NEWS
Strategic Research Plan creates framework for research excellence
After two years of planning, collaboration and consultation with more than 200 research leaders across the university community, U of T is launching a new strategic research plan that creates a framework to support research for the next five years.
Stephen Lye and collaborators win Connaught Global Challenge Award
What if you could prevent your daughter from developing heart disease — before she was even born? Or maximize the potential of your children to do well at school — before they actually start going to school? An ambitious new research program led by Stephen Lye is the winner of the inaugural Connaught Global Challenge Award.
U of T spinoff poised to revolutionize our understanding of disease
DVS Sciences, a U of T spinoff company led by Scott Tanner of chemistry celebrated the opening of its Markham, Ont., facility. The company has developed “mass cytometry” technology that applies the principles of mass spectrometry to biology. Science calls their innovation “a game changer” that is poised to revolutionize our studies of the human immune system.”
Where’s the money? Check the new funding opportunities database
U of T researchers will find it easier to secure the funding they need with the launch of the new and improved Funding Opportunities Database developed by the Research Services Office (RSO) in the Office of the Vice President, Research.
Research Alerts launched: New e-mail- and web-based tool allows university to share targeted information
The OVPR has launched Research Alerts, a new e-mail and web tool that allows it to share information with the U of T research community based on individual roles and interests.
Royal Society of Canada Honours 19 U of T Faculty Members
The University of Toronto’s research community has had one of its most successful years in earning honours from the prestigious Royal Society of Canada (RSC), with 18 faculty members named Fellows and one, Dwayne Miller, winning a major medal.
Innovation hub forming in Banting and Best complex
The Banting and Best buildings are getting new life as various groups of faculty and students from U of T and its partner hospitals focused on research commercialization convert the buildings into a united centre.
THE BACKGROUNDER
U of T’s SSHRC performance hits a high note in 2011
U of T’s success rate in the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Standard Grant (recently renamed Insight Grant) competition has hit a high of 57.1 per cent. U of T represented 8.1 per cent of the applicants, but won 12.6 per cent of the awards. This achievement follows a trend over the past three years, with steady improvements in success rates seen in 2009 (48.1 per cent) and 2010 (54.3 per cent). Significantly, this trend supports an upward trajectory in U of T’s “market share” of total funds awarded in this program — which has a positive impact on our allocation of SSHRC Canada Research Chairs. Way to go, social scientists and humanities scholars!
INSIDE THE OVPR
Meet the NSERC team
Meet Jessica, Mike, Martina, and Drew, who administer NSERC at the University of Toronto
"Our goal is to help researchers maximize the time they spend actually doing research while fulfilling their roles as project leaders."
THE VIEW FROM MARS INNOVATION
Turning promising research into commercial success: the MaRS Innovation way
In less than two years, MaRS Innovation (MI) has established itself as the “go to” business partner for Toronto’s leading hospital and university research institutions. President and CEO Dr. Rafi Hofstein brings us up to speed on some of MI's recent successes.
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