Black Research Network

News | Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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

The human heart contains more than five billion cells. Yet, when someone experiences heart failure, the tissue has almost no ability to regenerate. ...

BRN Engineering and technology

Events | Thursday, February 26, 2026

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...

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Opportunities

Call for Black Research Network Advisory Committee (BRNAC)

The Black Research Network (BRN) is seeking committed and passionate BRN members to join its Advisory Committee (BRNAC). This committee plays a vital role...

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Opportunities

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

News | Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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...

African Studies BRN

News | Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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

Events | Friday, March 27, 2026

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

News | Monday, January 12, 2026

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...

African Studies BRN Humanities and the Arts

Events | Friday, January 23, 2026

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...

BRN

News | Thursday, November 27, 2025

Kamari Maxine Clarke receives SSHRC’s 2025 Insight Award

Kamari Maxine Clarke, a Distinguished Professor of transnational justice and sociolegal studies, and director of the Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal...

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