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Report & Infographic: Equity in the Broader Settlement Sector: Addressing Systemic Racism and Digital Equity across the Settlement Journey
This collaborative research project was led by the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) in partnership with the Waterloo Region...
May 24, 2024


Article: Community-Based Evaluation When Localizing Sustainable Development Goals
Janzen, R., Switzer, S., Basabose, J. de D., Docherty, M., & Heidebrecht, P. (2023). Community-Based Evaluation When Localizing...
May 24, 2024


Podcast: Participatory Action Research - Feminist Trailblazers & Good Troublemakers
In depth conversations with feminist participatory and action research trailblazers about their successes and struggles bringing feminist...
May 24, 2024


Guidebook: Housing Education to Support Ukrainian Evacuees in Alberta
RDN in partnership with AAISA has released two brand-new guidebooks related to Housing Education to Support Ukrainian Evacuees in...
May 24, 2024


Book: Community Engagement in Higher Education From Theory to Practice
Singh, M., Bhatt, P., Singh, W., & Pareek, K.S. (Eds.). (2023). Community Engagement in Higher Education: From Theory to Practice (1st...
May 24, 2024


Applications Open: McMaster University President's Award for Community-Engaged Research
The McMaster University President's Award for Community-Engaged Research recognizes teams of campus and community representatives who have demonstrated a commitment to initiating and supporting excellence in community-campus research initiatives. Two $10,000 grants will be awarded this year. Due July 19, 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews
May 24, 2024


New podcast: Voicing Change
Voicing Change: Co-Creating Knowledge and Capacity for Sustainable Food Systems Voicing Change: Co-Creating Knowledge and Capacity for...
May 24, 2024


Professional Diploma: Participatory Health Research at the University of Limerick
The Professional Diploma in Participatory Health Research is a 1-year part-time program offered by the University of Limerick in Ireland. It is intended for existing research or clinical professionals seeking additional qualification to employ participatory processes in their research. Starting September 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews
May 24, 2024


IAU Horizons: Call for papers on "The University: Shaping Values and Shaped by Values"
In today’s dynamic, complex, and ever-evolving global landscape, universities often find themselves on the front lines of social tension, economic and environmental uncertainty, and political change. These challenges transcend geographical boundaries, impacting universities worldwide irrespective of their size, traditions, cultures, or operational styles. Against this backdrop, this issue of IAU Horizons wishes to investigate the pivotal role of values, exploring both the way
May 24, 2024


Research Impact Story: ‘Measuring Magic: How Writers Collective of Canada went beyond statistics to quantify its program’s life-changing impact’
Author: Shelly Lepp, Chief Executive Officer of the Writers Collective of Canada, shares insights gained through the organization’s journey with evaluation. In 2013, a group of unhoused men and women gathered in Writers Collective of Canada’s (WCC) first writing workshop at Toronto’s toughest drop-in shelter. “I bet you have stories to tell,” WCC founder, Susan Turk Mozer prompted. “Nobody has stories like we do!” they replied. The group wrote together—first tentatively t
May 24, 2024


Upcoming Funding: CIHR Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health Catalyst Grants
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health - Catalyst Grants. This funding opportunity will be led by CIHR - Institute of Population and Public Health, in partnership with the Institute of Aging, the Institute of Infection and Immunity, the Institute of Cancer Research, the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, the Institute of Gender and Health, the Institu
May 24, 2024


Application Open: CIHR Catalyst Grant: Community Based Research in Climate Change Priority Areas
The CIHR Catalyst Grant: Community Based Research in Climate Change Priority Areas supports the partnered work of communities and researchers in knowledge development and capacity-building initiatives of relevance to communities working to combat the differential health impacts of climate change. Registration deadline: August 14, 2024 Application deadline: September 12, 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews
May 24, 2024


Project Update: PAN's Organizational Stigma Assessment Cycle Project
PAN is piloting its' Organizational Stigma Assessment Cycle Project with two community-based organizations as an evaluation and capacity-building program to learn where stigma and discrimination may inadvertently occur in their services. Learn more> #MemberNews
May 24, 2024


Federal Government Budget 2024: Significant Investment in Research
The Government of Canada's Budget 2024 - Fairness for Every Generation proposes a historic level of investment in research and innovation, including $1.8 billion in core research grant funding over five years starting in 2024-25 and an additional $748. million per year ongoing. Learn more> #MemberNews
May 24, 2024


Applications Open: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Banting Posdoctoral Fellowships is a Tri-Agency program that provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, nationally and internationally of $70,000 per year for two-years. Application Deadline: September 17, 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews
May 24, 2024


Applications Open: 2024 NordForsk-Led International Joint Initiative on Sustainable Development in the Arctic
This international joint initiative represents a collaboration among research funders from Canada, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States. The Arctic region has seen and continues to see rapid and drastic changes, mostly due to climate change, which has a bigger impact in the Arctic than in the rest of the world. Declining sea ice has also opened possibilities of new transport routes, new opportunities for resource extra
May 24, 2024


Article: Co-Developing a Radical Mental Health Doula Model of Support: Reflections on Doing Feminist Participatory Action Research
Rankin, J., Boulton, T., Fang, X. Y., & Denis, A. (2024). Co-Developing a Radical Mental Health Doula Model of Support: Reflections on...
May 23, 2024


Announcement about a new podcast: Indigenous Planetary Health
The Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health is hosting a new podcast, called “ Indigenous Planetary Health ”. ...
May 23, 2024


Congratulations Winners of the 2024 Community-Based Research Excellence Awards
May 21, 2024 The Community-Based Research Excellence Awards is an annual CBRCanada program that nationally recognizes exceptional people and partnerships that embody the what it means to do community-based research well. Launched in 2021, this is our fourth year of the Awards program and we couldn't be more impressed by the caliber of nominees in both categories - Excellence in Community-Campus Researcher Partnership and Emerging Community-Based Researcher. Thank you to all 4
May 20, 2024


Report: Half the Time I Felt Nobody Loved Me
Rampersaud, M., & Mussell, L. (2021). “Half the time I felt like nobody loved me”: The Costs of ‘Aging Out’ of State Guardianship in...
May 17, 2024
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