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RAC Terms of Reference
Mandate and purpose
The Research Advisory Council (RAC) is the primary advising body to the Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations) (VPRIR) and is consulted on University-wide research dossiers under the portfolio of Research and International activities at McGill.
Research Advisory Council
Overview and context
The Research Advisory Council (RAC) is the primary advising body to the Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations) (VPRIR) and is consulted on University-wide research dossiers under the portfolio of Research and International activities at McGill.
McGill, Oxford, and ZNZ launch Tripartite Agreement in Neurosciences
McGill University, the University of Oxford and the Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ) signed a partnership agreement today in Montreal aimed at enhancing their research collaborations in neuroscience.
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24 Hours of Innovation
Consider it a cram session for change.
Starting at 9 a.m. on May 21 (in Montreal at least), some of the world’s brightest young thinkers will have one short day to create, develop, and pitch solutions to some of society’s stickiest problems. This is the 24h de l’Innovation competition.
Beatty Memorial Lecture 2013: “Architecture and the Passage of History” by Witold Rybczynski
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“Architects have always looked back in order to move forward,” observed the great British architect, James Stirling.
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Previous RAN sessions
January 18, 2013 - Introduction to the RAN
Topic:
Overview of the recently implemented Roles and Responsibilities document. Overview of both OSR and RFMS (activities and responsibilities of each unit).
Material Presented:
Thank you to Prof. Rima Rozen
After 14 years in senior university administration, Dr. Rima Rozen will return full-time to her work in research and teaching as the James McGill Professor of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, when her current term as Associate Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations) ends on January 31, 2013.
FRQSC Information Session with Normand Labrie
On February 5, Normand Labrie, directeur scientifique, and Marie-Thérèse Duquette, directrice des programmes et du développement des partenariats, of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC) will hold a special information and outreach event with the McGill research community.
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Negotiations resume with AMURE
McGill Human Resources has asked Research and International Relations to relay updates on the University’s negotiations with AMURE, the union representing research associates and assistants.
Please see the following message and share the information as you deem appropriate. If you have questions, please contact Human Resources at 514-398-4747 or hr [dot] hr [at] mcgill [dot] ca.
Upcoming RAN sessions
For information on previous events, please click here.
Given the number of participants expected, there will be no RSVP for these meetings and seating will be first come, first served.