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The challenges facing Nova Scotia’s postsecondary institutions
Unexpected government policy changes have choked off revenues while rising costs threaten to topple painstakingly balanced budgets.
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Understanding university ownership of IP in foreign research collaborations
Imposing broad rules on universities around ownership of intellectual property in complex research collaborations is not the answer.
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A new era of research security
National security agencies are taking a renewed interest in universities and their research in the face of rising geopolitical concerns.
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Provincial budget round-up 2023: highlights for the university sector
Most provinces are targeting new funding to expand health care programs and student financial assistance.
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Majority of the new round of CERC holders are women
The eight new Canada Excellence Research Chair holders come from a number of different countries to set up shop in Canada.
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A novel approach to funding postsecondary education
The introduction of a financial transactions tax would generate billions in revenue that postsecondary institutions desperately need.
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Budget 2019 promotes skills, scholarships and Indigenous student access
The federal government’s pre-election budget contains several key items for students and universities.
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Ageism in biotech
Is age a proxy for success when launching a biopharma startup?
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Researchers scramble to meet deadline for New Frontiers research fund
Final applications are due February 7, just weeks after inaugural competition was launched.
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Focusing on the positives: some good ideas for improving science
These relatively recent initiatives deserve recognition for helping the scientific community.
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Panel discusses models for supporting graduate students and postdocs
In anticipation of support for trainees in the upcoming federal budget, researchers and administrators shared their perspectives at CSPC.
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The benefits and challenges of international research collaboration
Working with international colleagues can provide new insights and even a career boost, but it takes patience and planning.
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Could fake grants help clean up the peer review process?
By committing to this exercise, we might better understand why and how some grants get funded despite fatal flaws.
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The current status of translational research funding in North America
While anything can be funded, scientific research teams often need to demonstrate a realistic path to a financial return on investment to get funded.
