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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.
Network Features
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 Research Symposium 2026
The Black Research Network (BRN) Research Symposium brings together multidisciplinary researchers from across the University of Toronto to showcase the transformative impact of Black…
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…
BRN Academic Practice Lab: The Teaching Dossier
The Black Research Network’s Academic Practice Lab helps researchers build practical skills, access key funding insights and explore success in diverse academic…
Lauren Cramer recognized with Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award
Lauren Cramer, an assistant professor at the Cinema Studies Institute in the Faculty of Arts & Science has received a…
BRN IGNITE Grant helps researcher develop AI tool for community-based disease surveillance in Ethiopia
When Gelan Ayana Zewdie was growing up near Bedele in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, his community became deeply concerned when a…
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