Upcoming Sessions
The Community-Based Research Training Centre offers free lunch and learns, workshops, and networking events for community members, students, and faculty interested in community-based research. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our fifth year of programming. Check back frequently for new events in 2026.
You can find a list of previous sessions here. We also offer a free introductory outreach session to classes and organizations:
Community-Based Research Summer Institute 2026
Dates: May 25th - May 26 || 9:00am - 3:45pm (meals included; bus tickets available)
Location: 541 Selkirk Ave. Merchants Corner
Speaking Truth to Power: Making a Change with Community-Based Research
Join the CBRTC for two full days of hands on workshops, presentations and panel discussions. Sesssions include using CBR for political action, using media to mobilize research, presenting to government effectively, and ethical practice in participatory research. Earn digital skills badges to put toward our CBR micro credential program.
Free 2-day event open to all student, faculty, and community researchers. Build community and expand netowrks with experienced CBR researchers.
Community-Based Research in Action Series Lunch
Join the CBRTC for lunch on March 9th and hear about two new CBR projects in Manitoba:
Angela Ciceron - Unionization as a Community-based Intervention Against Precarious Employment: Winnipeg's Canada Goose Union
Janet Nowatzki - Community Education Development Association (CEDA) Pathways: Transition to Post-Secondary Education
Date: March 9th 2026
Time: Lunch begins at noon; presentations 12:30 - 1:30pm
Location: 541 Selkirk Ave. Merchants Corner Campus
Mastering the Literature Review Workshop
Led by Dr Amelia Curran and Brianne Selman
A hands on opportunity to learn how to conduct a systematic literature review for community-based research. Topics include constructing search strings, tracking resources, organizing material, and citational justice.
Date: February 26th 2026
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm (lunch to follow)
Location: 541 Selkirk Ave. Merchants Corner Campus
For more information or to schedule a presentation, please email h.scotland@uwinnipeg.ca