Connaught project aims to develop framework to help hospitals address health-care inequities 🏥 buff.ly/MwO0yuy #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

#BRNBrilliance: A collaborative research initiative led by Seika Boye is uniting scholars, artists and communities to preserve Black performance histories in Canada 🩰 buff.ly/a1WYiwD #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Connaught project to explore beach privatization and access in Jamaica 🇯🇲 buff.ly/T1LLrjh #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

📅 Wed, March 4, 9:45 AM – 4:00 PM: Join us in person @utoronto.ca for our 2026 AC Research Symposium to explore our latest research in accelerated materials discovery. Registration is open to #UofT faculty, staff + students: acceleration.utoronto.ca/events/ac-re...

#BRNBrilliance: @engineering.utoronto.ca PhD research maps optimal conditions for heart tissue development 🫀 buff.ly/MDLskJ0 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Feb. 26 🗓 BRN Academic Practice Lab: Navigating Academia as Black and Indigenous Scholars Black and Indigenous scholars from @utoronto.ca will reflect on navigating academia – including managing key career transitions and advocating for one’s voice in collaborations. 💻 Register: buff.ly/LM8OPQw

🎤 Beverley Essue of @ihpmeuoft.bsky.social will deliver the keynote at the BRN Research Symposium 2026! Title: "Beyond Equality: Unpacking the investment potential through a Women and Health lens." 🗓 Join us on March 27 💻 Register by Feb. 20: buff.ly/HQdhGke #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Join us! February Skule Lunch & Learn Trancending Boundaries: Working at the intersection of people and technology — ft. Professor Philip Asare Wednesday, Feb. 11 | 12 – 1 p.m. (online) 🔗 Register here: alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/ll-phi...

📢 Call for Poster Abstracts: BRN Research Symposium 2026! Whether it’s your first presentation or part of ongoing research, poster sessions are a great way to showcase your work, share ideas and connect with fellow researchers. Submit by Feb. 27 🔗 buff.ly/HQdhGke #UofT

Student-led initiative evolves into experiential @utsc.utoronto.ca political science course ⚖️ buff.ly/dALGmgu #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

💡 Applications open: BRN Faculty Fellowship 3.0! Advance your scholarship in any discipline and share knowledge across @utoronto.ca and beyond. $10K awards available for tenure and teaching-stream faculty. Apply by Feb. 26: buff.ly/2BKBCr0 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

The Department of History presents a keynote lecture exploring French's argument that Africa had a pivotal role in shaping world history according to his recent book, The Second Emancipation. RSVP here: bit.ly/3YSyY1y

Black Research Network members receive Connaught New Researcher Awards 🎉 buff.ly/rezzChA #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

#BRNBrilliance: A BRN IGNITE Grant project led by Kariuki Kirigia of @artsci.utoronto.ca examines how documents contribute to land dispossession in Kenya 🌍 buff.ly/GS4IH52 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

BRN Brilliance Season 2 – premiering on Jan. 21 – puts research, teaching and collaboration in focus 💡 buff.ly/DSvYCo7 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Register for the BRN Research Symposium 2026! With the theme “Transforming Research into Impact: Strategies, Stories, and Futures” @utoronto.ca researchers, innovators & practitioners will explore how ideas move into action 💡 buff.ly/rj4SKLR #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

BRN IGNITE Grant project aims to preserve traditional Yorùbá recipes 💙 buff.ly/m2Im1zw #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Join the BRN for its first Academic Practice Lab of 2026! Hosted w/ the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, this session will help #UofT faculty understand how teaching dossier components and divisional guidelines align ✍🏽 buff.ly/VQ7CdhI #BlackResearchNetwork

Congratulations to SA Smythe, who has received a 12-month Chancellor Jackman Faculty Research Fellowship in the Humanities for 2026-27 🎉 buff.ly/ilDtMAp #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

👋 You're invited to this free talk by Audra A. Diptée. She'll present her most recent work which explores the relationship between power and historical production in the twentieth century Caribbean as well as its impact on the region’s future. Info uoft.me/c3F

In the first BRN Programming collaboration of 2026, we're set to help provide you with valuable insight on navigating grants at @utoronto.ca! ➡️ Register to attend the Jan. 8 session: buff.ly/VUhpJHC #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Happy holidays from the Black Research Network! ✨❄️ Wishing the @utoronto.ca community a wonderful and restful winter break. #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the BRN Inspires Social! From our mentorship workshop to the networking event, it was wonderful to connect with our community as the semester draws to a close. We appreciate your energy, engagement and support 💙 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Jan. 8 🗓 Join the BRN & VPRI for an information session on navigating internal grants at #UofT! We’ll cover key resources + tools to match your research goals and provide an overview of Connaught grants, including the Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/VUhpJHC

Save the date! The BRN Research Symposium is set for March 27, 2026 📚 The event brings together multidisciplinary @utoronto.ca researchers to highlight the transformative impact of Black research excellence on the future. Registration opens in January. Visit: brn.utoronto.ca #BlackResearchNetwork

🎙️ In case you missed any episodes of Humanities at Large, we're featuring them all week. Here's episode 3 🎧 uoft.me/jhi-podcast

"The advances I make in my research are all, in some way, a result of the time spent in the classroom." Lauren Cramer of @artsci.utoronto.ca is one of six #UofT faculty recognized with a Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award 🎉 buff.ly/Jw4n7Cw #BlackResearchNetwork

Kamari Maxine Clarke receives SSHRC's 2025 Insight Award 🏆 buff.ly/9NWdIYK #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

From making chemistry greener to examining the aesthetics of Blackness in popular culture, #UofT professors are constantly developing new ways to advance learning & engage students in the classroom & beyond. 💡 uoft.me/c0X

BRN IGNITE Grant helps researcher develop AI tool for community-based disease surveillance in Ethiopia 📲 buff.ly/tT6LAuz #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

The Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers provides up to $250K to new, Black-led research initiatives at @utoronto.ca driving innovative solutions to major research challenges. 🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT

Black Research Network members receive Canada Research Chairs 🍁 buff.ly/nOEj7Xr #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

The BRN Inspires Social takes place on Dec. 5! BRN faculty & postdocs can join us for a Mentor Roundtable Mixer from 4-5 PM, right before the social. Connect with @utoronto.ca faculty, share experiences & get strategies to navigate your academic journey: buff.ly/44uUO1I 🤝🏽

Nov. 24 🗓 Join the Black Research Network and its collaborators for the webinar, "Being A Scholar Activist: Challenges, Contradictions and Possibilities." Register to attend 🔗

IBET Momentum Fellow Paige McFarlane aims to use microfluidics to design faster, more accurate medical tests 🧪 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork | @engineering.utoronto.ca

🫀 Interested in heart failure research? Join @transformhf.bsky.social for its 2025 Fall Network Event on Nov. 28! Learn about research from the TRANSFORM HF community – covering everything from smart garments to cardiac care solutions co-designed with equity at the forefront.

🧐 How should you approach planning your first tri-agency grant application as a lead PI? Do you need tips on effectively managing your budget or choosing the right agency for your interdisciplinary research? Join our Nov. 14 Academic Practice Lab: buff.ly/wgwkFWg #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Nov 19: Mercedes Sobers presents her research on racial disparities in mental health experiences & services and explores how the Black Joy Art Initiative balanced the work strain by highlighting everyday practices sustaining wellness in Black communities https://ow.ly/WBX750Xl85y

Nov. 19 | Black Table Talk Join in celebrating Black students, staff, faculty and librarians for an empowering and insightful exploration of Blackness at the #UTM. ⏰ 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. 📍 MN3230 Register ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Xc6Y82

Applications are open for the BRN IGNITE Grant 5.0! The grant provides $5K - $15K to support interdisciplinary research through professional development, research dissemination and other research-related expenses. Deadline: Jan. 12, 2026 💡 buff.ly/Q4qhPiv #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

‘More than just fantasy’: How this @utsc.utoronto.ca undergrad found her calling in outer space policy 🌌 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

The BRN's Academic Practice Lab is back on Nov. 14! Join us for a session focused on NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC grants – designed to support your success in securing research funding 📚 buff.ly/wgwkFWg #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

#UTSC's Karina Vernon is featured on the Humanities at Large podcast by @jhievents.bsky.social! She traces the songs of Black cowboys across Canada's prairies, Texas and West Africa – uncovering an archive that reshapes how we think about belonging and survival on the frontier 🎧 buff.ly/K0Q8AsV

BRN talk centres Black, Indigenous histories in the classroom 📚 buff.ly/et9Uil9 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

University of Toronto Scarborough researcher looks at how racial stereotypes follow Black girls into the classroom ✍🏽 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Attend the Possibilities & Refusals in Black Canadian Studies Symposium at @utsc.utoronto.ca! Hosted by the Black Canadian Studies Association, celebrate the JCS Special Issue, "Nah! On the Possibilities of Ongoing Refusals in Black Canadian Studies," attend an author panel + network 📕

Kamari Clarke, director of the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, has been shortlisted for a 2025 @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca Impact Award. Clarke is one of three U of T scholars shortlisted, and is a finalist in the Insight Award category 🎉 buff.ly/Bbwfsjz #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

📢 Calling all #UofT graduate students! On Oct. 17, join the BRN for a virtual lunch-hour to help shape the future of our programming. This informal session is your chance to share ideas on how we can better support your academic + professional journey 🤝🏽 buff.ly/GzIARpa #BlackResearchNetwork

Launching Oct. 10: The BRN's Academic Practice Lab, a monthly workshop series to support researchers on their academic journey! Our first workshop will explore how to craft strong applications & proposals at #UofT – including for the BRN IGNITE Grant ✍🏽 buff.ly/f7UwaJO #BlackResearchNetwork

There is still time to register for "Reimagining Education: Black Indigenous Waterways," taking place on Sept. 30! Learn more to join us ➡️ buff.ly/dIihRxL #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork