Research and Funding Highlights

► July 05
OISE gains VOR status to provide French-lang. consulting services
Agreement between OISE, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities will apply OISE's significant expertise to enhance French-language services in Ontario.

► June 16
IALEI to make key recommendations in Knowledge Mobilization
Yesterday marked the conclusion of the annual meeting and conference of IALEI, the International Alliance of Leading Education Institutes hosted by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.

► June 7
Outstanding thesis: a "brilliant intervention for supporting students"
Ruth Anne Beatty, a doctoral student in the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, wins the Oustanding Thesis of the Year award at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

► June 7
How do research partnerships help kids stay in school? 
OISE Professor Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández featured in the Edge Magazine 

► June 6
Symposium on Research in Education: International Alliance of Leading Educational Institutions
On June 15, 2011, OISE will be hosting a one day Symposium on Research in Education sponsored by the International Alliance of Leading Educational Institutions (IALEI). The Alliance is the world’s leading education think-tank with 10 members, each from a different country, representing leading education institutes around the globe. For more information on the symposium, please click here.

► June 3
Deans of Education Reach Accord on Educational Research
The leaders of Canada's university education departments came together today at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Fredericton, New Brunswick to commit to creating the knowledge, expertise and evidence needed to keep Canada's education system globally competitive.

► June 02
Njoki Wane: U of T's 1st Special Advisor on Status of Women Issues 
As U of T's Special Advisor on Status of Women Issues, OISE's Njoki Wane will focus primarily upon research and policy development that will benefit women faculty, staff and students at the University

► May 30
OISE's Glen A. Jones to receive CSSHE Distinguished Member Award 
The Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education will honour OISE's Glen A. Jones with the 2011 Distinguished Member Award in Fredericton tomorrow. Glen joins just twenty-four other scholars

► May 23
Three OISE faculty receive U of T's Connaught New Researcher Awards 
Tricia Seifert (left) from the department of Theory and Policy Studies in Education, and Enrica Piccardo and Robert Simon both from the department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning will receive funding

► April 1
OISE gets $2.6 million from SSHRC Standard Research Grant
Twenty three faculty are celebrating the success of their Standard Research Grant applications and will look forward to launching a series of engaging research projects.  

► March 31
OISE Annual Research Celebration draws over 500 people 
Dean Julia O’Sullivan and Normand Labrie, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies welcomed close to 500 people to an annual celebration of OISE research in the library on Tuesday.

► March 10
Ruben Gaztambide-Fernandez to receive AERA Early Career Scholars Award 
The AERA Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG Award Committee has annouced that OISE professor Ruben Gaztambide-Fernandez has been selected for the 2011 award

► February 15
Ministry of Education Announces Knowledge Network Partnership with U of T and U of Western Ontario to Better Support Ontario’s Students and Teachers
Network will play an important role in improving education policy and practice through the development of research that supports effective methods of teaching

► December 09
Azim Premji Foundation visits OISE 
Foundation's third visit to OISE strengthens professional and academic collaboration 

► December 02
Three CRC renewals for OISE faculty 
Congratulations to OISE professors Charles Chen, Kathleen Gallagher and Jim Slotta on the renewal of their Canada Research Chairs 

► November 23
OISE Raises Curtain on the O-PERA Series
OISE Professional Education in Research Administration forums to expand on OISE research excellence. (Learn More)

► October 22
CERLL Launches New Name and Website
The Modern Language Centre is now the Centre for Educational Research on Languages and Literacies. (Full Story)

► September 22
A Year in Mumbai
Normand Labrie coped with sweltering heat and noisy classrooms to bring Canadian teaching techniques to India’s largest city. (Full Story)

► September 7
OISE researchers busy preparing proposals
As the new academic term gets into full gear, the OISE community is hard-working on finalizing various grant proposals and submissions to research sponsors. (Full Story)

► June 14
Prestigious NIH grant to advance facial recognition research
Professor Kang Lee, director of OISE's Institute of Child Study, and his research team receive $1.84M grant (Full Story)