Past Events

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), University of Guelph, will be hosting the conference in Guelph, Canada, April 26–29, 2023.

This year's KTT (Knowledge Translation & Transfer) Symposium endeavours to bring together speakers from diverse geographic and disciplinary perspectives to discuss how we can deliver meaningful and responsive knowledge mobilization for Ontario's agri-food and rural sector. Join us in-person or online to:

Learn to manage your research data with these weekly workshops! Workshop 1: The Data Life Cycle and your Role as a Researcher (April 12) Workshop 2: Data Management Plans (April 19) Workshop 3: New Ontario Dairy Research Centre Data Portal (April 26) Workshop 4: Documenting your Data (May 3) Workshop 5: Introduction to R (May 10) Workshop 6: Documenting your Data and Processes with R Markdown (May 24)*

Learn all about the web 2.0! Discover how to choose social media platforms that are appropriate for your goals and audiences, and get tips on creating engaging posts. After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

The Research Innovation Office at the University of Guelph is excited to announce the Ontario Agri-Tech Pitch Competition in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs. By uniting farmers, academics, agri-tech entrepreneurs and investors, this event will raise awareness about the problems worth solving and showcase investible companies. Join us online to watch as the next generation of new Ontario-based agri-tech start-up companies battle it out to be best in class.

Podcasts are a fun and popular mode of information sharing, and they are increasingly being used in research. This session will cover why podcasting is an effective knowledge mobilization strategy as well as practical tips to planning and recording your own. After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

Join the University of Guelph Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) for a morning of research and networking.

The Rural Symposium is an annual opportunity for University of Guelph graduate students to showcase their rural research to policy makers, policy analysts, and program staff from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). The event facilitates knowledge mobilization and network building between graduate students at the University of Guelph, researchers, and OMAFRA.

Help your audience understand the patterns and key insights hidden within your datasets by transforming them into meaningful and impactful visuals. After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

Take advantage of the early bird registration fee. Register by Friday, February 10, 2023.