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CURN is an excellent resource for students who are unsure or want to know more about research or are wary about the unknowns of the process. CURN removes the uncertainty and answers questions students have surrounding research, and it brings research down to an accessible level for students of any discipline who want to learn.

Cassandra Roberge
Research Ambassador, CURN Marketing

This project has been a labour of love and a privilege to co-create. I appreciate collaborating with these talented humans and the trusting, encouraging environment I was allowed to play in over the years. CURN is a constantly growing and evolving entity, and I’m thrilled to see where the next group will take it; for now, I’m going to celebrate what we CURN-tly have!

Brii Brennan
CURN Content Manager, CURNcast

I had a ton of fun creating resources that could help other students through their own research journeys, and I’m grateful I had the opportunity to grow into a leadership role within the project. In addition to sharpening my computing skills, this project gave me the opportunity to work on a series of soft skills which I might otherwise not have had a chance to develop – including leadership, vision and mission development, public speaking, and countless others.

Stefano Stamato
CURN Product Manager, 2022

I got to work in a great team that valued every individual’s independent journey with their research. I learned new skills, both technological and communication skills. Furthermore, I got to create something that will help the new students not be so confused when they are looking to get into research. It has been an honour to be part of CURN.

Tracy Asingo
Research Ambassador, CERF

Knowing that my input is taken into consideration in project decisions and getting to collaborate with a wide variety of people have been most meaningful to me during the course of this project.

Gabrielle Dagasso
Co-Creator, Bachelor of Science, 2021

Research at the undergraduate level changed my life. It has opened me to new opportunities and let me meet new people– I may not have been able to do those things without getting involved. I’m very fortunate that I took the time to ask around about research, but I may have gotten on track sooner if I had heard about its accessibility to students earlier in my academic career. The most meaningful part about this project for me is that I can, in a small way, impact how the messages around research are conveyed to students from a student perspective. Plus, being a co-creator was a lot of fun, so I’m glad more students will get to be involved in the project going forward!

Will Primrose
Co-Creator, Bachelor of Science, 2021

Being a student co-creator of the CURN website has allowed me to share my experiences from my early years as an undergraduate student and has allowed me to share what I struggled with and how I overcame those struggles. Joining research as an undergraduate student is very intimidating. Working on modules for the CURN website to ease future students’ anxieties about becoming undergraduate researchers is very meaningful and rewarding to me. Just the thought that students who explore the website that we have created may get motivated to join a research lab brings me so much joy.

Youssef Ekalduce
Co-Creator, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2021