At Queen’s, we value the holistic growth of our students. To better equip our participants for their research experiences and their future careers, we are proud to introduce a professional development program: Queen’s Summer Undergraduate Research Growth Experience (Q-SURGE). This program is designed to nurture skills as a complement to course based and faculty-supported disciplinary training.
Improve your skills
Q-SURGE comprises a total of six enriching sessions, each carefully crafted to sharpen your research acumen and empower you with valuable skills.
Attending the sessions will equip students with the following competencies:
1. Plan and design the foundational components of conducing a research project;
2. Present research with confidence to diverse audiences using a variety of methods and platforms;
3. Bridge the gap between academia, industry, policy development, and government through knowledge mobilization.
Registration and certificates
Students who complete all sessions qualify for a certificate granted by the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio. If you are able only able to attend five sessions, you may provide evidence of additional training completed in your department or centrally at the university as part of self-directed learning (e.g safety training for research management, ethics training for research management, NVIVO, SPSS, GIS, Python, Matlab and more).
All sessions will be conducted in-person to facilitate real-time engagement, learning, and interaction.
Sessions for Summer 2024 will take place biweekly on Thursdays, starting May 30, at Ellis Hall 333.
Advance registration is required in order for students to get a Q-SURGE certificate.
Summer 2024 Program
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 9-10 am (Ellis Hall 333)
Testing Your Ideas: Principles of Research Design
Facilitator: Laurence Ashworth (Smith School of Business)
Thursday, June 13, 2024, 9-10 am (Ellis Hall 333)
Research promotion and outreach
Facilitator: Catarina Chagas (VP Research Portfolio)
Thursday, June 27, 2024, 2-3 pm (Ellis Hall 333)
CV with pizzazz: how to do visual CVs that pop
Facilitator: Amanda Cooper (Faculty of Education)
Thursday, July 11, 2024, 9-10 am (Ellis Hall 333)
Inclusive research: getting started on your I-EDIAA journey
Facilitator: Aleksandra Bergier (VP Research Portfolio)
Thursday, July 25, 2024, 9-10 am (Ellis Hall 333)
Research Impact: Mobilizing Knowledge for Positive Change
Facilitator: Stéfanie von Hlatky (Faculty of Arts and Science)
Thursday, August 8, 2024, 9-10 am (Ellis Hall 333)
Introduction to Research Integrity: A Case Study Approach
Facilitator: Cynthia Fekken (Faculty of Arts and Science)