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How to win the Rhodes Scholarship
A Concordia University graduate shares his tips for scoring a full ride to Oxford University.
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Universities welcome clarity on national security rules
New policy includes lists of sensitive research areas and foreign institutions considered national security risks.
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Quebec’s tuition fee model: not able to see the forest for the trees
The Quebec government’s announced tuition fee increase for out-of-province students has sparked intense political debate over university funding.
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Why Canada is losing the next generation of researchers
With support for graduate students at a breaking point, Canadian universities are feeling the impact.
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Was COVID-19 research funding well spent?
Some academics argue it should have been part of regular funding programs, or more focused.
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Risk assessments required to apply for NSERC’s Alliance Grants program, federal government announces
Guidelines to be expanded to other granting agencies in the near future.
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How governments are redirecting public funds to private interests by pushing PSE to align more closely with labour market demands
Universities should be places for people to discover their own ways of contributing to their communities, not vocational assembly lines.
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$635M investment from feds receives lukewarm reception from the research community
‘It’s a relatively rote announcement given these are stable programs,’ says Jim Woodgett.
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New tri-agency policy aims to make research data management a priority
‘We need to change the culture so that well-documented data, metadata and code are considered to be as valuable as a … published journal article.’
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How Canada short-changes its graduate students and postdocs
Indexing scholarships and stipends is a simple yet effective way to maintain early career researchers’ standard of living.
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Alberta government unveils 10-year plan for PSE to mixed reviews
Alberta 2030 unveiled on the heels of more than half a billion dollars in actual and planned cuts.
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New funding models required for science and engineering research: report
Report offers guide for ongoing discussions as NSERC embarks on strategic 2030 planning.
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Provincial budget round-up 2021: university sector highlights
Alberta and Manitoba reduced postsecondary funding while the other provinces budgeted increases.
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Federal leadership, long-term planning needed to secure future of Canadian postsecondary education, says report
The ‘nightmare scenario’ of Laurentian University could become reality for other universities if the feds don't step in and stabilize the PSE sector, warns Royal Society of Canada working group chair.
