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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

Myrtede Alfred
News | Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Connaught project aims to develop framework to help hospitals address health-care inequities

A developing project by Myrtede Alfred aims to build a modelling approach to identify equity issues and reduce adverse outcomes for racialized patients in Canadian hospitals.

Seika Boye.
News | Wednesday, February 18, 2026

U of T researcher brings more than 70 years of Black dance history across Canada 

A collaborative research initiative led by Seika Boye is uniting scholars, artists and communities to preserve Black performance histories in Canada.

Rachel Goffe
News | Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Connaught project to explore beach privatization and access in Jamaica 

A new research project led by Rachel Goffe will examine beach privatization in Jamaica and how restricted access affects the livelihoods and rights of people who rely on the beach for informal economic, recreational and cultural activity.

Reke Avikpe
News | Tuesday, February 10, 2026

U of T PhD research maps optimal conditions for heart tissue development 

Ferdinand (Reke) Avikpe is using computational modelling to identify the biochemical and mechanical conditions that allow heart cell tissue to grow efficiently in the lab.

News | Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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.

Kariuki Kirigia.
News | Wednesday, January 21, 2026

BRN IGNITE Grant project examines how documents contribute to land dispossession in Kenya

Kariuki Kirigia’s project aims to avert land loss among the Massai of southern Kenya.