Engaging Diverse Networks
CIFAR is a global platform and convener for diverse global networks, uniting researchers, institutions and sectors across borders and disciplines.
In 2024-2025, we had 82 active partnerships with governments, research organizations, industries and foundations, in more than 10 countries around the world.
By creating space for deep, sustained collaboration, CIFAR continues to foster breakthrough ideas that no one research area or country could achieve alone.
SPOTLIGHT: CATALYZING LEADERSHIP FOR WOMEN RESEARCHERS IN AFRICA
In January 2025, CIFAR hosted the Women in Research Leadership Development Symposium, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. The event brought together 55 exceptional early-career female researchers from across sub-Saharan Africa for three days of skills training, mentorship and interdisciplinary networking.
CIFAR fosters community and leadership across disciplines and borders.
Sahba Nomvula Besharati, a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar in the Brain, Mind & Consciousness program, at the Women in Research Leadership Development Symposium.
Our cross-border collaborations extend far and wide. Discover our global reach.