Undergraduate Research at Victoria College
Victoria College is an intellectual community that encourages innovative thinking. One way the College does this is by supporting and promoting opportunities for our undergraduates to pursue independent research projects.
Do you have a research project you want to pursue? Are you looking to connect with faculty-led research projects? Do you want to find out more about research opportunities at Victoria College and the University of Toronto?
Contact Information
Prof. Shaun Ross
Victoria College's Undergraduate Research Coordinator
vic.research@utoronto.ca
Undergraduate Research and Internship Opportunities
Explore research and internship opportunities available to undergraduate students within Victoria College, University of Toronto, and beyond.
Research Day 2023 | March 27, 2023
Victoria College’s annual Research Day will take place on March 27th, 2023. Research Day brings together Vic students from all disciplines and provides an opportunity to share your work with fellow students, professors, and the Vic community. If you have been conducting research in any discipline, you are encouraged to submit a proposal for an interdisciplinary poster session. All Vic students, and any students enrolled in Victoria College programs, are eligible to participate.
How Research Day will work: Successful applicants will contribute poster presentations that will be on display in the foyer of the Old Vic building throughout the day, and will have an opportunity to talk about their presentation with expert judges from units around Victoria College. The event will conclude with a keynote presentation, an award ceremony, and a catered reception.
Key Benefits to Students
- Win cash prizes in a range of categories across the sciences and humanities.
- Share your work with an interdisciplinary audience of Victoria College students and faculty. Each panel will be chaired by Victoria College faculty.
- Include your presentation on your CV and grad school applications.
How to Apply
Simply fill out the brief form available here:
Completed applications should be submitted by March 6th, 2023.
Not sure how to do a poster presentation? Simply use the form above (Question #11) to indicate your interest in attending an info session on how to prepare Research Day posters. This session will include info on templates, where to get posters printed, and other essentials.
Past Research Days
March 30, 2021 | Victoria College's Virtual Research Day 2021
Victoria College's Virtual Research Day 2021 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
Schedule
12:15 PM EST: Welcome and Introductions
Professor Shaun Ross
12:30-1:15 PM EST: Panel #1: Health, Biology, and Technology
Presenters: James Yuan, Benjamin Bangjie Ding, Jessie Wang, Mia Feldman, Hailey Marleau
1:15-2:00 PM EST: Panel #2: Practises and Investigations
Presenters: Zelyn Lee, Leila Tjiang, Elizabeth Wing-Yee Chan, Carlin Henikoff, Zoë Golay
2:00-2:45 PM EST: Panel #3: Communities and Identities
Presenters: James Hannay, Omar Kassam, Para Babuharan, Yana Sadeghi, Maya Blumenthal
2:45-3:30 PM EST: Panel #4: Stories and Communication
Presenters: Ernest Leung, Sukhmani Khaira, Britney Best, Mollie Sheptenko, Elizabeth Coulter, Sherry Li
4:00-5:00 PM EST: Panel #5: Northrop Frye Centre Undergraduate Fellows
Presenters: Cheryl Cheung, Lana Glozic, Ori Gilboa and Kate Schneider
7:00-8:30 PM EST: Panel #6: Undergraduate Research during COVID-19
Presenters: Elly Chen, Cheryl Cheung, Maia Harris, Victoria Ngai, Sarina Nikzad and Christine Sutcliffe
March 28, 2022 | Research Day 2022
Victoria College’s annual Research Day will take place on March 28th, 2022. Research Day brings together Vic students from all disciplines and provides an opportunity to share your work with fellow students, professors, and the Vic community. If you have been conducting research in any discipline, you are encouraged to submit a proposal for a 5-minute virtual presentation on your work. All Vic students, and any students enrolled in Victoria College programs, are eligible to participate.
How Research Day will work: The event will take place remotely from 11:00am-4:00pm over ZOOM. Successful applicants will be given a 5-minute time slot to share their work using appropriate visual or video aids to explain their research. Presentations should be aimed at a general audience and must not exceed the 5-minute time limit.
Key Benefits to Students
- Win cash prizes in a range of categories across the sciences and humanities. (Awards include: Principal’s Science Award; Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Prize; E. J. Pratt Library Primary Source Research Prize; Student Choice Award)
- Share your work with an interdisciplinary audience of Victoria College students and faculty. Each panel will be chaired by Victoria College faculty
- Include your presentation on your CV and grad school applications
Program
Full Research Day 2022 program
| Time (Eastern Time) | Description |
| 11:05-11:10 AM | Welcome Professor Shaun Ross |
| 11:10-11:15 AM | Opening Remarks President Will Robins |
| 11:15-11:55 AM | Panel #1: Health and Human Flourishing Chair: Professor Paul Gooch Presenters : Madison Hossack, Jihyun Kim, Miranda Chang, Rebeccah Raphael |
| 12:05-12:45 PM | Panel #2: Identities and Relations Chair: Principal Angela Esterhammer Presenters : Baishen Yu, Qilin Yu, Megha Manoj, Jaemin Hwang |
| 1:05-1:55 PM | Panel #3: Material Culture and Local History Chair: Professor Ira Wells Presenters: Kayla Paciocco, Erin Case, Madeleine Schmuckler, Derek Choi, Erika Ashley Couto |
| 2:05-2:45 PM | Panel #4: Animal and Plant Life Chair: Professor Angus McQuibban Presenters: Emilie Nero, Jessie Wang, Savina Cammalleri, Kieran Guimond |
| 3:05-3:45 PM | Panel #5: Technologies and Techniques Chair : Professor Mark Solovey Presenters: Conorr Norquay, Brianna Davies, Cecilia Zhehui Xie, Leila Tjang |
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