Academic Appointments

• Professor Alison Keith has been re-appointed Director of the Jackman Humanities Institute effective July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2026.
• Professor Angelica Fenner has been appointed Acting Chair and Acting Graduate Chair of the Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures effective July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2023.

Quercus Tips for Summer Term

As the Summer F and Y terms are set to begin, instructors may refer to the A&S Quercus Support Course for guides on getting their courses ready in Quercus. For instructors who are new to Quercus or looking for a high-level overview, review Quercus First Steps. The FAQs section provides answers to common start-of-term course access issues, as well as instructions on making a course copy and ensuring content is available to students. Contact tts.artsci@utoronto.ca for Quercus and educational technology support.

Call for Nominations: SSHRC Impact Awards 2023

The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation invites internal nominations for the 2023 SSHRC Impact Awards, which recognize outstanding researchers and celebrate their research achievements, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities funded partially or entirely by SSHRC. Interested candidates should consult with the A&S Faculty Research Awards Coordinator.

• Expressions of Interest: May 25, 2022
• Internal deadline: June 8, 2022

Provostial Guidelines on Online Assessment Invigilation

New Provostial Guidelines are available for instances where active invigilation (including eProctoring and the use of video communication tools) is being considered as part of an assessment plan. These Guidelines establish a general framework to support decisions regarding the approval and implementation of online invigilation options.

2021 Annual Sustainability Report

The Sustainability Office is making significant progress on its pledge for the St. George campus to become climate positive before 2050, as well as driving sustainable change across the University. The 2021 annual sustainability report presents the Sustainability Office's progress on its carbon reduction commitments and highlights its most recent accomplishments and focus areas for 2022.

Research Commercialization

• University of Toronto Early Stage Technology Program (UTEST): Provides support to U of T entrepreneurs to create research-based companies. Deadline: June 2, 2022.
• Lab2Market (L2M) NSERC: This program is an extension of the Idea to Innovation (I2I) Market Assessment Grant. Deadline: June 27, 2022.

Research Information Sessions & Webinars

• Jackman Humanities Institute Summer SSHRC Grant Writing Bootcamp: June 7–July 26, 2022. Application deadline: May 6, 2022.
• 2022 STAR Workshop Series: Cultivate Your Connections: May 10, 2022, 10–11 am.
• Facilitating a Collaborative Grant Sprint — Tips for Researchers: May 11, 2022, 10:30 am–12 pm. Pre-Registration required.

Visit the Centre for Research & Innovation Support for a complete listing of research related information sessions, webinars and panels.

Research Grant Application Support

• Connaught Global Challenge Research Program: Competition deadline: May 16, 2022 (submit via MRA). A&S contact: Varies by academic unit.
• SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant: A&S review deadline: June 1, 2022. A&S contact: Stephanie Fisher.
• SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants-Residential Schools Joint Initiative (PEG-RSJI): A&S review deadline: June 1, 2022. A&S contact: Stephanie Fisher. Internal deadline: June 10, 2022. Application deadline: June 14, 2022.
• Manchester-Melbourne-Toronto (MMT) Research Fund: A&S review deadline: June 7, 2022. A&S contact: Stephanie Fisher. Deadline: June 16, 2022 (submit via SmartSurvey).

COVID-19 Updates & Resources

Visit U of T’s COVID-19 UTogether website for regular updates and resources and UTogether at A&S for Arts & Science-specific information.