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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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Reinforcing Canada’s culture of innovation and discovery
A multidisciplinary approach is needed to help shape good policy and provide avenues for nation-building investment.
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Canada falling behind in R&D, report warns
Universities provide one of the few bright spots, according to the Council of Canadian Academies.
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Science interrupted
How the Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. science are derailing Canadian research.
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The quest to build a reliable quantum computer
Researchers expect big things if and when dependable quantum computing becomes a reality, and they are eager to ensure that the country is well-positioned to play a meaningful part.
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Bringing hands-on learning to the virtual classroom
Instructors recreate campus laboratories and class field trips with at-home lab kits.
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Confidentiality of research data: revisiting l’Affaire Maillé
It is likely the tsunami of research triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will generate its fair share of conflicts related to the confidentiality of research data and intellectual property.
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Canadian universities accelerate collective climate action
Investment management charters and international partnerships are just some of the ways universities are ramping up cross-sectoral efforts against climate change.
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A Q&A primer on contact tracing apps
They’ll alert you if you’ve been in close contact with an infected individual, explains U of T’s Emily Seto, but there remain many challenges to their widespread adoption.
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In the midst of the pandemic, academics are fighting a rising ‘infodemic’
As COVID-19 began to spread around the globe, so too did a toxic brew of rumours, misinformation and conspiracy theories.
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COVID-19 pandemic shakes up the world of scientific publishing
Scientific publishing is experiencing major changes these days, with increased production of scientific data, open-access publications and online prepublication. Can these changes last?
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Women academics worry the pandemic is squeezing their research productivity
Struggling to juggle myriad responsibilities, “the easiest thing to put off … is research,” says one professor.
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Climate change is having a calamitous effect on Indigenous archeological sites in Canada’s North
“We’re witnessing the disappearance of history,” says one expert.
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Could the Montreal Neuro herald a paradigm shift in scientific research?
The Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital is pioneering an open-science model that could change the way medical research is conducted across the globe.
