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Travelling to the U.S.? Here’s what to know.
How to protect yourself and your research data when crossing the border.
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Should your supervisor be your boss?
Working for your supervisor is a choice, not an obligation.
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Addressing the gap in academic professionalization for graduate students
Academic support units have an important role to play in the professionalization of graduate students.
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The New Frontiers in Research Fund: peer reviewers’ perspectives
Often, interdisciplinary research projects don’t fit into the standard funding competition requirements, but the NFRF values true interdisciplinarity.
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What to remember when negotiating an offer of employment
There are several details that should be finalized before you sign on to a faculty position.
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From flipped classroom to flipped thesis: A model for engaged graduate student research
Building stakeholder partnerships from the beginning of a thesis project is a great way to inspire meaningful knowledge mobilization from student research.
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The discussion section: the biomedical researchers’ time to shine
This part of your manuscript should contain the appropriate content in the appropriate structure and also be convincing and easy to understand.
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The research statement: a formative tool
The composition of this document gives you the opportunity to reflect on where you are going in your career and how you are feeling about your work.
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Five easy pieces of advice for new department chairs
This position gives you a great opportunity to expand your leadership skills.
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How to write the script for your job talk
You should carefully consider word choices and sentence structures when you’ve got a high-stakes presentation to give.
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The surprising power of intellectual retreats
By removing yourself from familiar surroundings, you will be able to zero in on a particular task or project without all the usual distractions.
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A useful guide for anyone considering a PhD
Envisioning the PhD journey as three distinct stages: the marathon, the discourse and the compass.
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How to write the ‘response to previous reviews’ for your CIHR Project Grant application
Four health research grants specialists share their top tips.
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How lectures can help build students’ listening skills
Effective listening is a valuable life and career skill that instructors can help students develop.
