University Research Services, is excited to announce the second annual Queen's University Research Development Day (RDD) to be held on Thursday, May 2, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in Mitchell Hall, Room 225. This event is open to faculty at all career stages. Registration is now open! For further information about RDD, please contact Karen Samis (karen.samis@queensu.ca or phone (613) 533-6000 ext. 78688)

Congratulations to Dr. Zsuzsa Csergő (Associate Professor and Department Head, Department of Political Studies) for being awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual research fellowship for her project entitled “Minority Civil Society, Interethnic Peace and Sustainable Democracy.” This two-year project will begin in September 2019 at the Centre for Southeast European Studies (University of Graz, Austria).  See more details regarding this honour on the Departmental website. 

Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Archer on receiving the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada's (AFMC) President's Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine. See the announcement from the Faculty of Health Sciences. Dr. Archer is pictured with his wife, Dr Kathie Doliszny, after being presented with the award. 

Congratulations to Dr. Oyedeji Ayonrinde (Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology) on receiving the the 2019 Partners in Research Biomedical Ambassador Award. The Partners in Research Awards were announced on March 14, 2019. See Gazette story online.

Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Riordan (Smith School of Business) on being awarded the 2019 Bank of Canada Governor's Award. See Gazette story online. Bank of Canada Awards and Fellowships were announced on March 18, 2019.

On February 28, Queen’s University announced its membership with the University of Toronto's Entrepreneurship ONRamp to further assist startups in our region and provide profile to Queen’s researchers and the Kingston innovation ecosystem.  ONRamp will provide a physical space where Queen’s entrepreneurs, or Kingston-based entrepreneurs who work with Queen's, may access resources and connect with a broader network of entrepreneurs in order to grow their business.

On January 30, 2019, at a special event hosted at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced $141M in funding for researchers across Canada through the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)), of which $4.6M was granted to over 90 researchers at Queen’s. The Minister also met with photographers whose work was featured in the Art of Research contest exhibit. See the Gazette story for more details. (Photo Credit: Bernard Clark) More pictures online.

Join Queen's alumnus and astronaut, Drew Feustel, at Science Rendezvous Kingston! on May 11, 2019 at the Leon's Centre. Follow Kingston’s Science Rendezvous on Twitter, FaceBook and Instagram for the latest updates. 

Congratulations to Dr. Heather Stuart (Bell Canada Mental Health & Anti-Stigma Research Chair; Departments of Public Health, Psychiatry and School of Rehabilitation Therapy) on being inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (December 2018) in Halifax, NS.

Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Archer (Departments of Medicine and Biomedical & Molecular Sciences) on being inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (December 2018) in Halifax, NS. 

Congratulations to Dr. Rena Upitis (Faculty of Education) on being inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (December 2018) in Halifax, NS. 

The 5th Faculty Writing Retreat took place on December 11, 2018. In addition to writing, participants were able to have individual consultations with Research Project Advisors from URS, as well as attend a Writing Habits Workshop offered by Adrian Kelly (Research Projects Advisor, URS): Around the Blocks: Techniques and Tools to Beat Back Fear, Stop Procrastination, and Become a Daily Writer. (Photo: Andrew Carroll)

R4R@Q is here to acquaint Queen's researchers with the resources and people who are here to help. Sessions run once per month from January to May in Stauffer 121 from 12:30-1:30 pm. For questions, please contact Karen Samis. Please register via the individual session page (seating is limited). Next session is on May 8: People, Tissues, Cells, & Data: Key Ethical Considerations and Resources. This is the final session of the current series.