Previous STAR Workshop Presentations & Resources

Elevate your expertise in managing post-award research budget. This workshop covered effective U of T Research Account (UTRAC) and Financial Information System (FIS) tools, navigating relevant regulations, success strategies, and common pitfalls to avoid.

Enhance your knowledge about research administration at the University of Toronto (U of T). This comprehensive workshop focuses on essential components of the U of T research funding application and management processes.

Do you ever wonder how other research administrators handle their responsibilities? Through presentations and a variety of engaging activities with peers, attendees shared and learned about different research management roles and approaches. Get tips to help you thrive amidst the many challenges and surprises of research administration.

This workshop explored general principles, common research-related expenses, challenges, and tips for building effective budgets in research funding proposals.

This introductory course is for all level of research administrators looking to understand how project management tools and approaches can support effective research administration.

Join Internal Audit colleagues for an overview of their Research Expenditure Compliance Assessment Process (RECAP). Gain a better understanding of common internal controls and processes for improved compliance in research expenditures.

At this in-person networking event, senior research administrators shared their experiences in developing their careers. Attendees also shared and learned tips to support career development and cultivated beneficial connections in U of T’s research community.
The session slides and tips from research administrators are provided.

This session provides research administrators with tools to use FIS and RIS to support the post-award stage of the research funding life cycle.

The Partnerships team presents the process for engaging with an industry partner, including models for engagement, types of research agreements, and applicable University of Toronto (U of T) policies. The role of the different teams within the Innovations & Partnerships Office and the resources available to researchers and their teams in establishing partnerships are also discussed.

At the University of Toronto, our faculty conduct research that has impacts across a broad range of disciplines. DiscoverResearch is a new online tool to highlight, celebrate and promote our scholars and research experts to help spark discovery, connection, and collaboration. 

This session is an introduction to the upcoming My Research Funds (MRF) system that will replace the current My Research On Line (MROL). The session includes a demo of the new UTRAC (University of Toronto Research Account), which will replace the Funded Research Digest (FReD).

This session outlines the purpose of Indirect Costs (IDC) of research and how they are generated and distributed back to the Academic Divisions. The presenters differentiate the ways in which the sponsors who fund our research calculate and award indirect research costs, and how those funds flow back to each Division.

The Research Services Office and Procurement Services work through the process of building an equipment budget for CFI as well as processes and considerations for procuring funded equipment.

Internal Audit staff provide an overview of their research expenditure compliance audit process (RECAP), including 2022 changes. Get a better understanding of common deviations and how to avoid them.

This session brought together staff from across the University for a virtual networking event.

Build on your knowledge of research procurement through this dive into advanced procurement issues such as payment terms and taxation and exchange rates.

Research Oversight & Compliance Office (ROCO) staff explain the key parts of closing research funds from a financial perspective.

This orientation session introduces you to the units and teams of the Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) and the research administration services they offer.

This session covers best practices in research grant budget monitoring and management.

Partnerships staff clarify the differences between service and research agreements. Get a better understanding of the process leading up to executing a service agreement with the client/partner.

This session covers an in-depth look at Fair Market Value assessments.

A scenario-based workshop to clarify the new Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA).

This is an information session on the new Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA), which took effect on April of 2020.

This session covers the Canadian Foundation for Innovation Infrastructure Operating Funds.

Learn about Internal Audit and their mandate within the University. The session provides a walk-through of the compliance principles based on the Tri-Agency and University requirements for research expenditures, using current statistics and real-life examples.

This session is a review of 2021 updates to research-specific procurement. Get a better understanding of how these updates affect your work and related processes. Practical case studies support your mastery of the information provided.

This session is aimed at faculty (both current and prospective recipients of Tri-Agency grant funding) and their support staff. It provides an opportunity to apply the principles-based Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA) to common and/or ambiguous expense eligibility scenarios.

This session is aimed at faculty (both current and prospective recipients of Tri-Agency grant funding) and their support staff. It provides an overview of the principles-based Tri-Agency Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA) that took effect in 2020.

This session helps you to solidify and build on your understanding of procurement at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Learn if/when procurement exemptions are applicable to your project. Try the case study included in the slides to practice applying your knowledge.

This session helps you to solidify and build on your understanding of procurement at U of T Mississauga (UTM). Learn if/when procurement exemptions are applicable to your project. Try the case study to practice applying your knowledge.

This session will help you solidify and build on your understanding of procurement at University of Toronto, St. George campus.  Learn if/when procurement exemptions are applicable to your project.  A case study provides an opportunity to practice applying your knowledge.

In this short presentation, learn tips for administering Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) funded renovations.