Congratulations to CrimSL Director Professor Kamari Clarke on being selected as a finalist of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) 2025 Impact Awards in the Insight Award category!
"As a finalist, Kamari Clarke is recognized as a champion in bringing forward the very best ideas in the social sciences and humanities, and in helping us understand and improve the world around us, today and into the future," wrote Ted Hewitt, SSHRC President, in a letter of congratulations dated August 20, 2025, to U of T President Meric Gertler.
SSHRC Impact Awards are designed to build on and sustain Canada’s research-based knowledge culture in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities. The awards recognize outstanding researchers and celebrate their research achievements, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities funded partially or entirely by SSHRC.
The Insight Award recognizes outstanding achievement arising from a single or multiple SSHRC-funded initiative(s). It is given to an individual or a team of up to six people (including the nominee) whose initiative or initiatives have significantly contributed to knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world. The research outcomes must have led to demonstrable impact within the nominee’s fields of research and/or beyond the social sciences and humanities research community.
SSHRC announced twelve finalists of its 2025 Impact Awards on September 4, 2025. The winners in each award category — Talent, Insight, Connection and Partnership, in addition to the Gold Medal recipient — will be announced on November 24, 2025.
Read SSHRC's announcement of the 2025 Impact Award finalists.
Read U of T News "3 U of T scholars shortlisted for 2025 SSHRC Impact Awards."