U of T Black Research Network
@uoftbrn.bsky.social
U of T's Black Research Network is an Institutional Strategic Initiative promoting Black research excellence and innovation. #UofT
💻: brn.utoronto.ca
💻: brn.utoronto.ca
Feb. 26 🗓 BRN Academic Practice Lab: Navigating Academia as Black and Indigenous Scholars
Black and Indigenous scholars from @utoronto.ca will reflect on navigating academia – including managing key career transitions and advocating for one’s voice in collaborations.
💻 Register: buff.ly/LM8OPQw
Black and Indigenous scholars from @utoronto.ca will reflect on navigating academia – including managing key career transitions and advocating for one’s voice in collaborations.
💻 Register: buff.ly/LM8OPQw
February 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Feb. 26 🗓 BRN Academic Practice Lab: Navigating Academia as Black and Indigenous Scholars
Black and Indigenous scholars from @utoronto.ca will reflect on navigating academia – including managing key career transitions and advocating for one’s voice in collaborations.
💻 Register: buff.ly/LM8OPQw
Black and Indigenous scholars from @utoronto.ca will reflect on navigating academia – including managing key career transitions and advocating for one’s voice in collaborations.
💻 Register: buff.ly/LM8OPQw
🎤 Beverley Essue of @ihpmeuoft.bsky.social will deliver the keynote at the BRN Research Symposium 2026!
Title: "Beyond Equality: Unpacking the investment potential through a Women and Health lens."
🗓 Join us on March 27
💻 Register by Feb. 20: buff.ly/HQdhGke
#UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Title: "Beyond Equality: Unpacking the investment potential through a Women and Health lens."
🗓 Join us on March 27
💻 Register by Feb. 20: buff.ly/HQdhGke
#UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
February 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
🎤 Beverley Essue of @ihpmeuoft.bsky.social will deliver the keynote at the BRN Research Symposium 2026!
Title: "Beyond Equality: Unpacking the investment potential through a Women and Health lens."
🗓 Join us on March 27
💻 Register by Feb. 20: buff.ly/HQdhGke
#UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Title: "Beyond Equality: Unpacking the investment potential through a Women and Health lens."
🗓 Join us on March 27
💻 Register by Feb. 20: buff.ly/HQdhGke
#UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
📢 Call for Poster Abstracts: BRN Research Symposium 2026!
Whether it’s your first presentation or part of ongoing research, poster sessions are a great way to showcase your work, share ideas and connect with fellow researchers. Submit by Feb. 27 🔗 buff.ly/HQdhGke #UofT
Whether it’s your first presentation or part of ongoing research, poster sessions are a great way to showcase your work, share ideas and connect with fellow researchers. Submit by Feb. 27 🔗 buff.ly/HQdhGke #UofT
January 29, 2026 at 8:02 PM
📢 Call for Poster Abstracts: BRN Research Symposium 2026!
Whether it’s your first presentation or part of ongoing research, poster sessions are a great way to showcase your work, share ideas and connect with fellow researchers. Submit by Feb. 27 🔗 buff.ly/HQdhGke #UofT
Whether it’s your first presentation or part of ongoing research, poster sessions are a great way to showcase your work, share ideas and connect with fellow researchers. Submit by Feb. 27 🔗 buff.ly/HQdhGke #UofT
Student-led initiative evolves into experiential @utsc.utoronto.ca political science course ⚖️ buff.ly/dALGmgu #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Student-led initiative evolves into experiential @utsc.utoronto.ca political science course ⚖️ buff.ly/dALGmgu #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
💡 Applications open: BRN Faculty Fellowship 3.0!
Advance your scholarship in any discipline and share knowledge across @utoronto.ca and beyond. $10K awards available for tenure and teaching-stream faculty. Apply by Feb. 26: buff.ly/2BKBCr0 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Advance your scholarship in any discipline and share knowledge across @utoronto.ca and beyond. $10K awards available for tenure and teaching-stream faculty. Apply by Feb. 26: buff.ly/2BKBCr0 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
January 27, 2026 at 8:15 PM
💡 Applications open: BRN Faculty Fellowship 3.0!
Advance your scholarship in any discipline and share knowledge across @utoronto.ca and beyond. $10K awards available for tenure and teaching-stream faculty. Apply by Feb. 26: buff.ly/2BKBCr0 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Advance your scholarship in any discipline and share knowledge across @utoronto.ca and beyond. $10K awards available for tenure and teaching-stream faculty. Apply by Feb. 26: buff.ly/2BKBCr0 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Black Research Network members receive Connaught New Researcher Awards 🎉 buff.ly/rezzChA #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Black Research Network members receive Connaught New Researcher Awards 🎉 buff.ly/rezzChA #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
#BRNBrilliance: A BRN IGNITE Grant project led by Kariuki Kirigia of @artsci.utoronto.ca examines how documents contribute to land dispossession in Kenya 🌍 buff.ly/GS4IH52 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
January 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM
#BRNBrilliance: A BRN IGNITE Grant project led by Kariuki Kirigia of @artsci.utoronto.ca examines how documents contribute to land dispossession in Kenya 🌍 buff.ly/GS4IH52 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
BRN Brilliance Season 2 – premiering on Jan. 21 – puts research, teaching and collaboration in focus 💡 buff.ly/DSvYCo7 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
January 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
BRN Brilliance Season 2 – premiering on Jan. 21 – puts research, teaching and collaboration in focus 💡 buff.ly/DSvYCo7 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Register for the BRN Research Symposium 2026!
With the theme “Transforming Research into Impact: Strategies, Stories, and Futures” @utoronto.ca researchers, innovators & practitioners will explore how ideas move into action 💡 buff.ly/rj4SKLR #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
With the theme “Transforming Research into Impact: Strategies, Stories, and Futures” @utoronto.ca researchers, innovators & practitioners will explore how ideas move into action 💡 buff.ly/rj4SKLR #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Register for the BRN Research Symposium 2026!
With the theme “Transforming Research into Impact: Strategies, Stories, and Futures” @utoronto.ca researchers, innovators & practitioners will explore how ideas move into action 💡 buff.ly/rj4SKLR #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
With the theme “Transforming Research into Impact: Strategies, Stories, and Futures” @utoronto.ca researchers, innovators & practitioners will explore how ideas move into action 💡 buff.ly/rj4SKLR #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
BRN IGNITE Grant project aims to preserve traditional Yorùbá recipes 💙 buff.ly/m2Im1zw #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
BRN IGNITE Grant project aims to preserve traditional Yorùbá recipes 💙 buff.ly/m2Im1zw #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Join the BRN for its first Academic Practice Lab of 2026!
Hosted w/ the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, this session will help #UofT faculty understand how teaching dossier components and divisional guidelines align ✍🏽 buff.ly/VQ7CdhI #BlackResearchNetwork
Hosted w/ the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, this session will help #UofT faculty understand how teaching dossier components and divisional guidelines align ✍🏽 buff.ly/VQ7CdhI #BlackResearchNetwork
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Join the BRN for its first Academic Practice Lab of 2026!
Hosted w/ the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, this session will help #UofT faculty understand how teaching dossier components and divisional guidelines align ✍🏽 buff.ly/VQ7CdhI #BlackResearchNetwork
Hosted w/ the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, this session will help #UofT faculty understand how teaching dossier components and divisional guidelines align ✍🏽 buff.ly/VQ7CdhI #BlackResearchNetwork
Congratulations to SA Smythe, who has received a 12-month Chancellor Jackman Faculty Research Fellowship in the Humanities for 2026-27 🎉 buff.ly/ilDtMAp #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
January 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Congratulations to SA Smythe, who has received a 12-month Chancellor Jackman Faculty Research Fellowship in the Humanities for 2026-27 🎉 buff.ly/ilDtMAp #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Happy holidays from the Black Research Network! ✨❄️
Wishing the @utoronto.ca community a wonderful and restful winter break. #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Wishing the @utoronto.ca community a wonderful and restful winter break. #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
December 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy holidays from the Black Research Network! ✨❄️
Wishing the @utoronto.ca community a wonderful and restful winter break. #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Wishing the @utoronto.ca community a wonderful and restful winter break. #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the BRN Inspires Social!
From our mentorship workshop to the networking event, it was wonderful to connect with our community as the semester draws to a close. We appreciate your energy, engagement and support 💙
#UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
From our mentorship workshop to the networking event, it was wonderful to connect with our community as the semester draws to a close. We appreciate your energy, engagement and support 💙
#UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
December 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the BRN Inspires Social!
From our mentorship workshop to the networking event, it was wonderful to connect with our community as the semester draws to a close. We appreciate your energy, engagement and support 💙
#UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
From our mentorship workshop to the networking event, it was wonderful to connect with our community as the semester draws to a close. We appreciate your energy, engagement and support 💙
#UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Jan. 8 🗓 Join the BRN & VPRI for an information session on navigating internal grants at #UofT!
We’ll cover key resources + tools to match your research goals and provide an overview of Connaught grants, including the Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/VUhpJHC
We’ll cover key resources + tools to match your research goals and provide an overview of Connaught grants, including the Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/VUhpJHC
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Jan. 8 🗓 Join the BRN & VPRI for an information session on navigating internal grants at #UofT!
We’ll cover key resources + tools to match your research goals and provide an overview of Connaught grants, including the Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/VUhpJHC
We’ll cover key resources + tools to match your research goals and provide an overview of Connaught grants, including the Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/VUhpJHC
Save the date! The BRN Research Symposium is set for March 27, 2026 📚
The event brings together multidisciplinary @utoronto.ca researchers to highlight the transformative impact of Black research excellence on the future.
Registration opens in January. Visit: brn.utoronto.ca #BlackResearchNetwork
The event brings together multidisciplinary @utoronto.ca researchers to highlight the transformative impact of Black research excellence on the future.
Registration opens in January. Visit: brn.utoronto.ca #BlackResearchNetwork
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Save the date! The BRN Research Symposium is set for March 27, 2026 📚
The event brings together multidisciplinary @utoronto.ca researchers to highlight the transformative impact of Black research excellence on the future.
Registration opens in January. Visit: brn.utoronto.ca #BlackResearchNetwork
The event brings together multidisciplinary @utoronto.ca researchers to highlight the transformative impact of Black research excellence on the future.
Registration opens in January. Visit: brn.utoronto.ca #BlackResearchNetwork
"The advances I make in my research are all, in some way, a result of the time spent in the classroom."
Lauren Cramer of @artsci.utoronto.ca is one of six #UofT faculty recognized with a Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award 🎉 buff.ly/Jw4n7Cw #BlackResearchNetwork
Lauren Cramer of @artsci.utoronto.ca is one of six #UofT faculty recognized with a Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award 🎉 buff.ly/Jw4n7Cw #BlackResearchNetwork
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"The advances I make in my research are all, in some way, a result of the time spent in the classroom."
Lauren Cramer of @artsci.utoronto.ca is one of six #UofT faculty recognized with a Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award 🎉 buff.ly/Jw4n7Cw #BlackResearchNetwork
Lauren Cramer of @artsci.utoronto.ca is one of six #UofT faculty recognized with a Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award 🎉 buff.ly/Jw4n7Cw #BlackResearchNetwork
Kamari Maxine Clarke receives SSHRC's 2025 Insight Award 🏆 buff.ly/9NWdIYK #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Kamari Maxine Clarke receives SSHRC's 2025 Insight Award 🏆 buff.ly/9NWdIYK #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
BRN IGNITE Grant helps researcher develop AI tool for community-based disease surveillance in Ethiopia 📲 buff.ly/tT6LAuz #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
BRN IGNITE Grant helps researcher develop AI tool for community-based disease surveillance in Ethiopia 📲 buff.ly/tT6LAuz #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
The Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers provides up to $250K to new, Black-led research initiatives at @utoronto.ca driving innovative solutions to major research challenges.
🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers provides up to $250K to new, Black-led research initiatives at @utoronto.ca driving innovative solutions to major research challenges.
🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
Black Research Network members receive Canada Research Chairs 🍁 buff.ly/nOEj7Xr #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Black Research Network members receive Canada Research Chairs 🍁 buff.ly/nOEj7Xr #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
The BRN Inspires Social takes place on Dec. 5!
BRN faculty & postdocs can join us for a Mentor Roundtable Mixer from 4-5 PM, right before the social.
Connect with @utoronto.ca faculty, share experiences & get strategies to navigate your academic journey: buff.ly/44uUO1I 🤝🏽
BRN faculty & postdocs can join us for a Mentor Roundtable Mixer from 4-5 PM, right before the social.
Connect with @utoronto.ca faculty, share experiences & get strategies to navigate your academic journey: buff.ly/44uUO1I 🤝🏽
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The BRN Inspires Social takes place on Dec. 5!
BRN faculty & postdocs can join us for a Mentor Roundtable Mixer from 4-5 PM, right before the social.
Connect with @utoronto.ca faculty, share experiences & get strategies to navigate your academic journey: buff.ly/44uUO1I 🤝🏽
BRN faculty & postdocs can join us for a Mentor Roundtable Mixer from 4-5 PM, right before the social.
Connect with @utoronto.ca faculty, share experiences & get strategies to navigate your academic journey: buff.ly/44uUO1I 🤝🏽
Applications are open for the BRN IGNITE Grant 5.0!
The grant provides $5K - $15K to support interdisciplinary research through professional development, research dissemination and other research-related expenses.
Deadline: Jan. 12, 2026 💡 buff.ly/Q4qhPiv #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
The grant provides $5K - $15K to support interdisciplinary research through professional development, research dissemination and other research-related expenses.
Deadline: Jan. 12, 2026 💡 buff.ly/Q4qhPiv #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Applications are open for the BRN IGNITE Grant 5.0!
The grant provides $5K - $15K to support interdisciplinary research through professional development, research dissemination and other research-related expenses.
Deadline: Jan. 12, 2026 💡 buff.ly/Q4qhPiv #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
The grant provides $5K - $15K to support interdisciplinary research through professional development, research dissemination and other research-related expenses.
Deadline: Jan. 12, 2026 💡 buff.ly/Q4qhPiv #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
The BRN's Academic Practice Lab is back on Nov. 14!
Join us for a session focused on NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC grants – designed to support your success in securing research funding 📚 buff.ly/wgwkFWg #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Join us for a session focused on NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC grants – designed to support your success in securing research funding 📚 buff.ly/wgwkFWg #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
October 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The BRN's Academic Practice Lab is back on Nov. 14!
Join us for a session focused on NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC grants – designed to support your success in securing research funding 📚 buff.ly/wgwkFWg #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Join us for a session focused on NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC grants – designed to support your success in securing research funding 📚 buff.ly/wgwkFWg #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
#UTSC's Karina Vernon is featured on the Humanities at Large podcast by @jhievents.bsky.social!
She traces the songs of Black cowboys across Canada's prairies, Texas and West Africa – uncovering an archive that reshapes how we think about belonging and survival on the frontier 🎧 buff.ly/K0Q8AsV
She traces the songs of Black cowboys across Canada's prairies, Texas and West Africa – uncovering an archive that reshapes how we think about belonging and survival on the frontier 🎧 buff.ly/K0Q8AsV
October 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
#UTSC's Karina Vernon is featured on the Humanities at Large podcast by @jhievents.bsky.social!
She traces the songs of Black cowboys across Canada's prairies, Texas and West Africa – uncovering an archive that reshapes how we think about belonging and survival on the frontier 🎧 buff.ly/K0Q8AsV
She traces the songs of Black cowboys across Canada's prairies, Texas and West Africa – uncovering an archive that reshapes how we think about belonging and survival on the frontier 🎧 buff.ly/K0Q8AsV