2015 RAN Sessions

Tri-Agency Monitoring Visit 2016

As we prepare for the Spring 2016 Tri-Agency monitoring visit, OSR and RFMS will be providing an update on where the University stands vis-à-vis Tri-Agency compliance requirements, the accomplishments to date and the work-in-progress.  All those involved in administration of Tri-Agency grants are strongly encouraged to attend!

PI Eligibility: Managing Changes in Academic Status (Revisted)

Changes in academic status, including leaves, retirement and resignation, affects a faculty member’s eligibility to hold and apply for grants.  New and revised tools to assess and manage such changes will be discussed.  Using case scenarios and interactive small team discussions, we will focus on the ramifications of resignation and leaves on active grants and contracts.  
Take note: due to the interactive nature of the session, there will be no AV recording.

Overview of Federal and Provincial Research Funding Programs

This session will provide an overview of the ins and outs of the research funding programs from the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) and FRQ (FRQNT, FRQSC, FRQS).  The session will provide an understanding of the scope and mandate of the different funding schemes such as CIHR Foundation, SSHRC Insight Development Grant, and NSERC CRD, FRQS Team Grant, etc. and how their specifics influence award/post-award management.

What about innovation at McGill?

These days, innovation and entrepreneurship are buzz words at McGill.  Practically speaking what does that mean for us?  Innovation, inventions, patents, copyrights, licenses, spinoffs are words that we often hear or see on grants or invoices, but what do they mean?  We propose to define these terms and show their importance in translating the results of research ongoing in the McGill labs into something more tangible that can eventually have a positive impact on our lives.  We will also have a few researchers talking to us about the time and efforts required to bring their inventions to market.

*Created in 2013, McGill Innovation Week is a an opportunity to raise awareness regarding McGill’s activities surrounding innovation and entrepreneurship on campus and in the Quartier de l’Innovation as well as to reach out to various communities, student associations and internal stakeholders. Under the leadership of the Innovation in Practice Team, Office of Innovation and Partnership, Research & International Relations, and in collaboration with the Office of External Relations, McGill Innovation Week is a chance to showcase innovation as an economic driver and demonstrate how people can work together to create new and exciting things.  McGill Innovation Week 2015 will be held between November 15th and 20th and promises more engaging and student-led events than ever before. A large number of this year’s participating groups have also decided to focus their events on issues related to innovation in education or learning and to entrepreneurship. This gives MIW 2015 a distinctively important feeling, empowering students to help shape their educational experiences and thereby placing them at the vanguard of their own knowledge and understanding.