Research Administration / en New upcoming Tri-Agency funding guidelines to be detailed at STAR conference, webcast /bulletin/new-upcoming-tri-agency-funding-guidelines-be-detailed-star-conference-webcast <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">New upcoming Tri-Agency funding guidelines to be detailed at STAR conference, webcast</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sungjimi</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-02-07T09:47:26-05:00" title="Friday, February 7, 2020 - 09:47" class="datetime">Fri, 02/07/2020 - 09:47</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Behind the research and innovations by ³Ō¹Ļ±¬ĮĻā€™s research community are the administrators, facilitators and business or financial officers that support this work. For a number of years, the Division of the Vice-President, Research &amp; Innovation (VPRI) has organized and sponsored the <a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/training-resources/research-administration-training-star-program">STrengthening Administration of Research (STAR) program</a> to provide learning, development and networking opportunities to these staff members.</p> <p><a href="https://cris.utoronto.ca/related/2020-star-conference-guiding-success/">A highlight of the program is the annual STAR conference</a>, which in 2020 will be held on Feb. 19 at the St. George campus, Feb. 25 at ³Ō¹Ļ±¬ĮĻ Mississauga and March 11 at ³Ō¹Ļ±¬ĮĻ Scarborough.</p> <p>Now in its sixth year, this yearā€™s conference theme will be ā€œGuiding Successā€ and a key topic will be the updated <a href="https://research.utoronto.ca/engaging-research/tri-agency-policies-guidelines/tri-agency-guide-financial-administration-renewal">Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration</a>, which takes effect on April 1, establishing a ā€˜principles-basedā€™ framework for the administration of Tri-Agency grant funds.</p> <p>Details of this policy change pertaining not only to research administrators but also faculty members and researchers will be explained in an hour-long webcast on Feb. 19. Those who cannot attend the session in person are encouraged to <a href="https://cris.eve.utoronto.ca/home/events/559">register to watch the live-stream</a> to better understand the implications of this change on Tri-Agency funded researchers and their teams.</p> <p>ā€œWe are pleased to offer this live webcast to those who may not be able to attend the conference for the whole day,ā€ says<strong> Renee Brost</strong>, VPRIā€™s chief administrative officer. ā€œI invite anyone involved in Tri-Agency funded research to tune into the livestream to understand the change and how it will affect tri-agency research expense eligibility starting on April 1.ā€</p> <p>Supporting the administrative end of ³Ō¹Ļ±¬ĮĻā€™s research and innovative activities is a key part of VPRIā€™s mandate, according to <strong>Vivek Goel</strong>, ³Ō¹Ļ±¬ĮĻā€™s vice-president of research, innovation and strategic initiatives.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>ā€œVPRI is committed to supporting research and innovation at every stage,ā€ Goel says. ā€œStaff across all three campuses are key to facilitating groundbreaking discoveries and are an integral part of our research teams.ā€</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-caption field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>New upcoming Tri-Agency funding guidelines to be detailed at STAR conference, webcast</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/group-800x533.jpg?h=c9f93661&amp;itok=PjYQbdW- 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/group-800x533.jpg?h=c9f93661&amp;itok=OLAJcn7m 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/group-800x533.jpg?h=c9f93661&amp;itok=9_AwHoYU 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/group-800x533.jpg?h=c9f93661&amp;itok=PjYQbdW-" alt> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cutline field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">H. Bernie Kraatz, vice-principal, research, ³Ō¹Ļ±¬ĮĻ Scarborough (left), Vivek Goel, vice-president, research, innovation and strategic initiatives (centre) and Kent Moore, vice-principal, research, ³Ō¹Ļ±¬ĮĻ Mississauga will deliver the opening remarks at their respective campuses.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden clearfix"> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/news/tags/vivek-goel" hreflang="en">Vivek Goel</a></li> <li><a href="/news/tags/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></li> <li><a href="/news/tags/research-administration" hreflang="en">Research Administration</a></li> <li><a href="/news/tags/centre-research-and-innovation-support" hreflang="en">Centre for Research and Innovation Support</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-hide field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> Fri, 07 Feb 2020 14:47:26 +0000 sungjimi 162471 at