Mitacs is launching its second Indigenous Pathways Research and Innovation call. This program drives innovation through partnerships between Indigenous communities, organizations and interns, and post-secondary institutions.

From January to June 2022, Mitacs will host a series of webinars that profile projects that emerged from the Indigenous Pathways Research and Innovation call. Their goal is to celebrate the work of Indigenous researchers, innovators and communities. This Mitacs webinar series will also provide a platform to explore Indigenous research practices and opportunities emerging from the Indigenous Pathways program – through topics determined by Indigenous communities.

The first webinar, being held on January 27, 2022, explores the Sanyakola Language Revitalization project. The project shares a model for the reclamation of endangered Indigenous languages, drawing on Kwakwaka'wakw pedagogy rooted in land-based settings.

To register for the first webinar, please use this link.

For more information about the  Indigenous Pathways Research and Innovation call, please click here.

Presented by Dr. Brianne Wood:  Joint Social Accountability and Learning Health Systems Associate Scientist in a partnership between the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Brianne Wood is the inaugural joint Social Accountability and Learning Health Systems Associate Scientist in a partnership between the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute. She is a Health Research Foundation Fellow in Health Systems Resilience. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of learning health systems research in Northern Ontario and support the integration of educational and health systems research. As Associate Scientist, Dr. Wood supports primary health care research, quality improvement, and capacity-building in Northern Ontario. She also serves as the Director of NORTHH (the NOSM Research Toward Health Hub—a practice-based research network for primary health-care providers) within NOSM’s Centre for Social Accountability. With a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Ottawa, Dr. Wood has expertise in integrated knowledge translation and mixed methods research. Dr. Wood also has applied experience from working as a health systems epidemiologist in Northern Ontario, including health equity impact assessments, health system performance measurement, and primary health care capacity, specific to northern, rural, and remote contexts.

MEETING LINK: https://bit.ly/HRSS-January-27

MEETING NUMBER (ACCESS CODE): 2342 159 8615

MEETING PASSWORD: BW27

ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY JOIN THE SESSION BY PHONE: +1-647-484-1598 (long distance fees may apply)

ACCESS CODE: 2342 159 8615

Do you want to know how to take your idea from “mind to market”?
In this Intellectual Property workshop, learn about the steps of technology transfer, discover how to best protect your ideas, and gain a better understanding of the patenting timeline and costs. Remember, we are here to help!

Presented by: Ellen MacKay, Director, Innovation Development

Ellen's specializes in Intellectual Property Management; research award/contract negotiation and finalization, including negotiation of research agreements with industry, funding agencies and partners; material transfer, non-disclosure and intellectual property agreements; intellectual property protection (patent/copyright/trademark), commercialization and funding; licensing, spin-off company creation and commercial research proposal support and marketing support.

Lunch is included and RSVP’s are required. To register please contact: Kelly Fettes at 343-8871 or email kafettes@lakeheadu.ca by Friday, November 19, 2021

Business Strategy Internship (BSI) Funding Program by Mitacs

EURAXESS North America has partnered with the Delegation of the European Union to Canada to promote the EU's new framework program for research and innovation, Horizon Europe. The 90-minute virtual event will provide an overview of Horizon Europe to stakeholders and researchers interested in getting involved in the program. Learn about the open calls and opportunities for researchers in Canada to become part of the €95.5 billion (CAD $140.1b / USD $110.6b) in funding offered by Horizon Europe.

 Researchers of any nationality and discipline are welcome to join. The event is targeted at PhD candidates, postdoctoral and established researchers, university research support offices, international relations offices, and other research institutions, as well as private sector actors.

 The webinar will take place via Zoom on Thursday, October 28th, 2021 at 11:00 AM ET (8:00 AM PT / 5:00 PM CEST). Convert to your local time zone here.

Agenda:

• Welcome remarks, Amb. Melita Gabrič, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada

• Introduction

• Horizon Europe overview - Martin Penny, European Commission

• Opportunities for Canadians, Canada's perspective - Ted Hewitt, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

• EURAXESS services - Jackson Howard, Regional Coordinator, EURAXESS North America

• ERC grants and MSCA fellowships - Kristin Kraav, Estonian National Contact Point for ERC and MSCA

• Q&A session

On behalf of the Office of Innovation, Partnerships and Economic Development:

Dear Researchers, Faculty and Staff,

Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), will be hosting an information session for Lakehead's  Researchers, Research Office Staff, Lab Techs, Graduate Students, and anyone else involved in R&D at Lakehead, in OCI's Voucher for Innovation and Productivity (VIP).

OCI would like to share with researchers across the Province, how the VIP can facilitate and fund industry collaborations, and the advantages of the program.

DATE: Thursday, October 14, 2021

TIME: 11:00AM - 12:00PM
AGENDA 

• OCI at a glance
• OCI- Voucher for Innovation and Productivity(VIP) Program Overview
• OCI-VIP/NSERC-Engage Joint College Stream Overview
• Q&A

Please find below a short description about the OCI-VIP/NSERC joint stream:

NSERC webpage updates link: : https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/VIP-BIP_eng.asp

OCI webpage updates link: https://www.oc-innovation.ca/programs/voucher-for-innov

Please find below the zoom calendar invite for this session:

When : Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 11:00AM EST (US and Canada)

Click on the link in order to register advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sc-2rpj8oG9LBzOMtB1lvdBqqQ-B-i7tT

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Kelly Fettes, Administrative Office, IPED at 807-343-8010 Ext. 8871 or email kafettes@lakeheadu.ca.

Many federal and provincial research funding opportunities now require researchers to develop Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) plans within research proposals to address new evaluation criteria. The objective of this workshop is to provide Lakehead University researchers in all disciplines with the knowledge, best practices and and strategies to enable them to successfully develop EDI plans as part of research funding proposals such as NFRF, CRC, NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, etc.

Through the lens of a research plan, we will:
1) Explore the value of EDI within the research process and how that can be captured in your research proposal;

2) Focus on the research team by understanding how bias impacts recruitment and hiring & best practices to mitigate that bias

3) Gain strategies to work towards an inclusive team environment to work towards better team retention

This workshop is also a prerequisite course for researchers who wish to complete the Lakehead University-CCDI Inclusive Research Leadership Certificate Program.

Presented by: Miriam Chaisson; Manager, Learning at CCDI (Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion). Miriam Chiasson joined CCDI as Manager, Learning in 2021.  Her interest in diversity and inclusion stems from her BA in History and Anthropology, after completing her Master’s in Library and Information Science. 

Please contact Anne Klymenko, Director, Research Services (aklymenk@lakeheadu.ca) for additional details.

To register please email events.research@lakeheadu.ca 

The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) competition streams are currently underway, we encourage all applicants and research administrators, to participate in one of the two upcoming Equity, Diversity and Inclusion webinars to help in the preparation of applications. 

 September 17^th – 2021 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion – English

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time

Meeting link: NFRF webpage – Please click on “join webinar”

Webinars will be recorded and they will be made available along with the presentation slides to the research administrators after the session.   

The Office of Research Services is hosting a webinar on Safeguarding Science, to be presented by Public Safety Canada.

Recent efforts by the Government of Canada to protect national research and innovation has resulted in new policies and best practices for assessing the security risks associated with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear research efforts.

 These policies have direct implications on research done at post-secondary institutions, including Lakehead University, and are also having an impact on Tri-agency funding application procedures. Recent changes to the NSERC Alliance program have already been implemented, and completion of a new security risk assessment tool is now required of applicants.  Similar requirements will be rolled out by other funding agencies in the future.  

To learn more about how these policies may impact your research, how best to assess potential security risks in your research, and how to develop a risk mitigation strategy, please join us and Public Safety Canada for this online information session on October 27^th, 2021 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm.   

Please email events.research@lakeheadu.ca to register.  A Microsoft Team Meeting link will be provided to registrants.