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Curiosity over canon
The benefits of research beyond methodological silos.
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The C150 Research Chairs program is ending, but its scholars are staying rooted in Canada
‘This is the moment to triple research funding in Canada,' urges renowned scientist.
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Emojis … as rhetoric?
A new course and lab at U of T Mississauga delve into these digital images 😀
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The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment continues to gain traction in Canada
‘DORA never says publication or traditional scholarly output doesn't matter. What it does say is that scholarly output is diverse.’
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Fundamental research is anything but basic
We can’t apply knowledge that we don’t have. And to have knowledge, we must create, reveal or discover it.
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Paper calls for safeguards against unethical research on wildlife
Many journals publish research that is based on the treatment of wild animals that would never be allowed in a laboratory setting.
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A toolbox for promoting responsible conduct in research-creation
Research-creation involves researchers who are also pursuing creative activities such as music, dance or design.
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Ensuring a responsible and ethical development of artificial intelligence
Many Canadian researchers are coming together in different organizational structures to study issues surrounding AI ethics and governance.
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The lure of learning analytics
Researchers now have access to a flood of educational data on students that they hope will offer insights on how to improve the learning experience. Will it work?
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Research is an addiction – but help is available
Recognizing the symptoms is the first step in treating the problem.
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U of Guelph’s DNA barcode centre catalogues Earth’s biodiversity
The work “will hugely advance our capacity to understand species interactions and … the impacts of human activities,” says director Paul Hebert.
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Think tanks fill an important niche within Canada’s public policy landscape
The country’s various research and policy institutes “are highly adept at getting their messages heard in today’s crowded ideas marketplace,” says one expert.
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Why an education researcher is teaching young offenders to play chess
In Chess for Life, students learn about decision-making and relationships as part of a game-based sentencing program.
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How a multinational project is striving to change refugee research
About 85 percent of the world’s refugees can be found in the global south while most refugee research is based out of the global north; a Canadian study aims to bridge that gap.
