RESEARCH NEWS LETTER, AUGUST 2005

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Infrastructure Canada, along with the SSHRC and NSERC, has announced the second component of its Research, Knowledge, and Outreach funding initiative entitled the Peer Reviewed Research Studies (PRRS) program. Anyone with an interest in infrastructure and communities research is invited to submit a relevant proposal by September 30th, 2005. Submissions will be evaluated through a competitive peer review process and funding decisions made on the basis of merit. Information on funding, eligibility, and submitting proposals can be found on Infrastructure Canada’s Research Gateway website at: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/research-recherche/rko/prrs/index_e.shtml

  Jacques Critchley Senior Program Officer Strategic Programs and Joint Initiatives SSHRC Tel: (613) 992-5145 jacques.critchley@sshrc.ca

  Shannon Nix Senior Policy Research Officer Research and Analysis/Recherche et Analyse INFC Tel: (613) 948-9156 prrs-erep@infrastructure.gc.ca

• The SSHRC, in partnership with the Multiculturalism Program of the Dept. of Canadian Heritage, is opening to all CAURA members their third competition for the Multiculturalism Issues in Canada Program. The program supports research that ‘will help inform the development of policies and programs that can both initiate and evaluate social and institutional changes conducive to building a more inclusive and just society.’ The deadline for applications is October 17th, 2005. Applications are available at: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/program_descriptions/multiculturalism_e.asp For more info, contact Luc Lebrun at (613) 947-9652 or luc.lebrun@sshrc.ca

CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES

• Canada’s Privacy, Security, and Trust (PST) 2005 research conference is now open for registration. The conference will be taking place at the Fairmont Algonquin in St. Andrews, N.B. in October of this year, and will bring together PST professionals from around the world in the fields of industry, academia, and the public sector. The conference will offer research papers, workshops, keynote speakers, and more. If you wish to register, please do so before September 15th, 2005 to take advantage of early bird discounts. For more information, please refer to the PST2005 website at http://pstnet.unb.ca/pst2005, or contact:

  Greg Sprague greg.sprague@nrc.gc.ca

  Elliot Keizer ekeizer@unb.ca

• The Centre for Native Policy and Research is issuing a call for papers for its upcoming Aboriginal Policy and Research Dialogue Conference, to be hosted in Vancouver on February 8 – 10, 2006. The conference is open to submissions from any source (Aboriginal or non) ‘promoting dialogue regarding policy and research, highlighting new theories, best practices, and emerging areas of research important to all. Submissions are invited in four focus areas: Society, Economy, Environment, and Research. Submission deadline is October 15th, 2005. To find out more, visit the CNPR website at: http://www.cnpr.ca

• The Ministry of Higher Education and the universities of the Republic of Cuba is inviting papers for the 5th International Congress on Higher Education, to be held in Havana, Cuba February 13 – 17, 2006. The topic of this conference will be ‘Universalization of the University for a Better World’, and will be aimed at ‘debating the most varied topics linked to the international agenda of Higher Education’. For more information, including submission deadlines, please see: http://www.universidad2006.cu, or email univ2006@reduniv.edu.cu

• Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is hosting its ninth conference entitled, Walking the Talk: Achieving the Promise of Authentic Partnerships on May 31 – June 3, 2006 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Proposals are sought dealing with community and campus strategies for engagement, sustaining partnerships, assessing them, ethical issues, student leadership & activism, and more. The deadline for proposals is October 7th, 2005. For further information, please see: www.ccph.info, http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf-overview.html, or email Anne Moreau at: ccphuw@u.washington.edu

OTHER MATTERS

• The SSHRC has made changes to this year’s grants application forms. Applicants will no longer be required to enter the total estimated amount to be spent on communication of research findings based on the amounts already included within their proposed budget. In addition, modifications have been made to the CV attachments in order to simplify the application process and provide applicants greater flexibility. Instead of individual page limits for each section, applicants will be granted a maximum of four pages to provide their research contributions over the last six years, other research contributions, most significant career research contributions, career interruption and special circumstances (where applicable), and contributions to training. For further details about program requirements, you may contact the appropriate program officer listed in the employee directory of the SSHRC website: http://www.shhrc.ca

• The SSHRC has also released news from its June 2005 Council meeting. Among the highlights are:
  1. Council approved plans for an interim Research Clusters Design program that will run two competitions this year, each offering one-year grants of up to $25,000.
  2. Council agreed to increase funding for the Research Data Centres network to $600,000, based on its success in revitalizing quantitative social science research in Canada.
  3. Council approved two new international initiatives: First, the SSHRC will establish a $500,000 International Opportunities Fund that will enable Canadian researchers to develop and participate in international projects. The fun will provide development grants of up to $25,000 and project grants of up to $75,000. Secondly, the SSHRC will become the first non-European Union associate member of the New Opportunities for Research Funding Cooperation in Europe initiative (NORFACE).
  4. Council approved the design of a three-year experimental program entitled Knowledge Impact in Society (KIS), aimed at increasing the impact of humanities and social science research outside the academic community.

  For more information about these and other highlights of the June 2005 meeting, visit: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/about/council_reports/news_e.asp

• The Association for Research on Mothering is issuing a call for papers for an edited collection of essays on the theatrical portrayal of mothers from ancient times to the present. The collection is tentatively titled, ‘Theatrical Portrayal of Mothers: A Historical Tracking of Mothers, Mothering and Motherhood through the History of World Theatre’ and will be edited by Dr. Beth Osnes and Dr. Anna Andes of the University of Colorado-Boulder. The goal of the collection will be to ‘understand how the image of mother has been portrayed and used throughout history and to examine the reclaiming of that image by female theatre artists in service of their own vision. Suggested approaches include, examinations of one or more specific mother characters or playwrights of a given era, images of ‘mother’ propagated by theatre, how this image compares to prevailing ideologies, analyses of live performances, and much more. Abstracts of 300-500 words and a short biography of the author are invited by September 15th, 2005.Acceptances will be made by October 15th, and accepted papers of 15-20 pages will be due by December 1st. Email submission as both a Microsoft Word attachment and within the body of your email to both beth.osnes@colorado.edu and zandes@aol.com.

• The Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy (CRISP) and the New Brunswick Department of Education and Training are conducting a scan and inventory of survey data available in New Brunswick related to education and labour market issues that span from early childhood to adult/lifelong learning. The purpose of this is to provide awareness of existing and ongoing research in the fields of education and training in N.B. The primary objective is to bridge this gap and help establish a permanent inventory to assist ongoing sharing of data and analysis related to New Brunswick Education and Training. If you have research or know of researchers that would like to have their research data added to this inventory, please visit http://www.healthytoolkit.ca or contact:
  Terry Kelly
  Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy
  University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B.
  Tel: (506) 451-6975
  tkelly@unb.ca

Rosemary Clews
AVP (Research)