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How to hook an SSHRC postdoc grant
Two tips for a catchy opening that will make your proposal stand out.
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NSERC moves to keep research IP in Canada
The granting agency is steering toward a new funding model to keep intellectual property rights, and the commercial technologies they spawn, in Canadian hands.
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Diversity strengthens discovery
What Nobel Laureates reveal about diversity, discovery and societal impact.
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Understanding research-creation at SSHRC
Artistic works that explore socio-cultural questions may qualify for this unique grant.
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Why organoids are playing a growing role in medical research
Scientists are turning to small lab-grown cell clusters to probe basic questions, model diseases and test drugs.
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University of Calgary researcher part of team studying fossilized dinosaur egg
The perfectly preserved specimen is currently housed at the Yingliang Stone Nature History Museum in China.
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Ontario Tech University explores the future of industrial robotics with a four-legged friend
Mechatronics researchers will be exploring the capabilities of Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot over the next three years.
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University partnership exploring ‘rock solid’ solution to climate change
Project aims to show it’s possible to remove gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere and store it beneath the seabed.
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1 in 4 youth ‘may ignore science,’ leading to calls for improved communications
A new Canada Foundation for Innovation survey finds that while young people generally trust science, action is still needed to improve literacy.
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Canadian researchers looking to make aviation more environmentally sustainable
‘We need more breakthrough technologies, and we need more ideas,’ says one chemical engineer.
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Inside the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization
Home to one of Canada’s only Level 3 biosafety labs, VIDO was one of the first in the country to isolate SARS-CoV-2.
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UBC earthquake lab shakes, rattles and rolls
The Earthquake Engineering Research Facility is studying the dangers of seismic instability.
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Carleton researcher turned his passion for whales into an award-winning career
Marine biologist Shane Gero studies how sperm whales live. Now he wants to know what they are talking about.
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A 7,600 kilometre expedition in the name of academic research
Quebec adventurers spent months crossing Canada from north to south while participating in three research projects.
