Join the Office of Research and Innovation Services on July 15 at 3PM for a peer-to-peer session where we’ll discuss some of the best EDI practices happening on campus and help you shape this important part of your work. The future of EDI in research is more than just writing a statement in an application: active EDI as a central component of your work will strengthen research itself. This event will take place via Teams. You will receive a link when you register! Please direct any questions to Kate Rosser-Davies at krdavies@uwindsor.ca.

Writing effective EDI statements workshop – EDI statements are now required for tricouncil funding applications but most scientists do not know what goes into one. Additionally, scientists who are used to working with facts and figures cannot adequately write these statements without knowing what the literature says about EDI in science.

Learn why a diverse team that includes members of equity-seeking groups drives more innovative research and improves outcomes, and how you can put in place best practices to support EDI in your research team. A calendar invite will be sent with the meeting link the day before the event.

Learn how and why sex and gender must be considered in your research. The workshop will begin with a short guide on sex and gender considerations using an example COVID-19 research study. This will be followed by a conversation with our panelists (Dr. Lisa Porter, Dr. Adrian Guta, and Dr. Andrew Allen) who will identify the difference between sex and gender in research and help our audience incorporate sex and gender considerations into the preparation, study design, implementation, data analysis, and dissemination of your research work.

What do researchers need to know about making their lab accessible to all research personnel? Get an overview about what disability can look like, and learn modern approaches to making your lab or research environment accessible for HQP, study participants, and end users of your research.

Writing effective EDI statements workshop – Equity, diversity, and inclusion statements are now required for several Tri-Agency funding applications, but most researchers do not have experience writing one. Additionally, scientists who are used to working with facts and figures cannot adequately write these statements without knowing what the literature says about EDI in science. Join Dr. Lisa Willis from the University of Alberta for a session which will provide researchers with the knowledge to write outstanding EDI statements, all based on the scientific literature. It includes information about the rationale for working with diverse scientific teams, the current numbers for diversity in Canadian STEM, and the controlled studies demonstrating bias in STEM. We will also discuss mechanisms for integrating good EDI principles with the daily lab environment and how to incorporate this information into effective EDI statements

What projects can Indigenous scholars do? What projects can settler scholars do? How and when do we work together? Using examples from their teaching and research practice, our panel of Indigenous scholars will address these and related questions. Open to faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and staff.

Panelists: Jaimie Kechego, Ashley Glassburn-Falzetti, Rebecca Major

This event will take place in Teams. You will be emailed a link the day before the event.

Brought to you by the Office of Research and Innovation Services and the Centre for Teaching and Learning.

More information: Natasha Wiebe, nwiebe@uwindsor.ca