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Research and Scholarship Days Reminders
This is a reminder that the poster submission deadline for the University-wide Poster Presentation Event is on is on Thursday, March 14. The poster submission deadline for the Faculty of Science and Technology showcase is March 19. Faculty, please remind your students to submit their posters.
We are also looking for adjudicators for the University-wide poster presentations on March 26. All faculty who wish to participate and help out at the event by adjudicating posters can sign up here.
For more information about Research and Scholarship Days, please view the website where you can find detailed event information and how you can participate. We encourage all faculty to come and support student research by attending the scheduled events around campus.
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Sign up for Research and Scholarship Plan Community Engagement Events
The Office of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement is currently drafting the university's Strategic Research and Scholarship Plan (2024-2030).
As part of the process, two community engagement sessions are being held on Wednesday, March 13 and Thursday, March 21. They will be held in the Ideas Lounge (EL1270) in the Riddell Library and Learning Centre from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Click here to register for the event. The draft of the plan can be viewed on the research website. Once done viewing the draft, please take some time to fill out a short feedback survey to share your thoughts with us.
Have your voice heard!
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Community Engaged Research Recognition Lunch Lunch
To kick off Research and Scholarship Days, Mount Royal University will be hosting the Community-Engaged Research Recognition Lunch!
A plated lunch will be served and community engaged researchers will give special presentations throughout the lunch to discuss their research and how they engage with communities and why that research is important. Click on the link here to register. This is a free event, but registration is still required.
Date: Monday, March 25
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Ross Glen Hall
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Research Ethics Announcement
Wondering if your project is quality assurance or research? Check out our guideline “Differentiating Between Quality Assurance and Research” and checklist to support MRU researchers and evaluators as they determine whether their proposed activity constitutes research or quality assurance (QA)/program review (PR), and therefore whether it requires HREB review or is exempt.
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For more info on funding deadlines and events, please see the Events and Deadlines page on the ORSCE website
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UArctic Webinar on Cross-disciplinary Collaboration in the Arctic
This webinar organized by UArctic will delve into key aspects of cross-disciplinary research and collaboration. Topics covered will include fostering collaboration between disciplines, creating holistic understandings of arctic issues, incorporating Indigenous knowledge, and how to integrate social, environmental, and economic perspectives into collaborative research.
The webinar will feature several panelists who will provide valuable insights on interdisciplinary collaboration in the Arctic region. To register for the webinar and receive further details visit this link: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/7v2hc6b
Date: Wednesday, March 27
Time: 11:30 a.m. Mountain Time
Faculty of Arts Phoenix Rising: "Play's the Thing"
Phoenix Rising: Subjects that Matter continues to feature and celebrate the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Creative Arts. On 21 March 2024, we will come together to recognize and celebrate the necessity of PLAY in all its forms – to do it, to study it, and to encourage it. Join our faculty and students from the Faculty of Arts, from Creative Writing and Interior Design, to English Literature and Psychology, and to Policy Studies and Anthropology, to hear and learn about how PLAY informs, queries, and troubles the human condition: How does play enrich our lives? From the playground to the novel, from poetry to taxation, play functions and sustains our lives and communities.
A detailed programme of the day is attached. Feel free to come to all or some! REGISTER HERE
There will be Fun, Food, and Music for all. Bring your family, friends, and colleagues!
Date: Thursday, March 21
Time: 2:30 - 9:00 pm (come for all, come for some!)
Place: Wild Rose Brewery (10 min walk from MRU; free parking)
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Do you have a research project you want highlighted? Get in touch with Ethan Ward at eward@mtroyal.ca to schedule a meeting to discuss getting your project highlighted.
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All external research grant applications need to be reviewed by ORSCE through the submission of a Research Activity Form in ROMEO. Submit a Research Activity Form in ROMEO at least ONE WEEK prior to the funding agency's deadline.
Deadlines cited here are for the ORSCE internal deadlines.
**For a comprehensive list of typical deadlines please visit the ORSCE website. All information on Rolling Intake opportunities can also be viewed on the ORSCE funding opportunities page,**
For Academic Staff
March 15: 2024 WCB-Alberta Research Grants Competition - LOI
WCB-Alberta promotes the development of effective disability management services and strategies, optimal approaches to recovery and return to work following workplace injury, and improved understanding of the factors involved in workplace injury. In order to inform better practice, WCB-Alberta provides financial support for research projects that address certain areas of interest. For the 2024 research grants competition, the Research Committee is particularly interested in receiving proposals that focus on: 1) The assessment and treatment of work-related psychological injuries; 2) Outcomes of medical and other interventions; 3) Treatment or service outcomes for individuals from traditionally underrepresented or marginalized groups. An LOI is required for this competition. If the LOI is successful, you will be requested to submit a full application.
Amount / Duration: no set amount (typical average: $40,000); funding provided in first year of project only.
Contact: Amy Procter, WCB-Alberta Research Program Coordinator (research@wcb.ab.ca)
March 21: HFSP Research Grant Program - LOI
Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) Research Grants support innovative basic research into fundamental biological problems with emphasis placed on novel and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. Projects are expected to be at the frontiers of knowledge and therefore entail risk. Participation of scientists from disciplines outside the traditional life sciences such as biophysics, chemistry, computational biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, nanoscience or physics is recommended because their contributions have made biological research increasingly quantitative and because such collaborations have opened up new approaches for understanding the complex structures and regulatory networks that characterize living organisms, their evolution and interactions. It is important to note that HFSP only funds basic life science research. Early Career Grants and Program Grants are available.
NOTE: You must apply by March 19 through Proposal Central to receive an LOI identification (ID) number. This number will then be used to submit your LOI by March 28. A Research Activity Form in MRU's Romeo system must be completed for the LOI by March 21. Full applications will be by invitation only in mid-July.
Amount / Duration: awarded 2-member teams will receive 300,000 USD, 3-member teams 400,000 USD and 4-member teams 500,000 USD annually, if all members have their labs in different countries: for up to 3 years
Contact: grant@hfsp.org
April 3: CIRA Net Good Grants
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) funds community-led internet projects to build a resilient, trusted and secure internet for all Canadians. The CIRA offers funding in three areas: infrastructure, online safety, and policy engagement. Infrastructure: It funds community-led connectivity research, network planning and solutions. Infrastructure solutions must be community-led and owned, contributing to long-term community development. Online safety: Projects must focus on preparing Canadians to use the internet safely and confidently, building knowledge and protection against threats like misinformation, online harms, privacy intrusion and surveillance, harassment, cyberbullying and gender-based violence. Policy engagement: It funds events, research and policy ecosystem work that broadens public awareness, understanding and engagement in domestic internet policy and governance.
NOTE: Your application will require a letter confirming you are employed by the academic institution. Check with your Faculty-level HR Partner early about obtaining this letter.
Amount / Duration: up to $100,000 for 1 year
Contact: grants@cira.ca
Apr 24: SSHRC Connection Grants
These grants provide support for workshops, colloquiums, conferences, forums, summer institutes, or other events or outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to those participating. Events and outreach activities funded by a Connection Grant may often serve as a first step toward more comprehensive and longer-term projects.
Amount / Duration: $250,000 / yr for up to 5 years
Contact: 1-888-603-4178; support-soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
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Do you have some good research news you'd like to share? Did you finally get that article or book chapter published? Or, are you stoked about a student who rocked their research project? Maybe your CBC interview led to an invitation to talk to a community group who are now collaborators with you on a research project. Tell us about it!
Fill out the Google Form here and we'll spread the news in the ORSCE newsletter.
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If you would like your publication announced here, please fill out our Google Form.
Hurlbert, M., Acharibasam, J. B., Datta, R., Strongarm, S., & Starblanket, E. (2024). Decolonizing Indigenous drinking water challenges and implications: Focusing on Indigenous water governance and sovereignty. Water, 16(5), 748. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16050748
Rosenberg AJ, Anderson GK, McKeefer HJ, *Bird JD, *Pentz B, *Byman BRM, Jendzjowsky N, Wilson RJA, Day TA, Rickards CA (2024). Hemorrhage at High Altitude: Impact of Sustained Hypobaric Hypoxia on Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation, and Tolerance to Simulated Hemorrhage in Humans. European Journal of Applied Physiology. In Press.
Tonellato MH, Cates VC, Dickenson JD, Day TA, Strzalkowski NDJ (2024). The effects of acute normobaric hypoxia on standing balance while dual-tasking with and without visual input. European Journal of Applied Physiology. In Press.
Strzalkowski N, Sobhanzadeh M. (2023) Views and value of an undergraduate general education on advancing student science beliefs, attitudes, and engagement. Imagining SoTL. 3(2): 89-119
Lafave, L.M.Z., Hayek, J., *Webster, A.D., & *McConnell, C. (2024). Creating Healthy Eating and Active Environments in Early Learning Settings: Protocol of the CHEERS eHealth intervention study. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11(1337873). https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1337873
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