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VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Dr. Heather Frost to join VPRI senior leadership team in this new staff role.
VPRI Unit: Animal Care and Use Program
The Animal Care Committee's research protocol writing and breeding protocol writing workshops are designed for Principal Investigators, staff, or students who prepare animal care ethics applications.This is an opportunity for you to learn or have a refresher on how to write an effective animal care…
VPRI Unit: SPARC
SPARC is soliciting feedback from UBC faculty researchers about their experiences with CIHR research grants, as well as our support services and resources. Please look for a June 2 email from Christy McTait or use the survey link provided below.We would greatly appreciate your input through a short…
VPRI Unit: Innovation UBC - News
The 2024/2025 fiscal year marked another exciting chapter for innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of British Columbia. This year, the Inventions and Licensing team at Innovation UBC helped launch 15 new spin-offs, taking the total number of UBC spin-offs from 260 to 275. Each of…
VPRI Unit: Advanced Research Computing
Anthropic offers a suite of artificial intelligence tools, including their flagship large language model, Claude. Their new initiative, the AI for Science Program, aims to accelerate scientific research by providing researchers with access to their API. Successful applicants will receive up to $20…
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
The successful candidate will be an established researcher who holds a broad understanding of the SSHRC landscape.
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office
Get up to $1,500 for community-university collaboration and relationship building.
VPRI Unit: SPARC
NSERC has announced its upcoming webinars for the next round of the Discovery Horizons program.French session: May 20th, 7:00 - 8:30 am PTEnglish session: May 20th, 9:00 - 10:30 am PTPlease click on the link above to join the meetings.A short presentation of the program will precede…
VPRI Unit: SPARC
NSERC is temporarily pausing the intake of Alliance International Collaboration grants on May 20, 2025, to undertake a review and refinement of the competition. NSERC expects to re-open the competition by winter of 2025-26. For more information, please visit the competition webpage.
VPRI Unit: SPARC
CIHR recently launched the Summer 2025 Planning & Dissemination Grant competition (i.e., Other: Planning and Dissemination Grants – ICS) with a June 19 Application deadline. The budget envelope is $2,920,000, which is the largest since the Winter 2023 cycle and enough to fund …
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