Join a free, annual science festival for Southeastern Ontario families hosted by Queen's University Vice-Principal Research Portfolio.

Faculty members, staff and students, together with community partners, will provide our visitors with hands-on demonstrations, awe-inspiring exhibits and fun experiments to inspire the next generation. Don't miss the Chemistry Magic Show and The Great Canadian Invention Circus! If your family prefers to explore activities in a quieter environment, make sure to visit the Sensory Friendly Science Zone.

This year's theme will be INNOVATE, and we'll have 60 booths featuring topics ranging from wildlife conservation to robotics and climate change. Join us on May 11, 2024, at the Slush Puppie Place and on The Tragically Hip Way.

Visit the Science Rendezvous Kingston page to learn more

The Vice-Principal Research portfolio invites the Queen's research community to a virtual two-part Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant boot camp on Tuesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 6 from 10:00 - 11:15 am (one-hour presentation, 15-min Q & A).

During this two-part session, Queen's Research Projects Advisors Adrian Kelly and Diane Davies will introduce researchers to best practices for SSHRC Insight Grant applications and guide you through key application components using examples from successful applications. 

Participants may attend an individual session or both (a different registration is required for each session).

Questions? Please contact Adrian Kelly.

Please note, this session will be recorded and shared at a later date on this page.

The Vice-Principal Research portfolio invites the Queen's research community to a virtual two-part Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grant boot camp on Tuesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 6 from 10:00 - 11:15 am (one-hour presentation, 15-min Q & A).

During this two-part session, Queen's Research Projects Advisors Adrian Kelly and Diane Davies will introduce researchers to best practices for SSHRC Insight Grant applications and guide you through key application components using examples from successful applications. 

Participants may attend an individual session or both (a different registration is required for each session).

Questions? Please contact Adrian Kelly.

Please note, this session will be recorded and shared at a later date on this page.

Clarity in academic writing is good; concision is good; logical organization is good. But none of these matter if your writing is not seen by readers to be valuable to them. Commonly it’s thought that value is a matter not of writing but of content; make the writing clear and logical, and value will take care of itself. In fact, successful academic texts—including successful grant applications—rely on a host of writing techniques specific to value, and not just communicating value, but also creating it.

In the morning session (9 am to noon), Dr. McEnerney will lead workshop attendees through essential techniques for creating value. In three afternoon sessions of 50-minutes each (1-4 pm), Dr. McEnerney will work specifically with researchers in health sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities in order to focus on techniques for creating value in specific disciplines for specific readers. 

Whether or not they reserve an afternoon session with Dr. McEnerney, attendees are encouraged to stay and make use of a quiet, writing-only space in which they can work on grant applications or other projects.

Research Project Advisors will also be available for one-on-one or small-group consultations in twenty-minute blocks.

A buffet lunch will be served between noon and 1 pm.

This webinar will provide guidance, with regards to the implementation of the Government of Canada's Policy on Sensitive Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC), by the federal granting agencies.

Webinars in English:  

• Thursday May 9 1pm -2:30pm EDT –  Register
• Tuesday May 28 11am-12:30pm EDT – Register

Webinars in French:  

• Monday May 6 11am-12:30pm EDT – Register
• Thursday May 30 1pm-2:30pm EDT – Register

Overview:

Horizon Europe is the European Union’s funding program for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion over 7 years.

Under its Pillar II, Horizon Europe funds collaborative research and innovation projects by international teams of researchers to tackle global challenges in areas such as health, climate change, energy and digital economy. As of 2024, as Canada becomes associated to Pillar II, Canadian partners in such research consortia are eligible for direct funding from the European Union.

Watch this information session to learn more about Horizon Europe and how this funding opportunity may be relevant to you.

Program:

• Understanding Horizon Europe
  Mary Kavanagh (European Commission)
• Horizon Europe and Canada – participation and opportunities
  Aslin Unlusoy (Global Affairs Canada)
• The role of Canada’s National Contact Points
  Tamara Sone (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
• EURAXESS North America: a support tool and informational service for researchers and institutions in Canada
  Jackson Howard (EURAXESS North America)

The Research Security Centre initiative delivers interactive workshops to academic and scientific institutions across Canada.

Visit the Queen's Safeguarding Your Research to register for one of the following sessions

• Module 1 | Safeguarding Science: Raising Awareness of Security Risks and Mitigation Tools in Research Environments
  • English May 2 & 24
  • French April 30 & May 29
     
• Module 2 | Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners - Assess the Risk
  • English May 17 & June 11
  • French May 17 & June 12
     
• Module 3 | Demystifying the International Student Immigration Process
  • English May 21 & June 18
  • French May 23 & June 20
     
• Module 4 | Know before you export: Canada’s export and brokering controls
  • English May 24 & June 6
  • French May 22 & June 7

View upcoming Research Security Centre Webinars

Inclusivity is essential to creating an enriching and innovative environment where all individuals can thrive and contribute to scientific advancements. In this session we will share some practices we employ to create and foster a research environment where all individuals feel valued, respected, and supported. We have found these practices to enhance our ability to communicate, collaborate, and solve problems within our research team. Our discussion will focus on relatively easy-to-implement, sustainable, and effective approaches that contribute to an inclusive and efficient lab environment.