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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.
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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.
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Peter Klein leading international investigation out of Global Reporting Centre based at UBC
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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.
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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
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Adi Steif named one of 14 members of the inaugural 2018-2019 class of Schmidt Science Fellows.
Event Date: Jun 12, 2018
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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.
Set 1
Budget/Budget Justification: Monday, July 8th, 10am-1pm
Knowledge Mobilization Plan and Expected Outcomes:...
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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
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Meagan Black and Evan Bowness named among top 25
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13 projects supported by John R. Evans Leaders Fund
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Judith Mank, Josef Penninger and Azim Shariff are the latest international researchers to join UBC through the Canada 150 Research Chairs Program.
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When: Wednesday, May 9th 2018 (10am-11am PDT) Where: Webinar
REGISTER HERE
Research analysis workflows have become increasingly complex over the years. As a result, the management of such workflows has become a daunting task, especially for those lacking advanced computing skills or working on distributed systems.
Is there a better way? Fortunately, yes.
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Compute Canada has launched the Canadian Bioinformatics Helpdesk.This online community forum is a free service that aims to provide support for the national bioinformatics community with bioinformatics experts from across the country - using its forum, training and education workshops, and even one-on-one sessions.
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Come join our team!
UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is hiring a Student Assistant for the Summer term under the UBC Work Learn Program. Please see Job ID 848993 on the CareersOnline website.