About BRN

The BRN is a University of Toronto Strategic Research Initiative (ISI). The purpose of the BRN is to promote Black excellence at University of Toronto and to enhance the research capacity of Black scholars within the university and on the world stage. This includes increasing the visibility of Black scholars’ research accomplishments by sustaining a cross-divisional, interdisciplinary network of Black scholars across the tri-campus and facilitating robust research engagement across the University of Toronto and internationally.