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Cultural Creativity Session at the ta-tawâw Centre
Please come out to the ta-tawâw Student Centre (RIC 108) to learn some Indigenous bead-work skills and create some simple projects (or more advanced if you wish). We will provide instructions and materials for you. The Cultural Creativity sessions run each Tuesday from 4 - 6 pm and Friday from 1 - 4 pm, with our instructor Connie Mussell.
Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black Scholars
Black scholars are among the most underrepresented in postdoctoral positions, tenured faculty positions, and in University leadership. Toronto Metropolitan University is implementing this program with the goals of building a more diverse and inclusive academe, and supporting the flourishing of Black scholarship.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Become an SDGs Multiplier Free Certificate
This free, three-hour training will help you reflect, share, act on the SDGs, and get a Certificate at the end. You will review the wider context of the SDGs and experience brainstorming strategies for working towards the goals. At the end of the session, you will be able to organize and facilitate your own SDG training workshop for others.
Training will take place on February 10 from 1:00-4:30 at Luther College. Sign-up to ensure your spot as space is limited: SDG Expo & Multiplier Training Tickets, Fri, 10 Feb 2023 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite. Email colleen.strauch@uregina.ca if you have any questions.
What are Universities For? Exploring roles, challenges, conflicting tensions, and promising re-imaginings
There are 10 free spots for graduate students. Registrations for the fee-based symposium are hard capped at 180 (Symposium registration is $325* & includes breakfast, lunch, & dinner for each day: May 4,5, & 6; *with opportunities for sessional and graduate student subsidies) Registration for the free pre-symposium panel May 3, 2023 at Darke Hall is capped at 450. This session is hosted by President Jeff Keshen and will be moderated by the award-winning journalist, Nahlah Ayed and recorded for CBC IDEAS. Registration information for both events can be found here.
Cultivator's 4th Birthday and 24 Hour Startup Pitches
Our 4th Birthday takes place on February 4th to watch the pitches of 24 HourStartup and celebrate another year of success with Cultivator. Lots of food and drinks and opportunities to connect with the Saskatchewan tech ecosystem.
How to Make a Livable Wage While Being a Student
The increasing costs associated with post-secondary education and living expenses have become a paramount concern for international students throughout the country. International students are faced with paying exorbitant tuition fees, which are approximately three times higher than those of domestic students, despite often being integral contributors to crucial sectors such as essential services. While income inequality is a pervasive societal problem, as individuals, we can undertake certain measures to enhance our financial stability as students. The workshop will take place on February 4th, Saturday, from 7 pm to 9 pm at the University of Regina. The registration fee for the course is 20$. Email Tayef Ahmed at infotayef@gmail.com and he will ensure that you are registered for the course. If students face financial barriers, he will waive the fee.
NSERC's Science, Action! Video contest
The Science, Action! video contest offers graduate students a chance to win cash prizes for their video about NSERC or FRQNT-funded research. Working with a professor who holds or has held an NSERC or FRQNT grant, graduate students are challenged to film or animate short, creative videos that tell a simple story about fascinating science. The video must show the benefits of research in the natural sciences and engineering fields and make the connection between basic sciences and the Sustainable Development Goals. There are six prizes of $4000 available!
Mitacs, Open Projects Request for Graduate Researchers
Open Projects or (Request for Researchers (RFRs) service at Mitacs is dedicated to Businesses and not-for-profit organizations looking for the right researcher to support them in their innovation projects. Mitacs works with domestic and international partners to circulate your opportunity throughout our post-secondary networks to find you candidates who are the best fit and put their skills and knowledge into practice. If you find the right project, Mitacs will connect you to the company to discuss and develop the Mitacs research proposal. If you are a researcher (undergrad, grad student or postdoc), explore the available projects using the filters, and apply using the link at the end of the project description. For more information, please contact Fatima Dargah fdargah@mitacs.ca
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