Visit this page for updates on the 2025 RSI Research Day!
THIS YEAR'S THEME:
"Accessibility Research"
REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT PARTICIPATION:
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All students are required to attend the annual RSI Research Day in order to remain in good standing. All students must attend annually;
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PhD students must present a poster or oral presentation in Year 2, 3 and 4. MSc students must present a poster or oral presentation in Year 2.
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If a student has a valid reason why they cannot attend or present at the RSI Research Day, they should inform the Associate Director and seek approval.
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Students who are exempted from attending the research day in a given year are still required to submit a poster to the event.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: April 8, 2025
Poster/Oral Submission Deadline: May 22, 2025
*Posters and art to be sent to: rsi.researchday@utoronto.ca
Program at a Glance:
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TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
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8:30AM – 9:00AM |
Registration (+ Poster Setup) |
MacLeod Auditorium Reception Area/Medical Sciences Bldg – Stone Lobby |
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9:00AM – 9:15AM |
Opening Remarks |
MacLeod Auditorium |
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9:15AM – 10:00AM |
Keynote Address |
MacLeod Auditorium |
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10:00AM – 10:45AM |
Coffee & Poster Session A |
Reception Area/Stone Lobby |
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10:45AM – 11:30AM |
Student Oral Presentations Session A |
MacLeod Auditorium |
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11:30AM – 12:30PM |
Lunch & Networking |
Reception Area/Medical Sciences Bldg – Stone Lobby |
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12:30PM – 1:30PM |
Panel Discussion: Advancements in Accessibility Research |
MacLeod Auditorium |
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1:30PM – 2:15PM |
Coffee & Poster Session B |
Reception Area/Stone Lobby |
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2:15PM – 3:00PM |
Student Oral Presentations Session B |
MacLeod Auditorium |
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3:00PM – 3:15PM |
Coffee Break |
Reception Area |
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3:15PM – 3:30PM |
Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks |
MacLeod Auditorium |
Speakers and Biographies:
Professor Ron Buliung | Keynote Presentation
Topic: Re-imagining Disabling Cities
Bio: Professor Ron Buliung is a UofT Distinguished Professor of Geographies of Disability and Ableism. He comes to his work through lived family experience. Much of his research has centered on disability in cities with a focus on the experiences of disabled children and youth. In some of his most recent invited lectures and writing he has been tackling the problem of ableism in urban planning and design, with a focus on cycling infrastructure, “walkability”, and the popular 15-minute city concept. Along with his graduate students, he has also conducted research about disability and food access, and disability and road traffic injury. He holds a graduate faculty appointments in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute (RSI) and in the Department of Geography and Planning. He teaches the graduate seminar, "Disability, Ableism and Place" in the tri-campus Graduate Programs in Geography and Planning, where he enthusiastically hosts an interdisciplinary group of graduate students from planning, geography, and RSI.