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Join the #UofTResearchChallenge

Through the #UofTResearchChallenge we want to highlight your passion for U of T’s diverse research community, research initiatives and learn how you’ve integrated EDI into your research practice or design. To join the challenge, click on the learn more tab below and upload your submissions. All chosen entries will include a U of T prize pack.

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Join the #UofTResearchChallenge

Through the #UofTResearchChallenge we want to highlight your passion for U of T’s diverse research community, research initiatives and learn how you’ve integrated EDI into your research practice or design. To join the challenge, click on the learn more tab below and upload your submissions. All chosen entries will include a U of T prize pack.

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Equity

Equity means fairness. It is the removal of systemic barriers and biases enabling all individuals to have equal access to and to benefit from any aspect of society. It accounts for everyone’s different and unique identities, lived experiences, and backgrounds, and reflectively allocates for resources needed to reach an equal outcome. A commitment to equity acknowledges that disparities in opportunities are rooted in historical and contemporary injustices and systemic barriers.

Diversity

Diversity is defined as differences in race, place of origin, religion, immigrant and newcomer status, ethnic origin, ability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, and many other aspects of identity. It consists of the conditions, expressions, and experiences of different groups.

Inclusion

Inclusion is the practice of creating an environment that ensures all individuals are treated equitably, has access to the same opportunities, and feels welcome and respected. Inclusion means actively fostering the conditions in which everyone can fully participate and maximize their creativity and contributions free of bias or discrimination.

VPRI’s role

  • Provide guidance on EDI initiatives related to research and innovation;
  • Support the implementation of EDI best practices in research and innovation;
  • Support compliance with EDI requirements for federally-sponsored research programs.

Events

Institutional Apartheid in the African Commons: On the Exclusion and Erasure of Indigenous Communities from Biodiversity Conservation

Thursday, April 13, 2023, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
School of the Environment

Nahum Chandler: Annotations: On W.E.B. Du Bois, Asia, and Japan

Thursday, April 6, 2023, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy

Franklin Lecture with Dr. Charlton D. McIlwain — “Black Software: Retrospect to Prospect”

Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The Franklin Lecture is a collaborative venture between several UofT entities: Innis College's Writing & Rhetoric Program, OISE Department of Social Justice Education, the Centre for Culture and Technology, Knowledge Media Design Institute, the Centre for the Study of the United States, the Black Research Network.

Niigaanwewidam Sinclair — How Everything is Related: The Potential of Indigenous Perspectives in Education

Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Natural Curiosity

CEL Faculty Roundtable: Respectful and Reciprocal Partnerships with Indigenous Community Organizations

Monday, April 3, 2023, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Reimagining Opera Through Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha: A Black Feminist Conversation & Performance

Saturday, April 1, 2023, 12:00 am to 6:30 pm
This event is hosted by Volcano; The Canadian Opera Company; the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto; the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto; and the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Increasing Participant Diversity in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging and Memory: Lessons Learned and New Directions

Friday, March 31, 2023, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Unity Health Toronto and UofT

Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar: “Heat Vulnerability in a Changing Climate.”

Friday, March 31, 2023, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Wealth, Inequality, and Social Class – Prof. Michelle Maroto

Friday, March 31, 2023, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Understanding Sexuality and Gender in Research Ethics

Friday, March 31, 2023, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS)

Moving the Dial On: Building Indigenous Community Relationships

Thursday, March 30, 2023, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Community-Based Research Canada

Allie Martin — CDHI Visiting Speaker Series: Black Sonic Life

Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI), the Black Research Network (BRN) and the Faculty of Music

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