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Manitoba’s road to recovery
The oft-overlooked Prairie province’s higher education sector is beginning to recover after several years of budget cuts, strikes and government interference.
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Sarah Ruediger joins the Black Hole team!
The neuroscientist is gearing up to cover topics from open, team-based science to putting EDI to work in the field.
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Are universities doing enough to address academic misconduct in research?
The search for a systemic response to a growing concern.
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New advisory panel hopes to bring fresh look at research support
Improving the cohesiveness, openness and agility of Canada’s research support system is the core mandate of the federal government’s new advisory panel.
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Scientists making science better – an eLife experiment
The culture of scientific research desperately needs a makeover. Enter the eLife Ambassador program.
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A map to the federal Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund
As SIF-funded projects wind down, a look at where the funding was distributed by project, institution and province.
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The Canada Research Coordinating Committee gets into gear
An interview with the committee’s inaugural chair, SSHRC president Ted Hewitt.
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Why some research areas appear relatively “over-funded”
Public perception of which cancers get research funding differs greatly from what actually gets funded. Here’s why.
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Limiting grants to well-funded labs
While no one is arguing for funding failure, the challenge is how we define “success.”
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The implication of the Hatch-Waxman Act for universities
Among the most interesting implications is the recognition that universities are not exempt from patent infringement for basic research.
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Canada excels in science, but not so much in innovation
After five decades of telling ourselves the same story, can we start asking different questions about innovation?
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Is NSERC turning the ship around?
I can happily report that something has indeed changed at NSERC and the number of postdoctoral fellowships being awarded is definitely recovering.
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2018 provincial budgets: highlights for universities
Increases in some provinces make up for lost ground, while others tread water.
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Canada’s innovation gap remains, new report finds
Investment in R&D as a share of GDP has steadily declined since 2001, mainly due to low business R&D expenditures, says expert panel.
