The Central Animal Facility hosts its 26th annual open house on May 16. Join us for guided tours of the facility, displays, raffles and a barbecue lunch. For $6 enjoy a burger and pop (veggie and beef options available). Our doors will be open to the community to showcase the amazing research done at

  A partnership of Guelph Arts Council and the School of Fine Art at U of G, the Guelph Emerging Artist Mentorship Program is now in its fourth call for submissions! Developed to support emerging artists’ transition into professional practices, the deadline for applications is May 20. Learn more!

Every researcher begins a research project by formulating a question and devising a methodology in which to undertake the project. Join us as we review the basic steps involved in Research Data Management Planning. McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Learn how to decrease insomnia, fall asleep (or back to sleep) more easily and get more energy from sleep using proven, drug-free strategies.  This five-session program meets Tuesdays from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.  An online program is also available. The fee is $20 for U of G students, $25 for members of USW, $50 for

  There are many different ways to obtain data to support one’s research needs. This workshop will help you find and make sense of data, by improving your searching techniques and summarizing datasets. McLaughlin Library, Room 289

What is your research question? What will you do with the data that is collected? What decisions or actions will this data guide? In this workshop, we will use Qualtrics, our online survey software, to explore the fundamentals of survey creation. McLaughlin Library, Room 289

            Reach the goal of an accessible Ontario at the 10th Annual Accessibility Conference “Designing for Diverse Abilities”. For people who work in information accessibility or universal design, diverse abilities raises the question of how to create accessible content, spaces and devices for users who vary widely with respect to

Learn how to extract valuable data from blog posts, news sites, social networks, Wikipedia and more! Web scraping is a powerful tool for pulling data that’s locked away in web content. Throughout the workshop, you’ll learn how to use web scraping to automatically extract data from a variety of web sites. You'll start by extracting

The 11th annual ICCI Cancer Research Symposium will be held on May 30 at OVC and is free to attend! Come share and discover the cancer research taking place at U of G. The deadline for abstract submissions is April 30. The registration deadline is May 18. OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1714

Discover and celebrate the biodiversity found in aquatic  environments like the Eramosa and Speed Rivers. Come out to catch, identify and study the plant and animal life we have in the Arboretum Creek! $2 per person. Free for children under 5. This week’s walk is running as part of the 2Rivers Festival. Check out their www.2riversfestival.org for

APIs have emerged as a new form of delivering data to end users. Rather than downloading large bulky outdated snapshots of data that are only partially relevant to your needs, APIs enable individuals to issue specialized requests from data sources in real time. In this workshop, you'll get an introduction to one of the most

  A public presentation by one of the two short-listed candidates for the position of Associate Vice-President (Research Services) has been scheduled for Friday, June 1, 2018. The presentation and question session will be podcast and made available on the Office of Research website. A.A. Thornbrough Building, Room 1307

  A Public presentation by one of the two short-listed candidates for the position of Associate Vice-President (Research Services) has been scheduled for Monday, June 4, 2018. The presentation and question session will be podcast and made available on the Office of Research website. A.A. Thornbrough Building, Room 1307

  NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package produced by QSR International. In this workshop, we will work on bringing your sources in, creating nodes, coding and running queries. McLaughlin Library, Room 289

  Explore the topic of data cleaning and preparation, and learn best practices that’ll help you work effectively. This workshop will teach you how use the free open source tool, OpenRefine, to get that messy data in order. McLaughlin Library, Room 289

  Intimidated by statistical analysis? Do the words “data analysis” give you the chills? If so, this workshop is for you! Come and learn about SPSS! You’ll learn how to import date, generate basic descriptive statistics and graphs for data visualization. McLaughlin Library, Room 289

  Know the basics of SPSS but feel overwhelmed when it comes to what test statistic to use? Look no further! Come to this two-hour interactive workshop to learn how to identify the right type, and how to conduct it using SPSS. McLaughlin Library, Room 289

Every living thing, both plants and animals alike, belong to a community and are constantly interacting with one another. Some of these interactions are friendly, while some not so much. Let us fill you in on the latest gossip about all the complicated relationships found in nature. $2 per person. Free for children under age 5.

  Look and feel like a pro with SAS! You’ll learn what “SAS” stands for and start analyzing statistics. In two-hours you’ll be ready to impress friends and family with this easy-to-use statistical analysis software package. McLaughlin Library, Room 289