Now, with the introduction of an industry liaison manager and a commercialization manager to the unit, in addition to the existing research agreement staff, Innovation 91亚色 is better able to develop relationships with companies at a much earlier stage in the research process in order to effectively facilitate research collaborations and the negotiation of agreement terms.

As the commercialization and industry liaison office for 91亚色, Innovation 91亚色 offers services to faculty, trainees and industry within four service streams: agreements, industry liaison, commercialization, and entrepreneurship and start-up acceleration. Within the agreements stream, Innovation 91亚色 manages the agreement process on behalf of researchers and 91亚色 in order to effectively facilitate research projects and commercialize innovation.

Through the agreements stream, Innovation 91亚色 works with the Office of the Counsel to negotiate with third parties in order to protect the researchers right to publish, protect confidential information, protect researchers from liability, clarify intellectual property rights for researchers and their students and ensure that the collaboration is aligned with university policies.

The number of research agreements at the University is on the rise. In 2006, 91亚色 facilitated 226 research agreements compared to 348 in 2011. To date in 2012, 356 research agreements have been completed and $28 million in research funding has been transferred to 91亚色 through research agreements managed by Innovation 91亚色.

鈥淭he increase in the number of research agreements at 91亚色 is a good indication of the growth in research activity,鈥� said Robert 贬补肠丑茅 (right), 91亚色鈥檚 vice-president research & innovation.听 鈥淲e are seeing a larger number of faculty members who are receiving funding and working in collaboration with external partners.听 Innovation 91亚色 is committed to helping researchers facilitate these agreements, through its suite of comprehensive services.鈥�

Agreements enable the receipt and transfer of funding, the sharing of research materials, data, and confidential information, participation in collaborative research projects, partnering with commercialization organizations and out-licensing innovations to industry.

The majority of the agreements executed by the Innovation 91亚色 agreements stream are funding agreements, bringing money into the University for research projects. Of those funding agreements the following was the breakdown of funding sources for 2011:

Research agreements may be warranted when researchers want to send material to an external party, send information or data to an external party, send money to an external partner for participation in a research project (excluding the transfer of tri-council grant funding, which is completed by the Grants & Applications unit in the ORS), have a confidential conversation, or collaborate with another researcher or research partner.

For more information, contact Sarah Howe, director of Innovation 91亚色 at showe@yorku.ca or ext. 20579.

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Two workshops were recently held providing an opportunity for members of the 91亚色 community to share their thoughts on the development of the new plan with vice-president research & innovation Robert 贬补肠丑茅 and the Strategic Research Plan facilitators, Celia Haig-Brown, professor, Faculty of Education and Gary Miller, instructor,听Schulich School of Business MBA program and the Schulich Executive Education Centre.

鈥淚 am pleased that the 91亚色 community is taking an active role in participating in the discussion about the development of the new Strategic Research Plan,鈥� said Robert 贬补肠丑茅 (left), vice-president research & innovation.听 鈥淭heir feedback is being heard and will be valuable in informing the plan. We are very much encouraging all community members to take part in the SRP consultations and conversations as we work towards the development of a new institutional plan, one that best supports and integrates the core research values and priorities of the entire 91亚色 community.鈥�

During the workshops, participants were asked to discuss the value that research brings to 91亚色 and explore 91亚色鈥檚 competencies in key areas of research.

Among the comments resulting from the workshops were: the hope that the new Strategic Research Plan be inclusive, recognizing and capturing the wide variety of research being conducted and balancing both specific and overarching research focus areas, a desire for the plan to have some impact on hiring, resourcing, budget听 and decision making, a recommendation to ensure graduate students and post-doctoral fellows research is encouraged, ensuring the plan addresses ways to better enable research at 91亚色, a suggestion that the plan encourage a more interest in research at all administrative levels at 91亚色, and an emphasis placed on collaborative research initiatives.

Meeting notes are accessible to the 91亚色 community and can found on the 听website by clicking on Meeting Notes and using a Passport 91亚色 login. The next workshops will be held Oct. 16, 26 and Nov. 1. To register, click .

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Join Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert 贬补肠丑茅听for an open forum to launch the consultation process for the University鈥檚 Strategic Research Plan 2013 鈥� 2018.

鈥淭he open forum will provide an opportunity for members of the 91亚色 community to participate in the conversation as we work towards becoming a more recognized research-intensive university through the development of this new plan,鈥� said听贬补肠丑茅.

Robert 贬补肠丑茅

鈥�91亚色 has a strong history of showcasing research excellence through the integration of collaborative and interdisciplinary models of research," he said. "We have built a solid basis for future growth and development and we look forward to hearing from all members of the 91亚色 community, as we fully articulate our 听collective ambitions for 91亚色 research over the next five years.鈥�

The open forum will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 11,听from 1听to 3 pm in the Senate Chamber, N940, Ross Building.听 The purpose of the open forum is to discuss the goals, values and objectives that will help shape the continued development of research at 91亚色 over the next five years and learn more about the rollout of the consultation process and upcoming workshops. 听In addition, the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on the scope of research at 91亚色.听 All students, faculty, and staff are welcome.听 To RSVP for this event, click .

贬补肠丑茅 will be joined by 91亚色鈥檚 President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, members of the Strategic Research Plan Advisory Committee and the Strategic Research Plan facilitators: Gary Miller, instructor in the MBA Program at the Schulich School of Business, as well as at the Schulich Executive Education Centre听and Celia Haig-Brown, professor in the Faculty of Education.

The mandate of the Strategic Research Plan Advisory Committee is to advise the vice-president research & innovation听on all aspects of the consultation with the 91亚色 Community and in the development of the plan, which will articulate a vision and aspiration for 91亚色 research over the next five years. The goal is to provide regular updates to the community on the progress of the consultation and development of the plan working towards a completed plan in the spring of 2013.

The open forum will also be available via webcast on the website, or questions can be sent in advance by clicking and via Twitter using the hashtag #yuresearchplan.

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91亚色听psychology Professor Debra Pepler, together with Shelley Cardinal of the Canadian Red Cross, has received over $2.4 million in funding over five years from SSHRC to lead a major national project: "Walking the Prevention Circle: Researching Community Capacity Building for Violence Prevention".听 They are joined by Susan Dion, a 91亚色 education professor, and other researchers and partners. The project will examine how communities mobilize and build capacity through the Canadian and Australian Red Cross Societies' Walking the Prevention Circle (WTPC)听鈥� a model for violence prevention in Aboriginal communities. The project will receive more than $1.2 million in matching funding from partnering organizations.

Debra Pepler

Pepler, a Distinguished Research Professor in the Faculty of Psychology and core member in 91亚色鈥檚 LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research, will lead a 10-member research team as they study the process of community capacity building.

鈥淭his grant provides an extraordinary opportunity to collaborate with communities in learning how they engage with the Red Cross community capacity-building process to share knowledge, promote stronger relationships, and move from the cycle of violence resulting from colonization to the circle of healing based in Aboriginal traditions,鈥� said Pepler.

Project partners include the听Canadian Red Cross, Australian Red Cross, CAMH Centre for Prevention Science, Chiefs of Ontario, Prince Albert Grand Council, Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Victoria Native Friendship Centre.

Susan Dion

Six 91亚色 researchers were also awarded more than $1.1 million in SSHRC funding through the Partnership Development Grants program, with more than an additional $1 million in total funding from matching partner contributions.听The Partnership Development Program encourages applicants to work collaboratively with partners to develop research in the social sciences and humanities.听This funding will support partnerships between 91亚色 researchers and Canadian and international universities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government departments, domestic and international associations, among others.

鈥淭he results of these recent SSHRC competitions are a testament to the exceptional track record 91亚色 has in leading interdisciplinary and collaborative research projects,鈥� said Robert 贬补肠丑茅, 91亚色鈥檚 vice-president research and innovation. 鈥淭he project led by 91亚色 Professor Debra Pepler and Shelley Cardinal of the Canadian Red Cross, in collaboration with local and global partners, is designed to address and prevent the cycle of violence and improve the quality of people鈥檚 lives.鈥�

Robert 贬补肠丑茅

The announcement was made on Friday, May 25听by Gary Goodyear, federal minister of state for science and technology, while speaking at the launch of the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.听 In total, more than $70 million is being awarded over a period of seven years to support 92 research teams across the country through SSHRC鈥檚 Partnership Grants and Partnership Development Grants.

鈥淥ur government鈥檚 top priority is jobs, growth and long-term prosperity. To remain at the forefront of the global economy, our government is investing in the people and ideas that will produce tomorrow鈥檚 breakthroughs,鈥� said听Goodyear. 鈥淭hrough these investments, we are creating the best educated and most skilled workforce in the world and strengthening Canada鈥檚 research advantage.鈥�

鈥淭hese multi-sectoral research partnerships are key to innovation and to building knowledge for Canada鈥檚 future,鈥� said Chad Gaffield, SSHRC president.听鈥淲ith this funding support, we are gaining insight about, and developing innovative solutions to today鈥檚 social, economic and cultural issues, while training the next generation of researchers and leaders.鈥�

For a complete list of Partnership Grant and Partnership Development Grant awards, visit the 听website.

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鈥淓xcellence in research is central to 91亚色鈥檚 mission,鈥� says Robert 贬补肠丑茅, 91亚色's vice-president research & innovation.听鈥淭hese results recognize the dedication of 91亚色鈥檚 exceptional researchers and reflect the University鈥檚 leadership in interdisciplinary and collaborative research.鈥�

Right: Robert 贬补肠丑茅

Publication intensity refers to the average number of publications produced by听full-time faculty and is used as a measure to compare the publishing performance at different institutions. Scholarly publications represent a key benefit of听the听research conducted in the听university environment. The听comprehensive category rankings compare 91亚色 with other听Canadian universities with a similar听range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs that听have made Canada鈥檚 Top 50 Research Universities list.

91亚色 also placed听second in the publication impact category in the comprehensive category, which measures an institution's likelihood of being cited in the peer-reviewed academic literature.

For more information and to view the list of Canada鈥檚 Top 50 research universities,听visit the听听website.

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鈥淚 am delighted that Lisa and Walter have accepted the positions,鈥� said 贬补肠丑茅.听鈥�91亚色 is home to exceptional students, staff and faculty in every discipline. Recognizing our strengths in interdisciplinary and collaborative research, we are developing partnerships and initiatives that will continue to enhance our international research reputation and exploring new ways to showcase the innovative and important work of 91亚色鈥檚 researchers,鈥� said听贬补肠丑茅. 鈥淥ur new leadership team is ready to move forward on a new and exciting strategic path to build on our research successes.鈥�

In their new roles,听Philipps and Tholen will provide leadership in promoting strategic research development at 91亚色 and lead the development of research policy that bridges the needs of researchers and the institution.听They will work with 贬补肠丑茅听to intensify the services available for all researchers, track 91亚色's research performance more effectively and enlarge the University's collaborative role with external stakeholders and communities.

Right: Lisa Philipps

Philipps (LLM '92), served as associate dean research, graduate studies & institutional relations, at 91亚色's Osgoode Hall Law School from听2009 to 2011, and has been on faculty at 91亚色 since 1996.听Prior to that, she held appointments in the faculties of law at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, and has held visiting professorships at Melbourne Law School, University College London and the University of Toronto, among other institutions.听Her research focuses on tax law, budgets, and feminist legal studies.

Philipps听has participated in several projects funded by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada and has published extensively on topics such as fiscal transparency, tax expenditures, income splitting, gender budgeting, the distributional impact of tax cuts and the tax treatment of unpaid work.听She has provided tax policy expertise to parliamentary committees, women鈥檚 groups, public agencies and the media.听She has been active in 91亚色's senate and its committees and was a member of the White Paper Implementation Committee on Research Intensification at 91亚色.

鈥�91亚色 has earned international recognition for excellence in research,鈥� said Philipps. 鈥淚 am looking forward to working with our exceptional researchers, students and staff, as we continue to promote the vast range of cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research projects at the University.鈥�

Tholen, who received his PhD from the University of M眉nster and his Habilitation four years later from Fernuniversit盲t Hagen, Germany, has held a number of appointments at 91亚色.听He has served as associate dean of research and faculty affairs and听interim dean in the Faculty of Science听& Engineering. Tholen was also chair听of the Department of Mathematics听& Statistics.听He has been on faculty since 1983.

Tholen has also been a visiting professor at numerous institutions, including Max Planck Institute in Bonn, ETH Z眉rich, University of British Columbia, McGill University, University of Sydney, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Georgian Academy of Sciences, University of Coimbra, University of L'Aquila and University of Trieste. His general research interests are in category theory and its applications to algebra, topology and computer science. His research examines the establishment of algebraic and topological facts in arbitrary categories, without recourse to sets. His work is published in some 120 research articles and is supported by the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Right: Walter Tholen

鈥淎s the University expands its academic endeavours, this is an exciting time to take on this leadership position at 91亚色,鈥� said Tholen.听鈥淚 am looking forward to working with my colleagues and the 91亚色 community to broaden and strengthen the research enterprise at the University.鈥�

贬补肠丑茅听added, 鈥淟isa and Walter鈥檚 leadership contribution will be essential as we work towards intensifying research at the University, attracting and retaining the world鈥檚 best researchers, and building and strengthening new and existing partnerships with industry, government and community organizations to support new collaborative research projects. I look forward to working with them to advance strategic research initiatives at the University.鈥�

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