Community-Engaged Research Days - 2025

Community-Engaged Research Days

March 27 & 28, 2025 | One James St. North (McMaster Continuing Education)

Context

To advance CER practice in Hamilton, Ontario and the surrounding area, McMaster University's Office of Community Engagement (OCE) and Spark: a centre for social research innovation (Spark) are organizing a two-day event titled "Building Capacity for Ethical and Effective Community-Engaged Research" on March 27-28, 2025. The event includes four workshops addressing critical issues in community-engaged research and an open admission Research Gallery of active and recently completed local CER projects. If you would like to showcase your research, please apply here.

Each workshop will be led by academic and community experts who have both theorized and successfully implemented community-driven research. The workshops are designed to combine expert insights with facilitated exchanges among all participants about effective approaches and ongoing challenges. 

This event is open to McMaster students, staff, and faculty and to community partners and members. We invite you to participate in co-learning and in showcasing your research and engage in meaningful and collaborative conversations. If you would like to showcase your research, please apply here.

Goals of CER Days

• Showcase current community-engaged research projects in an accessible way
• Provide opportunities for community-campus relationship-building
• Celebrate CER collaborations

Expected agenda for each day:

• Thursday, March 27
  • 9:30 - 10:00 am: Event opens, research gallery opens, registration, settling-in
  • 10:00 - 12:00 pm: Workshop: The Opportunities and Challenges with 'Insider Research'
  • 12:00 - 1:30 pm: Lunch, research gallery (with gallery presenters at their tables/posters)
  • 1:30 - 5:30 pm: Workshop: Evolving Community Research Ethics
  • 5:30 - 6:00 pm: Space remains open for networking. Research gallery remains open for viewing
• Friday, March 28
  • 9:30 - 10:00 am: Event opens, research gallery opens, registration, settling-in
  • 10:00 - 12:00 pm: Workshop: The Devil is in the Details: Compensation and Other Issues of Access and Inclusion in CER Logistics
  • 12:00 - 1:30 pm: Lunch, research gallery (with gallery presenters at their tables/posters)
  • 1:30 - 5:30 pm: Workshop: Communication in Research: Having the 'Hard Conversations'
  • 5:30 - 6:00 pm: Space remains open for networking. Research gallery remains open for viewing

We will share workshop outlines in the next few weeks.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Shahad Al-Saqqar at alsaqqss@mcmaster.ca

*Refreshments and lunch will be provided for workshop registrants only, parking is available underground and on the street. The area is also served with excellent public transit.