The Vice-Principal Research is hosting an online panel discussion and Q&A with Queen’s NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) awardees and a CREATE program's manager. The session will cover the basics of the 2027 CREATE competition, highlight changes to the internal selection process, and offer practical insights into what makes a strong application. Panelists will also share their experiences running a CREATE program.

Panelists:

• Brian Amsden (Associate Vice-Principal Research)
• Parvin Mousavi (School of computing)
• Amy Wu (Mechanical and Materials Engineering)
• Leone Ploeg (Human Mobility Centre) 

This is an online-only event. 
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For questions, please contact Marissa Stein.

Joint initiative for research harnessing disruptive technologies to address global challenges

The recently launched New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) - International funding opportunity supports innovative research aimed at advancing the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and addressing pressing global issues.

This funding call supports projects that either develop or implement disruptive technologies or investigate their impact on society and economies. This interactive information and networking session hosted by the VPR portfolio will walk you through application requirements, including how to incorporate the SDGs in your proposal.

Session highlights:

• Comprehensive overview of the funding call and application requirements
• Guest speaker Marcus Taylor (Global Development Studies) will share expertise on:
  • Co-creation strategies
  • Effectively addressing SDGs in your proposal
  • Conducting transformative research that leads to real-world impact
• Q&A and peer networking opportunities
• Moderated by Karen Samis, Senior Director, Research Services.

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For questions, please contact Dora Baczyk.

Join us for an online workshop that explores the critical question: Who Owns Our Knowledge? In a time of rapid change and disruption, this session invites scholars, students, and staff to critically examine how knowledge is created, controlled, and shared — and to think about how we can reassert collective agency over scholarly outputs.

This session will:

• Highlight the key principles of Open Access (OA) — the movement to make scholarly research and outputs freely available, enabling anyone to read, download, distribute, and reuse scholarly outputs without barriers, aligned with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition.
• Explore themes related to “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” including advancing community over commercialization in academic publishing and moving away from proprietary platforms and commercial oligopoly publishers toward community-based, library-supported publishing infrastructures.
• Describe the services available at Queen’s University to support OA publishing, including our read-and-publish agreements, library-supported diamond OA journal and monograph platforms, and our institutional repository QSpace.

Whether you are new to OA or looking to deepen your understanding, this workshop blends big-picture themes with practical advice tailored for Queen’s researchers. Join us to help build a just and open scholarly future.
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For questions, please contact Marissa Stein.

Queen's University has partnered with BABLE, a European advisory service, to support our engagement in the Horizon Europe Funding Program. Following a workshop in December, BABLE cross analyzed Queen's University research strengths and priority areas with the Horizon Europe work programmes to identify eligible opportunities and outline a path toward readiness for future Horizon Europe calls. BABLE has compiled 25 highly relevant opportunities into a Horizon Europe Funding Roadmap for Queen's University. During this workshop, we will walk through the Funding Roadmap for each Horizon Europe Cluster and highlight opportunities for engagement in the 2026-2027 Horizon Europe program. 

Light refreshments will be provided. 
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For questions, please contact Heather Amsden.

Join us for an interactive virtual session introducing our new electronic research administration system, Cayuse, which will replace TRAQ in a staggered transition.

This town hall kicks off a three-week user testing opportunity designed to help researchers, administrators, and research staff explore the new Cayuse Sponsored projects module for grants and agreements administration and the enhanced Research – Services Portal before they go live. 

Attendees will be walked through what’s changing, why it matters, and how these improvements will streamline your research administration experience. During and after the town hall, you’ll have opportunities to share your thoughts, ask questions, and help shape future improvements.

Run of Events

1. Introducing Cayuse and enhancements to the Research – Services Portal 
2. Key Product Features
3. What is Changing, and What Is not – Highlights for PIs, Research Teams & Approvers
4. Introducing the Cayuse testing site
5. Product Demo
6. Q & A and Feedback Channels 

Your experience matters. We hope to see you there! 
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For questions, please contact Marissa Stein.

Opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned from researching the Atlas of Kanien’kehá:ka Space

The panel will discuss their contributions to the creation of the Atlas of Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) Space, an online map of Kanien’kehà:ka placenames intended to revitalize Indigenous language and enrich our experiences and understandings of these spaces. The session will focus on qualitative methodologies and their application in work with Indigenous communities, highlighting both opportunities and challenges in aligning Western research methods with Indigenous knowledge systems. Situated at the intersection of geography, linguistics, and Indigenous Studies, the Atlas has its roots in research by Dr. Rebekah Ingram through which she built deep relationships within her research community and engaged with the Geographics and Cartography Research Centre (GCRC) at Carleton University. Dr. Ingram has continued to evolve the concept of placename mapping as a significant language and culture revitalization tool. Research for the Atlas was conducted within the communities of Akwesasne, Kahnawà:ke, Kehntè:ke (Tyendinaga) and Wahta over a period of 5 years and included summer camps for youth, workshops for all ages and fieldwork with individual knowledge holders. Original concepts were refined and new understandings developed on how the Atlas can be used as a significant teaching tool as well as a centralized repository of community history and culture.  Each speaker will share their perspective, followed by an open discussion and Q&A with those in attendance.

Panelists:

• Dr. Rebekah Ingram (PhD, Carleton)
• Thohahènte, Kanyen'keháka co-researcher
• Kanasarakeh, Kanyen'keháka co-researcher
• Thanakehrahne,  Kanyen'keháka co-researcher

Together, these speakers bring academic, community and cultural expertise in Indigenous language revitalization, research, and governance.
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This event is made possible with support from the Office of Indigenous Initiatives' Indigenous Visitor Fund

For questions, please contact Marissa Stein.