York University joins the Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform

York University joined the Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP), a consortium that enables collaborative R&D between university researchers, IBM and small to medium-sized enterprises. “Membership in the SOSCIP will provide researchers at York with new opportunities to access and receive support for high-performance computing in their research work, beyond the existing support mechanisms […]

Strategic Research Plan consultation survey accessible online

Want to have your say about the development of York’s new Strategic Research Plan? Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Haché invites the York University community to share their thoughts and perceptions with respect to research at York by participating in an online survey as part of the broader consultation process. The data gathered will help […]

VPRI engages Faculty Councils to seek input on the Strategic Research Plan

Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Haché continues to seek input on the development of York’s new Strategic Research Plan: 2013-2018 by engaging with Faculty Councils. In the first of a series of Faculty visits, held last week, Haché had an in-depth discussion with the Faculty of Education Council about how the new Strategic Research Plan […]

Vice-president research & innovation to host open forum

Are you interested in having a say about the development of York’s new strategic research plan?  Join Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Haché for an open forum to launch the consultation process for the University’s Strategic Research Plan 2013 – 2018. “The open forum will provide an opportunity for members of the York community to participate in […]

New trends in eHealth the focus of York Leadership Roundtable

The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation hosted a York Leadership Roundtable on May 8. The event brought together knowledge experts in business, industry, government and academia to discuss eHealth and connected solutions for health care delivery. The roundtable provided a forum for participants to discuss technological advancements, research partnerships and community collaborations for the benefit of […]

VPRI reports on the research impact of the 2012 Federal Budget

Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation, has issued this commentary providing more details on the impact of the 2012 federal budget on research funding agencies and what it means for the York research community: Vice-presidents of research from across Canada converged in Ottawa on April 13 to meet with the presidents of the Social Sciences & Humanities […]

Career planning tool offers students online expertise

When students first arrive at York University's Career Centre they are sometimes confused about where to start with their career planning and job searches. They know they want fulfilling careers after graduation, but they aren’t always sure about the steps they need to get there. They have plenty of questions about where they should start and how to plan […]

VPRI seeks input from researchers on new strategic research plan

The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation (VPRI) is launching a consultation process to seek input from the York University research community on the development of a new strategic research plan for 2013-2018.  The launch of the consultation process was announced in Senate on Thursday. VPRI will be advised in the consultation process by a […]