Resources

University resources

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Representation and Systemic Barriers

Part 3: Advancing EDI in Recruitment to Your Research Team

Part 4: Advancing EDI in the Training of Highly Qualified Personnel

Part 5: Creating an Inclusive Research Environment

VPFAL: Advancing Equity and Inclusion

VPRI: Addressing EDI in Your Research Funding Application (Research Teams and the Training of Highly Qualified Personnel)

VPRI: Addressing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Research and Training Productivity in Research Funding Applications

Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation(VPRI): Best Practices in Peer Review

Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI): Best Practices in Peer Review

EDI in Research & Innovation Videos (VPRI)

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Representation and Systemic Barriers

Part 3: Advancing EDI in Recruitment to Your Research Team

Part 4: Advancing EDI in the Training of Highly Qualified Personnel

Part 5: Creating an Inclusive Research Environment

External Resources

Unconscious Bias and Best Practices in Peer Review

University of Arizona Commission on the Status of Women – Avoiding Gender Bias in Reference Writing

AdvanceRIT — Examples of Bias in Letters of Recommendation

Engendering Success in STEM – Resources

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships – Reducing Unconscious Bias in the Review Process

Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – Guidelines for the Merit Review of Indigenous Research

CRC – Guidelines for Assessing the Productivity of Nominees

CRC – Best Practices Guide for Recruitment, Hiring and Retention

Canada Research Chairs (CRC)/Tri-Agencies – Unconscious Bias Training Module

EDI in Trainee Recruitment, Hiring, and Professional Development

EDI Practices for Team Composition and Training

The SAGE Handbook of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, Chapter 27: Mentoring Graduate Students of Color (2012)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – Individual Development Plans

Council of Ontario Universities/National Educational Association of Disabled Students – Accessible Science Laboratories

“Debiasing the Evaluation Process of In-Person Review Panels for a Postdoctoral Fellowship,” Nature Astronomy (2019)

“Ten Simple Rules Toward Healthier Research Labs,” PLoS Computational Biology (2019)

“Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Undergraduate Research Labs,” Frontiers in Psychology (2019)

“Inclusivity for All: How To Make Your Research Group Accessible,” Science (2020)

“Ten Simple Rules for Building an Antiracist Lab,” PLoS Computational Biology (2020)

“Promoting Inclusive Metrics of Success and Impact to Dismantle a Discriminatory Reward System in Science,” PLoS Biology (2021)

“Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: A How-To Guide,” Physics Today (2022)

WISE Atlantic/CFSG – “Considering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research”

SSHRC – Guide to Addressing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Considerations in Partnership Grant Applications

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Inclusive events

Policies & Supports Regarding Leaves

NSERC – Discovery & Discovery Development Grants – Pilot for primary caregivers who are eligible for but decline taking extended leave

Further reading

Implicit Biases and Systemic Barriers

Promising Practices

Research Networks