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Partnership Development Grants form and instructions online | SSHRC News

The Partnership Development Grants application form and instructions are now available on the SSHRC website. SSHRC also invites you to consult the following new information about PDG for the 2014 competition: ·        Priority areas are no longer described in program literature, … Continue reading

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PSF Fundraiser [Aug 3]: People’s Social Forum Niagara Delegation

The Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF) is a critical public space aimed at fostering activist involvement of individuals and civil society organizations that want to transform Canada as it exists today. It is a space for social movements to meet and … Continue reading

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SJRI affiliate receives CRISS grant for joint film project

Dr. Lauren Corman recently received a grant from the Council for Research in the Social Sciences (CRISS) to collaborate with filmmaker Karol Orzechowski. Together they will be producing a film documenting the intersections between animal advocacy and other social justice issues. Karol … Continue reading

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Studies in Social Justice finds a new home with SJRI

Studies in Social Justice has a new home! Since 2007 Studies in Social Justice has been managed and published by the Centre for Studies in Social Justice at the University of Windsor. Following the Centre’s recent closure, the journal’s operations … Continue reading

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CRISS grants awarded to SJRI affiliates

Brock’s Council for Research in the Social Sciences (CRISS) advances research and scholarship through the administration of small research grants awarded to faculty members through a peer-­reviewed, transparent process. Congratulations to the most recent CRISS award winners!  SJRI affiliates who received … Continue reading

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Researchers learn grant-writing tips in latest ORS workshop | Brock News

Robert Porter, who is director of Research Development at the University of Tennessee, conducted a workshop at Brock June 11, 2014 focusing on creating winning research proposals. He began by contrasting academic writing – the “world of ideas” – with … Continue reading

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SSHRC Updates | Office of Research Services e-bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 10

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION NEW information regarding SSHRC’s  programs for the 2014 competitions. Future challenge areas have been integrated into SSHRC’s website, including through a new Future Challenge Areaslanding page, and a new section appearing in the Talent, Insight and … Continue reading

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Who should be offended? Mothers or fathers? Discussion with SJRI’s Andrea Doucet | Ontario Today

The Justice Minister sends a message to staff on Mothers Day praising moms for changing diapers and packing lunches. And on Fathers Day, he applauds dads for shaping the minds of future leaders. Rita Celli hosted a pan-Ontario conversation with … Continue reading

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SJRI Affiliate Richard Mitchell acknowledged for role in UNESCO Chair | Brock News

Brock launches UNESCO Chair in Community Sustainability Brock University has been awarded a UNESCO Chair that will help to build capacity in sustainability science research and its practical transfer to society. The chair, which will operate under the theme “Community … Continue reading

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Trailer – Outside the Ring | Shape Your Life

Through the lens of a unique violence recovery program in Toronto, this documentary provides a glimpse into the lives of women and transgendered survivors of violence and the impact Boxing has had in their healing. The film follows the ways … Continue reading

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