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NSERC announces Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship winners
Research council kicks off a week of prizes with grants for early-stage academics.
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Proposed Alto rail route slashes through Queen’s field biology station
Federal government praises the wilderness station as ‘globally unique,’ considers cleaving it with high-speed train.
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A bridge to human rights
IDRA scholarship winner Karen Spring studies Central American communities seeking redress for harms caused by major development projects.
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Heat waves and brain waves
IDRA scholarship winner Tianqi Zhao studies climate change and mental health in South Africa.
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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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Feds launch $1.7 billion international talent attraction program
The program will provide funding to bring 100 top-tier international research chairs and their teams to Canada.
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Funding the future
Investing in student research tackles youth unemployment while building Canada’s future economy.
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Universities ‘absolutely vital’ to Canada’s AI strategy, minister says
Evan Solomon, Canada’s minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, in conversation with University Affairs’ Christopher Guly.
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Brock U opens a treasure-chest of wines
The Canadian Wine Library welcomes tasters, educators and researchers to its 19,000-bottle collection.
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Taking the loneliness out of academic writing
Group writing retreats for PhD students can lower psychological distress and improve well-being.
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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.
