The Trent Community Research Centre facilitates research projects for students and faculty with local government, non-profit organizations, charities, and conservation agencies across Central and Eastern Ontario. As a member of CBRCanada, we are glad to share with the network TCRC stories of recent community-based research projects. Community Based Research Project Advises Rural Residents on how to Move On after Banks Move Out Working with Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economi

CBRCanada is pleased to share a recent update from one of its institutional members, Humber College. Humber College’s community-based research is one of our most prominent research areas and is a strong contributor to our second-place ranking in Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges (announced last week by Research Infosource ). In 2020, Humber College received five multi-year grants totalling $1.6M in research funding from the College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF

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Seven new funding streams to fill the evidence gaps in youth homelessness prevention Making the Shift is seeking proposals from researchers and community organizations for one-time grants. Deadline for applications is February 28th, 2022 at 5:00PM EST. Learn More: https://makingtheshiftinc.ca/2022-call-for-proposals-seven-new-funding-streams/ #MemberNews

The Talloires Network (TN) and Open Society University Network (OSUN) are offering a series of 2-hour, online workshops to support engaged scholars who have an interest in community-university research. The OSUN and TN will also provide grants to faculty and graduate students to support their engaged scholarship. Learn more about the workshops and grants on their website: https://talloiresnetwork.tufts.edu/communiversity/ #MemberNews

A new guest-edited volume of Gateways was published December 2021. Read it here > https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijcre/issue/view/498 #MemberNews

Working in the Office of Community Engagement the Strategic Community-Engaged Research Manager will oversee and develop programs and projects that support the development of capacity for community-engaged research (CER) across McMaster University. See the job posting > #MemberNews

The Vera Institute of Justice, founded in 1961, is a nonprofit criminal justice organization that strives to build just government institutions and safe communities free from the scourge of racism, white supremacy, profit, and inequity that is pervasive in this country’s legal systems. Vera has a staff of almost 300 people and offices in New York City, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and New Orleans. See the job posting > #MemberNews

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The Department of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a Tenure Track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in Community Psychology beginning July 1, 2022 Read more > #MemberNews

We are proud to share a resource from a CBRCanada member, The International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Area. IISD Experimental Lakes Area worked with a group of Elders, language experts, and youth to translate two animated videos explaining research on mercury contamination and climate change into Ojibwe. Read more and access the resource here. #MemberNews #EquityinResearch

Gateways journal new themed volume for 2022, 'Urban youth: Engaging young people and their futures in African cities' is encouraging submissions that explore collaborations with those beyond the academy, as well as to feature experimental and critical methodological approaches and a variety of media, such as video, sound and mapping. A supported approach will open up the writing process to collective thought and encouragement, helmed by our guest editors from the University

Community-Based Research Canada's international partner, Dr. Rajesh Tandon from the Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) is the guest speaker in a podcast. Intended mostly for those interested in research and social change, The Action Research Podcast aims to offer unique and valuable insights for the field through accessible and engaging conversations about the “what” “why” and “how” of Action Research. Listen Here > #MemberNews

The OFIFC recognizes that research approaches rooted in Indigenous Knowledge help to lead researchers and communities to a place where they will have enhanced their capability to collectively identify a research process that has real and immediate impacts. This approach involves recognizing the importance of maintaining and creating positive relationships. If good relationships do not exist or are not cultivated, it is easy for the research process to take on a ‘clinical’ fee

What made Ryerson University interested in signing up for CBRCanada membership? As a globally connected city university, we believe that inclusive and collaborative approaches are essential to great research, advance transformative knowledge and serve societal needs. Ryerson is committed to cooperation and partnerships with diverse communities, industry, stakeholders and government. CBR Canada is an organization which shares our commitment to community engagement and knowledg

The Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation (Raven) is looking for a full-time Principal Investigator. They are is an Indigenous-led and owned social finance education and capacity-building foundation headquartered on the traditional territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) and səli̓ lwətaɁɬ təməxw (Tsleil-Waututh) in what is currently known as Vancouver, BC. Raven works with Indigenous communities and enterprises to develop innovative financial tools that

We are pleased to share that the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) launched an initiative to support more community-led research projects. This initiative is on the themes of race, gender and diversity and will aim to provide financial support for partnership research to inform actions that address social disparities related to race, gender, and other forms of diversity. Researchers from not-for-profit organizations, in partnership with postsecondary in

CBRCanada member, Simon Fraser University held an Indigenous Drumming Ceremony to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples day on June 21. The event recording is posted here: https://www.sfu.ca/information-systems/services/webcasting-and-event-recording/webcast-archive/2021/06/2021-06-21-mecs/ #MemberNews