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To our RISe Researchers,Please note that the RISe system will be offline from 2:00 AM to 5:00 PM on May 23, 2026 for a scheduled extended maintenance on our servers. RISe Extended Maintenance WindowDate: Saturday, May 23, 2026Start Time: 2:00 AMExpected Completion Time: 5:00 PM If you…
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A cybersecurity incident has disrupted access to ACUP rodent courses on Canvas. An interim training platform is now available.To access your courses: Complete this short survey to request access. You will receive course links by email within 24 hours. This applies to both new and in-progress…
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Dear colleagues,In response to feedback from the research community, CIHR is introducing a new “not approved rank” in Notices of Decision for the Project Grant competition.If an application is not funded, applicants will now be able to see how it ranked relative to the funding cutoff in their…
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The Animal Care Committee (ACC) is offering two free Protocol Writing Workshops via Zoom in June 2026, designed for Principal Investigators, research staff, and students who are new to animal use protocol writing or would like a refresher.Each session covers how to write clear, complete, and…
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We are pleased to announce two recent updates that make it easier to move, access, and analyze research data using UBC ARC services. Researchers can now transfer files directly between UBC OneDrive and ARC systems, including Sockeye and Chinook, using Globus. This enables fast, reliable…
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Get Informed and Share Your PerspectiveVPRI and SPARC, guided by a group of Faculty ADRs and faculty researchers who participate on CIHR peer review committees, are undertaking a Spring 2026 internal consultation process composed of a virtual townhall and an online survey. The goal is to generate a…
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CIHR recently launched the Summer 2026 Planning & Dissemination Grant competition (i.e., Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS) with applications due on June 3, 2026. The competition will provide ~74 awards across 22 different funding pools, valued between $10,000 to $50,000 for 1…
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Applications to the One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research Network competition are due on Tuesday, June 16. This competition will provide one $5.6M grant over 5 years to establish a national, interdisciplinary, and cross-sectoral network that advance One Health AMR research,…
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The three UBC-led programs were awarded a combined $4.95 million through NSERC to lead training initiatives for emerging scientists and engineers.
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UBC researchers are leading five funded projects awarded a total of $125,000 to build international collaborations.
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