June 28th, 2018 by cIRcle staff | Comments Off on New Tri-Council Research Fund needs stakeholder feedback

News Release from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Government of Canada):

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, is inviting stakeholders, researchers, community leaders and public policy-makers to help shape a new $275-million Tri-Council Fund focused on international, interdisciplinary and high-risk research activities. Funding for the five-year initiative is a result of the federal government’s unprecedented investment of close to $4 billion in science announced in Budget 2018.
Designed by the Canada Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC), the new Tri-Council Fund will strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration between researchers and students across the country to accelerate Canada’s transition to a more modern approach to research. It will enable our researchers to undertake important work that can lead to discoveries that positively impact the lives of Canadians.
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February 15th, 2018 by cIRcle staff | Comments Off on Government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative – UBC is a founding member

News Release from Government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative:
“It is an exciting and historic time for innovation in Canada. The Digital Technology Supercluster is a generational opportunity – one that holds significant promise for companies in BC and across Canada,” says Bill Tam, Co-Chair of Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster consortium. “Now the important work begins. As a collective, we’ll apply data and use technology in new ways, such as mixed reality, which can digitally transform companies, solve industry problems and advance economic opportunities throughout BC, Canada and the world.”
Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster Consortium is a cross-industry inititiave dedicated to ensuring BC and Canada are leaders in the digital economy. It is proudly based out of British Columbia, with partners from (and benefits that will be felt across) the nation. The consortium includes founding members AMPD, Augurex, Avcorp, Business Council of BC, BC Tech Association, Change Healthcare, D-Wave, Lifesciences BC, Microsoft, Providence Health Care (supported by St. Paul’s Foundation), Premiers’ Technology Council of BC, Research Universities’ Council members (UBC, SFU, UVic, UNBC with Emily Carr and BCIT), Teck, Telus, Terramera, Timberwest, Urthecast and Wavefront.
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February 15th, 2018 by cIRcle staff | Comments Off on Government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative – UBC is a founding member

News Release from Government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative:
“It is an exciting and historic time for innovation in Canada. The Digital Technology Supercluster is a generational opportunity – one that holds significant promise for companies in BC and across Canada,” says Bill Tam, Co-Chair of Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster consortium. “Now the important work begins. As a collective, we’ll apply data and use technology in new ways, such as mixed reality, which can digitally transform companies, solve industry problems and advance economic opportunities throughout BC, Canada and the world.”
Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster Consortium is a cross-industry inititiave dedicated to ensuring BC and Canada are leaders in the digital economy. It is proudly based out of British Columbia, with partners from (and benefits that will be felt across) the nation. The consortium includes founding members AMPD, Augurex, Avcorp, Business Council of BC, BC Tech Association, Change Healthcare, D-Wave, Lifesciences BC, Microsoft, Providence Health Care (supported by St. Paul’s Foundation), Premiers’ Technology Council of BC, Research Universities’ Council members (UBC, SFU, UVic, UNBC with Emily Carr and BCIT), Teck, Telus, Terramera, Timberwest, Urthecast and Wavefront.
Read the full press release
Explore scholarly research in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository via the UBC Library Open Collections’ portal
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November 15th, 2017 by cIRcle staff | Comments Off on Government of Canada invests $265 million plus in SSHRC funding support for researchers across Canada

News Release from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC):
Research is at the heart of understanding the challenges and opportunities people face in areas such as education, immigration and technology. That’s why the Government of Canada continues to support the work of our country’s social scientists and humanities researchers. The evidence they produce informs policies that improve our understanding of each other and our communities.
To support their efforts, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced today more than $265 million in funding for over 3,300 social sciences and humanities research projects across Canada.
The funding is being awarded through scholarships, fellowships, and grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), one of the three federal granting councils responsible for supporting researchers whose work helps fuel a stronger economy, healthy communities and a growing middle class.
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Explore UBC’s Tri-Agency Open Access Policy here
Make your UBC research openly accessible here
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November 15th, 2017 by cIRcle staff | Comments Off on Government of Canada invests $265 million plus in SSHRC funding support for researchers across Canada

News Release from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC):
Research is at the heart of understanding the challenges and opportunities people face in areas such as education, immigration and technology. That’s why the Government of Canada continues to support the work of our country’s social scientists and humanities researchers. The evidence they produce informs policies that improve our understanding of each other and our communities.
To support their efforts, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced today more than $265 million in funding for over 3,300 social sciences and humanities research projects across Canada.
The funding is being awarded through scholarships, fellowships, and grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), one of the three federal granting councils responsible for supporting researchers whose work helps fuel a stronger economy, healthy communities and a growing middle class.
Read the full press release
See the Award Recipients‘ list
Explore UBC’s Tri-Agency Open Access Policy here
Make your UBC research openly accessible here
Posted in Awards, Blog, cIRcle (UBC’s Digital Repository), Government of Canada, innovation funding and support, News, Scholarly Communication, scholarly publishing, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Tri-Agency Open Access Policy, UBC Library, University of British Columbia (UBC) | Comments Off on Government of Canada invests $265 million plus in SSHRC funding support for researchers across Canada
July 31st, 2015 by cIRcle staff | Comments Off on UBC health researchers receive over $73M in CIHR grant funding
Posted in Blog, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), CIHR Foundation Grants, CIHR Open Operating Grants, Government of Canada, Janice Eng, medical research, News, UBC President Arvind Gupta, University of British Columbia (UBC) | Comments Off on UBC health researchers receive over $73M in CIHR grant funding