Category: FIMS

Africa Institute Graduate Student Research Fund

The Africa Institute Graduate Student Research Fund is open to Western graduate students. Students may apply for the research fund grant to defray expenses incurred for their thesis research and/or other activities associated with graduate research and knowledge translation (such as the communication or dissemination of research results) that fall within the domain of African-related scholarship.

Deadline: January 17, 2020, 3:00 pm

Amount: up to $1500

Questions: contact The Africa Institute at africain@uwo.ca or 519-661-2111 ext. 82277.

More information and how to apply…

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3 MT (3 Minute Thesis) Kick-Off

The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) invites you to a special 3MT 2020 Celebration Kick-Off!

DATE: Tuesday, January 7, 2020
TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
LOCATION: International and Graduate Affairs Building (IGAB) Atrium

3MT (Three Minute Thesis) is a research communication opportunity where graduate students have three minutes to present their research and its impact to an audience of non-specialists.

Why Should You Attend?

  • Watch professors take on the 3MT challenge.
  • Discover your passion for creating your own 3MT.
  • Experience the exciting research happening across campus.

This is a fun and exciting opportunity to learn more about the 3MT.  Please join us, and the following presenters, to celebrate the 3MT 2020 Kick-Off:

Three Minutes, Three Years in the Making

Veteran 3MT participant, Yoah Sui, PhD candidate, Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, will discuss his 3MT journey, some key takeaways and learning experiences he’s picked up along the way, and some practical advice for how to succeed in the 3MT (and not take three years to do it).

Faculty Member 3MT Presentations

  • Dean Betts, Professor, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
  • Kim Solga, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Humanities
  • Arghya Paul, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering
  • Anita Christie, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Robert Shcherbakov, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science
  • Mathieu Turgeon, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Science
  • Francisco Olea-Popelka, Associate Professor, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
  • Victoria Rubin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies

Lunch will be served. No registration is required.

Western Research-Creation Showcase

Research + artistic creation = research-creation

Come be inspired ♢ Imagine new collaborations

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 5-9 pm
Music Building – Von Kuster Hall

☙Showcase & Reception ❧

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Research-creation projects from the sciences and humanities
featuring poetry, ceramics, paintings, sculptures, music recordings and a film installation

Meet with colleagues interested in research-creation
Drinks + hors d’oeuvres

☙ Concert & Multimedia Experience ❧

7 p.m.

Take a visual and musical tour of the country with
Ensemble Made In Canada’s Mosaïque Project
Join us for the finale of the piano quartet’s cross-country tour
and meet four of Mosaïque’s composers

Please register by January 10 if you plan to attend.
Sponsored by Research Western and
Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music.

Safety Abroad & Travel Registry

Western International maintains a Safety Abroad website for the Western community and a comprehensive Travel Registry system for students traveling internationally. 

Enhanced safety for students, faculty and staff when traveling abroad is a priority for Western. The Safety Abroad website contains detailed steps and resources for travelers, including information on International SOS – a worldwide service to help students, faculty and staff prepare for travel and assist in emergency situations. The website also provides instruction for students on how to enter details in the Travel Registry.   

Any Western student traveling on a university-sanctioned international experience, including graduate students and undergraduate students, part-time and full-time, is required to enter travel details in the registry at least three weeks before traveling. 

The Travel Registry helps support students as they prepare to travel outside of Canada, and allows Western to respond more effectively should an emergency arise.

University-sanctioned activities include: exchange, study abroad, internships, community-engaged learning opportunities, faculty-led programs, conferences, field research, and more. Essentially, any international travel outside of Canada that has been approved authorized, and/or supported by a Western University unit, department, staff, and/or faculty member. A full list of applicable programs and experiences

Please note it is not a requirement for Faculty and Staff to use the Travel Registry when planning international travel. However, it is recommended that everyone become familiar with Western’s Safety Abroad Policy and the resources available on the Safety Abroad website. For Faculty and Staff members who lead student trips abroad, there is a requirement to enter details into part of the Registry. Detailed steps for this can be found on the Safety Abroad website.

For questions about Safety Abroad and the Travel Registry, please contact travelregistry@uwo.ca

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Vice-President (Research): Consultation Session Invitation


An international search for Western University’s next Vice-President (Research) is underway, and the Selection Committee would value hearing from you.

You are invited to attend a Campus Community Consultation Session hosted by the Vice-President (Research) Selection Committee. The following three sessions are offered:

Consultation Session #1

Date: November 25, 2019
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
Location: International and Graduate Affairs Building (IGAB) Atrium

Consultation Session #2

Date: November 27, 2019
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm
Location: Great Hall, Somerville House

Consultation Session #3

Date: January 7, 2020
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm
Location: Great Hall, Somerville House

Refreshments will be provided at all sessions.

As space is limited, please register by emailing VPR.search@uwo.ca. Please provide the following information for registration: name, contact email, relationship to Western (e.g., staff, faculty, student) and the date of the session you wish to register for (Nov. 25, Nov. 27 or Jan. 7).

At this forum you will have the opportunity to tell us what you feel the key challenges and opportunities facing the next Vice-President (Research) will be, and also discuss the qualifications, experience, skills, and leadership attributes that the Committee should be seeking in the successful candidate.

If you are unable to attend a session, you will be able to provide written comments. The details for how these comments can be provided will be described on the Secretariat website.

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Beta Phi Mu Scholarship (LIS)

The Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society (Beta Phi Mu) announced the opening of the 2020 Scholarship Season. Applications are now being accepted for the following awards:

  • The Sarah Rebecca Reed Scholarship $2,250 for a student beginning library/information studies in an ALA-accredited school or other approved program.
  • The Blanche E. Woolls Scholarship for School Library Media Service $2,250 for a student beginning Library and Information Studies at an ALA-accredited school or an AASL-recognized school with the intention of pursuing a career in school library media service.
  • The Harold Lancour Foreign Research Fellowship of $1,750 for a professional librarian pursuing a robust LIS-related research project to be conducted in a country outside of Canada/USA.
  • The Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships $3000 for doctoral students who are working on their dissertations in Library and Information Science, Information Studies, Informatics, or a related field.

Applicants do not need to be members of Beta Phi Mu to apply for these awards. Links to applications are now available on the Beta Phi Mu website.

Deadline: All application materials must be submitted online by the March 15, 2020 deadline.

Award announcement will be made at the Beta Phi Mu program at the ALA Annual Conference in June, 2020. 

For more information:
Beta Phi Mu Membership Scholarship Information: 
https://www.betaphimu.org/scholarships.html

Contact:Alison Lewis
Executive Director, Beta Phi Mu
267-361-5018
executivedirector@betaphimu.org

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The Brian King Fabulous Researcher Fund

The ArQuives (formerly the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) has grown to become the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world. By collecting and caring for important historical records, personal papers, unpublished documents, publications, audiovisual material, works of art, photographs, posters, and other artifacts, The ArQuives is a trusted guardian of LGBTQ2+ histories. The Brian King Fabulous Researcher Fund honours the memory of former volunteer Brian King. The funding is to assist applicants to access the collection.

Amount: $1000

Deadline: January 31, 2020

More information and applications… Only one researcher will be funded each year. Research must take place within the calendar year of 2020.The funds can be used for travel and accommodations.

Eligibility: Applications are open to Canadian and international scholars, graduate students, artists, cultural producers, and other independent researchers with an established research agenda who wish to conduct research at The ArQuives.

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Human Research Ethics Updates

Reminder of new forms: new Research Ethics Board (REB) application forms (currently in .PDF format) will be available in WREM, effective January 2020. These include:

  1. Multi-jurisdictional Research application form -Used to help researchers determine if oversight by Western’s REB is required for research being conducted outside their home institution . See Multi-Jurisdictional guidance document for more information.
  2. Pedagogical Projects application form – All pedagogical projects considered to fall within Category 2, as per the Student Research and Pedagogical Activities guidance document, will be required to submit a pedagogical application form.
  3. Quality Assurance (QA) /Quality Improvement (QI) / Program Evaluation (PE) application form – If you are seeking clarification of your project being considered Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Improvement (QI) or Program Evaluation (PE), and therefore not requiring REB oversight, you will be required to fill out the QA/QI/PE application form. See QA/QI/PE guidance document for more information.

New Requirement for Health Sciences REB – all initial HSREB applications (delegated level 1 & 2 and full board) will be required to include a protocol/research plan. NOTE: this policy is not applicable to applications submitted to the Non-Medical REB. For help on how to develop a protocol/research plan, please see the relevant guidance document on our website.

Guidance Documents Updated – a number of guidance documents have been updated to support the research community and to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies. If you would like to review any previous memoranda or other communications, you can find them on our website, under Communications and Memos. To review all guidance and template documents, please visit our Guidance and Templates page, or go to WREM (under HELP-Templates).

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Human Research Ethics at ethics@uwo.ca or 519-661-3036. You are also welcome to contact Erika Basile, Director directly (519-661-2111, ext. 86764 or ebasile@uwo.ca).

SSHRC Storytellers Contest

SSHRC recently launched its annual Storytellers contest, challenging postsecondary students to creatively show Canadians how social sciences and humanities research has an impact on our lives and our communities.

The contest is open to all students—graduate and undergraduate—enrolled at Canadian postsecondary institutions. Your challenge is to tell the story, in 3 minutes or 300 words, of a SSHRC-funded research project—your own or a professor’s—taking place at your institution. SSHRC will select 25 finalists to receive a $3000 cash prize and specialized training in research communications. For details on this year’s Storytellers contest, follow SSHRC on social media and visit the SSHRC website.

Deadline: January 28, 2020

Various promotional materials are available at the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gcv2cyu5i0vpxgg/AABu1y5GyhrK_2JXYlbLRpX7a?dl=0

Questions should be addressed to Storytellers@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.

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Laura Bassi Scholarship – Editorial Assistance


The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed. The scholarships are open to every discipline.

Winter 2019
Application deadline: 25 November 2019
Results: 15 December 2019

Spring 2020
Deadline: 25 March 2020
Results: 15 April 2020

Summer 2020
Deadline: 25 July 2020
Results: 15 August 2020

Amount:
Master’s candidates: $750
Doctoral candidates: $2,500

NOTE: Application fee of $10 USD.

Applicants are required to submit a completed application form along with their CV through the application portal by the relevant deadline. Further details, previous winners, and the application portal can be found at:  https://editing.press/bassi

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