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Quebec launches network of reseach chairs in science diplomacy
Acting in the roles of diplomats and advisors, scientists can help solve pressing world problems, argues Quebec Chief Scientist Rémi Quirion.
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Ryan Brook: Canada’s ‘Chairman of the Boar’
The Saskatchewan-based researcher has been studying and tracking super pigs for over 14 years.
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Yes to more evaluation, but a bigger yes to more action
A recent report on research culture shows that evaluation is key, but stops short of practical solutions to core problems.
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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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At Queen’s Prison Law Clinic, students go behind bars to help inmates
Students in a prison law clinical course offered by Queen’s University help federal inmates with legal grievances.
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Making sense of the paranormal
Researchers from various disciplines are seeking not to debunk strange events, but rather to understand how people engage with them, and what this reveals about the human experience.
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Ontario university strategic mandate agreements: a train wreck waiting to happen
Where the plan goes off track is the system-wide metrics it uses to assess research excellence and impact.
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Chalk River reactor closure threatens to scatter research community
With the shut-down scheduled for March, a group of researchers is lobbying the government to fund foreign facilities, or risk losing local expertise.
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New approaches to breaking down barriers in academic science
Equal access to information, experiences and diverse viewpoints needs to be made available to the wider scientific community.
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Researchers launch children’s lab at national science and tech museum
The recently renovated museum provides “constant flow” of research participants for developmental scientists from the University of Ottawa.
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Government reveals first batch of Canada 150 Research Chairs
First four winners will come to Canada from the U.K., New Zealand and the U.S.
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The unifying force of research
Research today is about partnerships and networks to share data and ideas, and to answer the big questions that confront us.
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How Canada has emerged as a leader in artificial intelligence
Academics, industry and government have joined together, setting the stage for Canada to become a research and development powerhouse in AI.
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Active History website aims to ‘get history out of the university’
The site’s readership and content have expanded over the years, now reaching an average of 40,000 visits per month.
