October 11th, 2018 by cIRcle staff | Comments Off on 2018 Open Access Week @ UBC – October 22-28

In celebration of open access and its global impact for over a decade, UBC and SFU will be participating in the 2018 International Open Access Week event during October 22-28, 2018.
Throughout UBC’s 2018 Open Access Week event, scholars will showcase and discuss their innovative research, teaching and learning skills and experiences while inspiring others to learn more and get involved with the global open access movement. These events will highlight the various opportunities and pathways enabling open scholarship for researchers at UBC and beyond.
Similar to past UBC Open Access Week events, this year will include free lectures, workshops, a panel discussion with a Q&A session, seminars, and symposia for students, faculty, staff, and the general public. Topical and timely issues will include the following ones to list just a few:
- new challenges faced by practitioners and stakeholders
- developing a scholarly/publishing profile
- applying Creative Commons licenses to your work
- navigating the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy (NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR)
- discovering Open Educational Resources (OER)
Visit Open UBC to register and attend these free events
Learn more about Open Access at UBC
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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.
Read the full press release
See the UBC Tri-Agency Open Access Policy
Make your UBC research openly accessible via cIRcle
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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
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