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VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing

When: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 at 10.00AM - 11.00AMWhere: RM 256-Chilcotin Boardroom, IKBLC 

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Have you ever thought about music as data? We invite you to come and hear a digital humanist discussing his experiences working with musical scores as digital texts that can be used for "distant reading". 
Event Date: Aug 17, 2018
VPRI Unit: SPARC

Take part in a one-hour workshop led by medical and scientific illustrator, Vicky Earle, to conceptualize and draft a graphical abstract summarizing your research proposal at a glance of an eye. This workshop is ideal for UBC faculty considering planning applications to the upcoming Fall 2018 CIHR Project Grant and 2018-19 CIHR Foundation Grant competitions.
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing

When: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 ( 9am EDT) to Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 ( 4.45 EDT) Where: National Arts Centre 1 Elgin Street Ottawa, ON, Ontario 

Automation Nation: If you could automate it, would you? 

Gather with leaders in research, private industry and government to explore the opportunities and challenges in Canada's automated future and its impact on business, innovation, discovery and ethics.  
Event Date: Jul 25, 2018
VPRI Unit: SPARC

SPARC is pleased to offer the following support programs for the SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (PDG) November 2018 competition, including the Collaborative Housing Research Network (CHRN) joint-initiative co-funded by SSHRC and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).  Applicants interested in either of these funding opportunities are en
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing

VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Funding comes from latest round of Project Grant and Foundation Grant competitions.
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing

The three Federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) have developed a draft research data management policy that is intended to guide digital data management and data stewardship practices of researchers funded by the tri-councils. You can read the Draft Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy and FAQs here.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

On June 29, 2018, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, announced 105 new appointments to the Order of Canada.

These appointments include four current and former UBC faculty members. Congratulations to all new appointees.
VPRI Unit: Research Ethics

Check the new website for details.

(updated August 30, 2018)
Event Date: Jul 13, 2018
VPRI Unit: SPARC

The Global Partnerships unit at the University of Exeter has established funds to support partnership development.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

The Offices of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, are pleased to announce the 2018 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

BCIC Ignite provides funding to accelerate commercialization of new technologies and innovations in the natural resources and applied sciences in BC. July 23 deadline.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Peter Klein leading international investigation out of Global Reporting Centre based at UBC
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Lindsay Hedden, a postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Medicine, receives award for her work on health services delivery and workforce issues in primary healthcare.
Event Date: May 28, 2018
VPRI Unit: SPARC

At the request of Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction  (ICLR),  SSHRC is circulating  the 2018 call for proposals to the ICLR Quick Response Program.  This program supports researchers’ quick deployment to a disaster-affected area in the aftermath of an extreme event to collect perishable data.

 

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VPRI Unit: Sequencing and Bioinformatics Consortium

BC Cancer’s Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) and UBC’s Sequencing and Bioinformatics Consortium (SBC) are now collaborating as the Genomics Technology Platform, supported by Genome BC and Genome Canada. For quotes and sample submission enquiries please contact Dr. Sunita Sinha.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

UBC professor Janet Werker, a world-renowned developmental psychologist, was awarded the 2018 Killam Prize in Social Sciences, one of Canada’s most prestigious awards for academic-career achievement.
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing

Date: June 11-14, 2018 Time: 9.00am - 4.00pm (each day) Location: GEOG 101, 147, 200, Geography Building, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Adi Steif named one of 14 members of the inaugural 2018-2019 class of Schmidt Science Fellows.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

UBC researchers are named among the latest Canada Research Chairs appointments.

CRC Release

New UBC Chairholders

Burton, Cole Canada Research Chair in Terrestrial Mammal Conservation

RenewED UBC CHAIRHOLDERS

Armstrong, Jeannette C. Canada Research Chair in Okanagan Indigenous Knowledge and Philosophy
Event Date: Jun 12, 2018
VPRI Unit: SPARC

In the SSHRC IG Peer Editing Workshops, participants will bring a draft of the appropriate module to be peer reviewed in small groups (3-4 applicants).  Registered applicants will be emailed location details in advance of the sessions.  Please note researchers all welcome to attend any combination of the below sessions, including attending the same session twice. 

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