Welcome to your research career at Queen's.

The Vice-Principal Research portfolio invites faculty members who were hired from 2020 to 2023 to a New Faculty Orientation Event to be hosted Dec. 11, 2023 from 8:30AM - 5:30PM ET.

By inviting a broader group of faculty that joined Queen's in the past few years, we hope to minimize the impact the pandemic had on opportunities to connect with our portfolio.

Please see program details below:

8:30 Arrival to the Donald Gordon Hotel and Conference Centre
9:00 Continental breakfast and ice-breaking conversations
9:15 Opening remarks (Nancy Ross, Vice-Principal Research)
9:30 Overview of the VP Research portfolio: We are here to help
10:00 Health break
10:30 What every researcher needs to know about Tri-Agency funding
11:00 Faculty Panel: What I wish I knew when starting my research journey at Queen’s
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Panel: Prizes and awards on your path for success
2:15 Research Partnerships and Innovation 
3:00 Health break
3:15 Small group conversations, Q&A
        - EDI action plan + Indigenous Research
        - Research security
        - Research Data Management
        - Research Ethics and Compliance
        - Advanced Research Computing
        - Managing your research funds
        - Undergraduate research
        - Institutional Programs
       (Additional topics may be added)
3:45 Closing remarks
4:00 Happy hour (Light refreshments will be provided. Cash bar available.)
5:30 End of day

This is an in-person only event. Please register by December 1.

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For support, please contact: research@queensu.ca

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