn more about tools you can use to prevent the theft of your data and possibly of your identity. Other topics of discussion will be common hacking attempts, how to recognize them, and how to avoid having your data compromised, stolen, or destroyed. We will also talk about data encryption and tips for when travelling with electronic devices.

This seminar takes place in English, and French questions will be welcomed.

Don’t hesitate to contact us if you need more information.

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Perceptions de l’humanité et de l’appartenance : les deux défis de l’inclusion et de l’exclusion au Canada avec Will Kymlicka

Interlocutrice : Yasmeen Abu-Laban, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en politiques de la citoyenneté et des droits humains, Université de l’Alberta

Date : 6 octobre 2020 de 12: 30 à 13: 30 HNE

Heure : de 12h30 à 13h30 HNE

Lieu : en ligne

Prix : gratuit (inscription requise)

The Quebec Biobank of COVID-19 (BQC19) and the Quebec Network COVID - Pandemic (RQCP) invite the scientific community to submit applications as part of the first phase of the data access process. The available data correspond to genome-wide genotyping associated with twelve core variables from more than 500 BQC19 samples distributed between SARS-CoV-2 positive participants and control cases.

To apply for access before the October 12, 2020 deadline, CLICK HERE.

For information on the access process, please contact acces@rqcp.ca.

This guide is designed for anyone interested in how virtual partnerships work, how they can be integrated with community engagement and/or experiential learning, and how they can enrich university-level courses. It provides an introduction to virtual community-engaged experiential learning, tips for virtual exchange and engaging partners online, and key values to consider when bridging global and local community engagement practices.

Come join us on November 4 to learn how your industry-academic projects can be supported under a new partnership between NSERC and OCE.  Representatives from NSERC and OCE will lead a 30-minute information session on the new Alliance-VIP program that covers eligibility, funding, and the application and review process.  A 30 minute Q&A session will follow.   

Date and time: Nov 4, 2020 10:00 AM EST

Join Zoom Meeting

https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/92576561744?pwd=S3g4MGIwZWR3QzB2TnVVWEltUWh4UT09

Meeting ID: 925 7656 1744

Passcode: 5cd8Gp

The Conference/Workshop on Campus Opportunity (CWCO) supports researchers in communicating results and sharing knowledge with colleagues from Canada and abroad. This program promotes both exchanges within a discipline or across many.

Some changes have been made in order to adapt to the current situation such as: the CWCO program will provide up to $3,000/year for an in person workshop or conference or up to $1,500 for a virtual workshop or conference.

For more details, please visit our website.

During the next two years, SSHRC will focus on five strategic objectives. For each objective, they have established a set of strategies that will help them sustain the momentum of its ongoing programs and initiatives, respond rapidly to evolving crises, and maximize the overall impact of the research and talent we support. The priorities include;

1. Enhance Canada's global leadership in social sciences and humanities research
2. Grow Canada’s research talent
3. Strengthen the research enterprise in Canada
4. Contribute innovative solutions to global challenges and opportunities
5. Build a nimble, forward-looking SSHRC organization

• Recent evidence shows that the pandemic is exacerbating inequalities for underrepresented and disadvantaged groups in the research system, including women and caregivers.
• CIHR recognize that their main focus so far has been on sex and gender. These efforts will continue, but they need to go further and seriously examine their programs, policies and processes from an intersectional perspective.

A commitment to listen

• CIHR will build on what they have already heard and put their learning into context by building and enhancing partnerships with associations and community groups who are also committed to breaking down barriers and increasing diversity in the community.
• In the fall of 2020, CIHR will be holding an online discussion on discrimination and systemic inequities in the research system. They will also be organizing a series of virtual listening sessions to provide a safe space to share experiences and offer solutions. For the date of upcoming activities and how to register, please visit their website and social media channels or write to edi@cihr-irsc.gc.ca.The main conclusions of these sessions will be made public.

This webinar will provide a brief overview of Indigenous approaches to knowledge exchange (KE) and offer strategies for ensuring that community priorities are meaningfully reflected in KE processes and outcomes.

When: October 25, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

Where: Online

Link to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3355917705540188943

Machine learning with PyTorch

November 25 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Online – MS Teams | Free | Details

This session will provide a basic exploration into Machine Learning using PyTorch. The aim is to get you started with simple models and get a feel of how PyTorch works. At the end of this session, you should be able to create your own models.

Some Python knowledge is required.

This seminar takes place in English, and French questions will be welcomed.

Don’t hesitate to contact us if you need more information.

Register now!