Anuli Ndubuisi.

OISE PhD student develops model to support diverse pathways in academia 🏫 buff.ly/LviltLj #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Black Research Network: Announcing the BRN IGNITE Grant 5.0 recipients The Black Research Network is pleased to announce the recipients of the BRN IGNITE Grant 5.0.

Announcing the BRN IGNITE Grant 5.0 recipients 🎉 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Husam Abdel-Qadir.

Heart disease marker varies by African ancestry: BRN Faculty Fellow research 🫀 buff.ly/VnmOWS7 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork @ihpmeuoft.bsky.social

Shalom Brown.

#BRNBrilliance: Shalom Brown, a PhD student at the Women & Gender Studies Institute, connects how interdisciplinary research helps students see their place in sport 🏀 buff.ly/PKdkVNL #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Chelsi Ricketts.

#BRNBrilliance: Research from the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education aims to foster more body-inclusive sport environments 🧡 buff.ly/PKdkVNL #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Myrtede Alfred.

Connaught project aims to develop framework to help hospitals address health-care inequities 🏥 buff.ly/MwO0yuy #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Seika Boye.

#BRNBrilliance: A collaborative research initiative led by Seika Boye is uniting scholars, artists and communities to preserve Black performance histories in Canada 🩰 buff.ly/a1WYiwD #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Rachel Goffe.

Connaught project to explore beach privatization and access in Jamaica 🇯🇲 buff.ly/T1LLrjh #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Ferdinand (Reke) Avikpe.

#BRNBrilliance: @engineering.utoronto.ca PhD research maps optimal conditions for heart tissue development 🫀 buff.ly/MDLskJ0 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

🎤 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

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

Black Research Network members receive Connaught New Researcher Awards 🎉 buff.ly/rezzChA #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Kariuki Kirigia.

#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

EVENT | The BRN Research Symposium 2026 takes place on March 27, 2026 at Alumni Hall, Victoria University in the University of Toronto.

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

Samuel Akinbo and Suzi Oliveira De Lima.

BRN IGNITE Grant project aims to preserve traditional Yorùbá recipes 💙 buff.ly/m2Im1zw #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

EVENT | The BRN Academic Practice Lab workshop "The Teaching Dossier" will take place on Jan. 23, 2026 from 12 - 1 p.m., online. The session is hosted with the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation and facilitated by Samantha Chang and Michal Kasprzak.

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

SA Smythe.

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

In the first BRN Programming collaboration of 2026, we're set to help provide you with valuable insight on navigating grants at
@utoronto.ca!

➡️ Register to attend the Jan. 8 session: buff.ly/VUhpJHC #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Holiday greeting graphic with white text on a black background reads, "Happy Holidays! Warm wishes for the year ahead!" The graphic features multicoloured stars and illustrations.

Happy holidays from the Black Research Network! ✨❄️

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

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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

Lauren Cramer.

"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

Kamari Maxine Clarke.

Kamari Maxine Clarke receives SSHRC's 2025 Insight Award 🏆 buff.ly/9NWdIYK #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Gelan Ayana Zewdie.

BRN IGNITE Grant helps researcher develop AI tool for community-based disease surveillance in Ethiopia 📲 buff.ly/tT6LAuz #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Black Research Network members receive Canada Research Chairs 🍁 buff.ly/nOEj7Xr #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

Black Research Network: IBET Momentum Fellow Paige McFarlane aims to use microfluidics to design faster, more accurate medical tests For Paige McFarlane (EngSci 2T5, BME PhD student) biomedical engineering was the perfect middle ground between two paths.   “Where I come from, there’s this...

IBET Momentum Fellow Paige McFarlane aims to use microfluidics to design faster, more accurate medical tests 🧪 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork | @engineering.utoronto.ca

🧐 How should you approach planning your first tri-agency grant application as a lead PI?

Do you need tips on effectively managing your budget or choosing the right agency for your interdisciplinary research?

Join our Nov. 14 Academic Practice Lab: buff.ly/wgwkFWg #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

OPPORTUNITY | Applications are open for the BRN IGNITE Grant 5.0. The grant awards $5K - $15K towards professional development, research dissemination and research support. Application deadline: January 12, 2026.

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