MAY-JUNE 2022 DIGITAL EDITION OF UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS IS NOW LIVE
May-June University Affairs PDF FEATURES The rise of preprints How COVID-19 has transformed the way we publish and report on scientific research A century of scientific growth Tracing the emergence of French-language science in Canada. Aiming for the moon Renewed international interest in our closest celestial neighbour is giving academics a chance to build…
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A statement from the presidents of Canada鈥檚 federal research granting agencies to support Ukrainian research trainees
As the presidents of Canada鈥檚 three federal research funding agencies鈥攖he Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)鈥攚e wish to express our deep solidarity with the Ukrainian people in the context of Vladimir Putin鈥檚 unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. We welcome…
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Dialogue–SSHRC April eNewsletter online
Table of Contents: New Frontiers in Research Fund: Recipients announced for 2021 Exploration stream, and innovative approaches in the pandemic special聽call Storytellers Challenge 2022鈥檚 Top 25 finalists announced Seeking Knowledge Keepers Grad students asked to complete tri-agency Talent survey Keep up with The Conversation And much more To access the newsletter, please click here
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Traditional Knowledge as a powerful driver in research
Artist and curator, Tania Willard, of the Secw茅pemc Nation and Chantelle Richmond, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg researcher in Indigenous health and the environment, in conversation with the Right Honourable Paul Martin To watch the panel and/or to read the transcript, please click here.
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First Progress Report of the Strengthening Indigenous Research Capacity Strategic Plan
The Canada Research Coordinating Committee has released Building the Foundation, the first progress report on the implementation of the interagency strategic plan Setting New Directions to support Indigenous research and research training in Canada. The interagency strategic plan for supporting Indigenous research and research training was launched in 2020, following extensive engagement with First Nations,…
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MARCH-APRIL 2022 DIGITAL EDITION OF UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS IS NOW LIVE
Mar-Apr University Affairs PDF FEATURES A job half doneIt’s been five years since the Naylor report was released, and some say there’s been too little progress toward supporting Canadian research in fundamental science. Housing wantedUniversities are exploring ways to build more student accommodations of all kinds amid a worsening national crisis. Check your bias at…
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Article: It鈥檚 time to end Canada鈥檚 obsession with research quantity
A call to stop the collective and damaging madness where we may publish more, but are falling more behind. BY ALEXANDER CLARK & BAILEY SOUSA | FEB 14 2022 Australia鈥檚 national health research funder has acted to restrict assessment of each applicant to its marque research competitions to only 10 publications from the last decade….
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星空传媒视频 Social Science Week Feb 7-11
The Dawson Social Science Week conference is this week, Monday, Feb. 7 to Friday, Feb. 11, and we’re looking forward to welcoming the Dawson community to this online event. To see the list of events, click here:聽/programs/social-science-business-technologies/social-science/social-science-week
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Report: The Canadian Teachers鈥� Federation (CTF/FCE) pandemic research report, 鈥淏ut at what cost?鈥�
Notable findings 97% of participants stated they experienced increased physical, mental, and emotional workload, and job demands during the 2020-2021 school year. The deteriorating mental health of Canadian public-school teachers has been caused in part by increased workload, uncertainty, and inadequate support from school, boards/districts, and Ministry leadership. Teachers are being pulled in multiple directions…
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L鈥檌ntelligence artificielle dans un monde en transformation
Le monde est en transformation et les c茅geps n鈥檡 茅chappent pas. L鈥檌ntelligence artificielle, l鈥橧A, fait partie de la donne. Comment approcher, avec r茅alisme et humanit茅, les technologies de l鈥橧A qui sont omnipr茅sentes dans nos vies et incontournables dans les organisations鈥�? Le 11 novembre 2021, le congr猫s de la F茅d茅ration des c茅geps portait justement sur le…
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