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The BRN spotlights Black research excellence that plays an integral part of what makes the University of Toronto the top university in Canada. We are a vibrant network of award-winning, multidisciplinary and leading researchers shaping a better future, with local and global impact.
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BRN Academic Practice Lab: Navigating Academia as Black and Indigenous Scholars
The Black Research Network’s Academic Practice Lab helps researchers build practical skills, access key funding insights and explore success in diverse academic…
Student-led initiative evolves into experiential UTSC political science course
A student-run parliamentary simulation at the University of Toronto Scarborough has grown into a for-credit political science course, giving undergraduates an…
BRN Faculty Fellowship 3.0
The Black Research Network (BRN) is excited to announce the launch of the third cohort of BRN Faculty Fellows. In alignment…
BRN IGNITE Grant project examines how documents contribute to land dispossession in Kenya
A developing research project led by Kariuki Kirigia is examining how land documents – including maps, title deeds and leases – are being used in ways that contribute to…
Black Research Network members receive Connaught New Researcher Awards
Seven members of the Black Research Network have received Connaught New Researcher Awards for 2024-25. Provided annually, Connaught New Researcher Awards support early-stage researchers…
BRN Brilliance Season 2 puts research, teaching and collaboration in focus
From public health and sport inclusion research to dance studies and environmental justice, members of the Black Research Network (BRN)…
BRN IGNITE Grant project aims to preserve traditional Yorùbá recipes
Growing up in the city of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, Nigeria, Adébísí Ògún learned to cook traditional Yorùbá dishes at her paternal grandmother’s side, memorizing recipes passed…
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