Research :// Notes—March 2021

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This communication was originally sent to all research-eligible faculty members, Deans, Associate Deans (Research), Western research officers, and Western Research staff

The warm weather is here! Before you head outside, have a quick look at what's going on with Western Research this month.

Strategic Research Plan
final call for feedback

We are approaching the home stretch in the feedback-gathering phase of developing our next strategic research plan. How can we best support you? What does success in research, scholarship and creative activity at Western look like? We would love to hear your thoughts.

Provide feedback

Dates and deadlines

Mar. 31

Apr 6.

Apr. 7

Apr. 8

Apr. 15

May 10

May 20

May 20–21

Order of Ontario application deadline

Royal Society of Canada awards and medals application deadline

Diversity in Neuroscience Summer Internship Program application deadline

KEx School Expanded Workshop: Using Incites and Web of Science to measure your research impact

Proteus Finale

NSERC Synergy Awards deadline

Early Research Award draft proposal deadline

Innovation Ambassadors Showcase

3rd annual International Touchscreen Symposium

Launch of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC have announced the launch of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (the Tri-Agency RDM Policy). Details about the policy and associated requirements for institutions and researchers are now available online, along with links to resources.

The agencies plan to implement the policy incrementally, as determined through ongoing engagement with the research community and other stakeholders, and in step with the continuing development of research data practices and capacity in Canada and internationally.

Institutional strategies: By March 1, 2023, research institutions subject to this requirement must post their RDM strategies and notify the agencies when they have been completed.
Data management plans: By spring 2022, the agencies will identify the initial set of funding opportunities subject to the DMP requirement. The agencies will pilot the DMP requirement in targeted funding opportunities before this date.
Data deposit: After reviewing the institutional strategies and in line with the readiness of the Canadian research community, the agencies will phase in the deposit requirement.

Western Research will keep the community apprised as further communications come out.

Western Medical Innovation Fellows perfect their pitch

Adding to a growing list of business competition wins (see: 1 and 2) the Western Medical Innovation Fellows scored another in the Stu Clark New Venture Championships: Graduate Edition. The team took first place in the elevator pitch portion of the annual competition hosted by the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Manitoba.

The fellows credit the MIF program for developing their business planning and presentation skills by knowing what information to convey to investors. Additionally, fellows have learned how to communicate a solid understanding of value proposition, business model, market opportunity, competitive advantages, funding needs, and the desired milestones for their project.

Knowledge Exchange School Expanded Workshop

Interested faculty and staff are welcome to join this interactive, hands-on workshop to learn how to use both InCites and Web of Science to find information to describe their scholarly research impact to enhance grant applications, promotion and tenure applications, award nominations and more.

The workshop will cover traditional bibliometrics (h-index, total number of publications, total number of citations) and enhanced indicators including geographical spread, number of research areas citing work, citation performance and more.

Early Researcher Awards—Round 16

The Ministry of Colleges and Universities has announced the launch of Round 16 of the Early Researcher Awards.

The Early Researcher Award (ERA) program helps promising, recently appointed Ontario researchers build their research teams of undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, research assistants, associates, and technicians.

The goal of the program is to improve Ontario’s ability to attract and retain the best and brightest research talent. The program is open to researchers in all disciplines.

Learn more

Research Support Network: survey reminder

Earlier this month, we sent out a survey about The Research Support Network's members in order to get to you know better. If you haven't already, please take a few moments to fill out the survey.

The Research Support Network is open to everyone involved in research support at Western and its affiliates. If you haven't already, sign up today.

Diversity in Neuroscience Summer Internship Program with BrainsCAN

BrainsCAN is committed to improving the representation of marginalized groups in neuroscience. This means attracting and retaining a diverse representation of outstanding scientists who contribute toward research excellence in neuroscience.

The Diversity in Neuroscience Summer Internship provides Western undergraduate students interested in cognitive neuroscience, who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+, people with a disability, and women, an opportunity to have an immersive experience in a research environment, along with gaining valuable skills needed to excel in academia and beyond.

*Please note, applicants will not be asked to state how they identify with these underrepresented communities.