Could you be an Ellison Scholar? Applications for the Graduate Ellison Scholars programme are now open!  

The scholarship provides full funding for DPhil (PhD) study at the University of Oxford, where scholars work alongside EIT Oxford’s research teams on ambitious projects focused on solving humanity’s most enduring problems. This is an opportunity for exceptional individuals to become global innovators of the future, solving humanity’s most enduring problems through science and technology. 

Find out more about one of the world’s most generous scholarships:  

• Register for an information session. 

• Express interest in attending a Graduate Project Q&A, hosted by EIT Oxford’s research teams. 

• Sign up to their newsletter. 

If you require any further information, please email scholars@eit.org. 

The Institute of Medical Science invites University of Toronto graduate and professional program students, as well as alumni within two years of graduation, to participate in the Healthcare Innovation Challenge: Healthy Aging Across the Lifespan.

Working in teams, participants will develop AI-powered solutions that support healthy aging, improve health outcomes, and enhance wellbeing across the lifespan. The top teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of expert judges, with prizes valued at $5,000 available.

Competition details and registration.

Registration deadline: November 24, 2026

Interested in learning more? Join the Healthcare Innovation Challenge Virtual Information Session on October 27, 2026, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. to hear from organizers, past participants, and challenge judges. Register for the info session.

Find out more at healthcareinnovationchallenge.ca

Featuring Bonnie Fuller, award-winning journalist, media executive, and entrepreneur, in conversation with Dr. Geeta Yadav, dermatologist and founder of FACET Dermatology. Dr. Yadav will bring an entrepreneurial lens to her conversation with Fuller, exploring lessons she has learned from navigating the evolving media landscape. 

• When: Monday, November 16, 2026, 6 PM – 7 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM) 
• Where: Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus (108 College St.), 2nd Floor
• Learn more and Register: uoft.me/spark (Free event)

Call for Papers: CVIS 2026

We are excited to announce the 12th Annual Conference on Vision and Intelligent Systems (CVIS 2026), a free, in-person conference on December 9–10, 2026, at the University of Waterloo (Pearl Sullivan Engineering, E7). CVIS brings together academia and industry to promote the advancement of AI, computer vision, and imaging technologies. For more information, visit cvis-conference.com.

Submission Details

Papers are limited to four pages (excluding references) using the CVIS 2026 template, must be anonymized, and are submitted through OpenReview. See the author guidelines for details.

Topics of Interest

We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

• Machine Learning & AI: deep learning, object detection, recognition, and classification, content-based image retrieval.
• Image Processing: reconstruction, restoration, enhancement, compression and transmission, visual quality assessment.
• 3D Vision: 3D and stereoscopic imaging and reconstruction.
• Multispectral & Video Analysis: multispectral imaging, video processing and analytics, biometrics.
• Computational Imaging: including document and sign processing and analysis.
• Ethics in AI: fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics for responsible intelligent systems.
• Applications: remote sensing, health monitoring, biomedical, consumer electronics, manufacturing, and life sciences.

Important Dates (23:59 EST)

• Paper registration: Friday, October 23, 2026
• Paper submission deadline: Friday, October 30, 2026
• Author notification: Friday, November 20, 2026
• Poster and oral slides submission: Monday, December 7, 2026
• Conference: December 9–10, 2026

We look forward to seeing you at CVIS 2026!

Register to join the in-person Flagship Pioneering Information Session hosted by University of Toronto’s Life Sciences Career Development Syndicate (LSCDS)!

Flagship Pioneering is a venture creation company behind companies such as Moderna, Indigo Agriculture, and Sana Biotechnology. Join the in-person session to learn about Flagship’s summer fellowship program, a 12-week, paid opportunity for PhD students and postdocs to collaborate on inventing disruptive startups in human health, planetary health, AI, and more.

This session will be hosted by Dr. Maria Mercado, a University of Toronto alumna and Associate Director on Strategic Alliance Leadership and Management Team at Flagship Pioneering.

Date: Thursday, November 5^th 2026

Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Location: University of Toronto, St. George campus (exact building and room number will be shared with registered students)

Pizza will be provided!

Register by completing the form here: https://forms.gle/NAxNav68cKFYUkkx5

Please direct any questions about the event to contact@lscds.org

Webinar: Alchema Research: Contactless Robotics in Soft Material Handling
Date and time: 28th October 2026 | 2pm GMT
Registration & more info: Click Here – Registration for the webinar is now open

Join us for an introduction to AcoustoFab’s contactless robotic platform

a new approach to precision handling built on acoustic technology, and its role in the emerging world of Physical AI. This session will explore how contactless, acoustic-based manipulation enables pick, inspect, sort, and place parts with a level of precision and gentleness that traditional solutions can’t match, and why this matters as manufacturing moves toward more intelligent, adaptive physical systems.

We’ll present a range of applications across industries, showing how the platform’s contactless approach solves real handling challenges, delicate components, irregular geometries, contamination-sensitive processes, and complex sorting requirements, while feeding into broader Physical AI capabilities like adaptive perception and autonomous decision-making on the factory floor.

Who should attend?

Engineers, operations and plant leaders, robotics/automation teams, scientists, lab leaders and anyone interested in the intersection of lab automation and Physical AI.

What you can expect:

• Talks from experts in the field about how Alchema can be used to change the way we interact with the physical world around us.
• Exclusive insight into the world’s first programmable contact-free robotics platform and how it is changing automation.
• Live Q&A with the AcoustoFab team.
• A downloadable recording of the webinar for you to refer back to at your leisure

What you’ll learn:

• What a contactless robotic platform is and how acoustic-based precision handling works.
• A tour of applications across industries: pick-and-place, inspection, and sorting Where contactless sorting outperforms traditional methods.
• The advantages of contactless handling: precision, gentleness, and reduced contamination risk.
• Where this fits into the future of manufacturing automation.

Interested in mentoring the next wave of scientists and improving high school STEM education? Get involved with the Discovery program this Fall!

The Discovery Program at the University of Toronto is seeking mentors for its upcoming Fall 2026 term (October 2026  – December 2026). This initiative targets high schools with fewer educational resources, offering students an opportunity to engage in university-level STEM projects. In partnership with high school educators from the Toronto District School Board, participating students work in teams to design and execute experiments to solve real-world problems over three full day visits to UofT. We are currently recruiting volunteer mentors to help guide high school students through their iterative designs. As a mentor, you’ll guide students through capstone projects in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, helping them apply their knowledge in a hands-on, inquiry-based learning environment. You will also have the chance to gain skills and experience for future teaching opportunities, connect with fellow mentors in the Discovery community, and share your passion for science and engineering with students! 

If you’re interested, sign up using this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/M35ArkHPdD  or scan the QR code on the image below. For more details, visit uoftdiscovery.ca or reach out via email to: discovery@utoronto.ca