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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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What’s happening with Canada’s superclusters?
After four years, the federal government’s billion-dollar superclusters are finding their feet, but they need more time.
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Higher-education scholarships and fellowships miss the mark by $8,500
The government is being urged to increase financial aid for graduate students and postdocs.
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Researching solutions to the growing ‘tragedy of homelessness’
Those affected include over 100,000 postsecondary students, one expert estimates.
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IDRC places great importance on the future of young researchers
The International Development Research Centre’s response to Valéry Ridde’s opinion piece, “Canada must not abandon its young global health researchers.”
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Canada must not abandon its young global health researchers
We need a consistent policy for funding global health research.
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Government reveals first batch of Canada 150 Research Chairs
First four winners will come to Canada from the U.K., New Zealand and the U.S.
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Aurora researcher taps Facebook group to crack a mystery in the night sky
They call their discovery “Steve.”
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Really? We’re going to tax students now?
The U.S. House of Representatives has recently passed legislation that potentially increases the tax burden for university students, faculty, and staff, while depleting resources for financial aid, research and teaching.
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A Q&A with Canada’s new chief science advisor, Mona Nemer
Dr. Nemer says she will be a champion for the understanding of science and its role in our everyday lives.
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Science minister discusses progress on Naylor report, lays out priorities
Kirsty Duncan spoke at the Canadian Science Policy Conference about the importance of equity and diversity in science and addressed “the elephant in the room” – funding.
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Research networks facing funding cut-off get thrown a lifeline
Networks of Centres of Excellence that reach the end of their final funding cycle by 2019 are now allowed to reapply.
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Why follow-up funding is important for translational research
This recommendation was born out of the observation that discontinuity in funding leads to losing trained personnel and trainees through dismantling of collaborations.
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We need to invest in young researchers for the sake of equity
It is nearly impossible for talented early career researchers – especially women – to obtain stable funding to operate their labs.
