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U of T's Black Research Network is an Institutional Strategic Initiative promoting Black research excellence and innovation. #UofT 💻: brn.utoronto.ca

Anuli Ndubuisi.
Beth Coleman.
Zakee Sabree.
From left to right: Juliet Daniel, Loydie Jerome-Majewska, Upton Allen and OmiSoore Dryden.
Derefe Chevannes, Nadège Compaoré, Hadiya Roderique and SA Smythe.
Anuli Ndubuisi.
Husam Abdel-Qadir.
Shalom Brown.
Chelsi Ricketts.
Myrtede Alfred.
Seika Boye.
Rachel Goffe.
Ferdinand (Reke) Avikpe.
Kariuki Kirigia.
EVENT | The BRN Research Symposium 2026 takes place on March 27, 2026 at Alumni Hall, Victoria University in the University of Toronto.
Samuel Akinbo and Suzi Oliveira De Lima.
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.
SA Smythe.
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EVENT | The information session, "Navigating U of T's Internal Grant Landscape" will take place on Jan. 8 from 12 - 1 PM, online. The event is hosted by the Black Research Network and the Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation.
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Lauren Cramer.
Kamari Maxine Clarke.
Gelan Ayana Zewdie.
BRN Inspires Social 2025: U of T faculty and postdoctoral fellows can join a mentor roundtable mixer. The workshop takes place Dec. 5 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Alumni Hall at Victoria University in the University of Toronto.
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.
EVENT | The BRN's Academic Practice Lab returns on Nov. 14. This session will focus on Canada's tri-agency research grants. It takes place online from 12 - 1 p.m.
Karina Vernon.
Jade Nixon (left) and kara lynch (right).
Kamari Clarke.
Event | Join the BRN for "Graduate Student Lunch Hour: Shaping BRN Programming." The virtual event takes place on Oct. 17 from 12 - 1 p.m. with R. Cassandra Lord, the BRN's acting director.
Event | Join the BRN's Academic Practice Lab for "Strategic Insights and Institutional Support for Effective Grant Writing." The virtual event takes place on Oct. 10 from 12 - 1 p.m.
Maydianne Andrade.
Tanya Sharpe.
Event | Join the BRN for a special talk titled, "Reimagining Education: Black Indigenous Waterways." The event features Jade Nixon and kara lynch. It will take place on Sept. 30, 2025 from 12 - 1 p.m., online.
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Emmanuel Taiwo.
Maydianne Andrade.
R. Cassandra Lord
EVENT | The BRN Research Conversation Series returns on April 29. Maydianne Andrade (University Professor, U of T Scarborough) and Alissa Trotz (Director, Women & Gender Studies Institute) will discuss navigating continuing status and tenure, dossier development and best practices for racialized tenure-track faculty. The online event takes place from 12 - 1 p.m. Registration is required.
Mireille Norris, an associate professor at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, will present at the BRN Research Symposium.