BRN Archive

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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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...
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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...
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)...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
News | Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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...
Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers
Coordinated in collaboration with the Black Research Network, the purpose of the Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers program is...