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Research VPs empower discovery
An impressive list of women are leading research at universities across the country.
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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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UBC researchers find a lack of gender parity in neuroscience and psychology studies
Analysis found that sex differences are often ignored and only 5 per cent of studies used best practices for discovering differences between the sexes.
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Bringing research to life
Winners from a photo contest at Queen’s University use creativity to showcase their work.
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Laurier professor studies how language lights up our brains
Learning a second language sparks new connections in the brain that are stored as cognitive reserve.
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Addressing systemic issues through art
Concordia professor curates historical exhibition of Black Canadian works.
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The rise of preprints
How COVID-19 has transformed the way we publish and report on scientific research.
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Celebrating 100 years of French language science in Canada
Looking back on a century of scientific growth.
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Aiming for the moon
Renewed international interest in our closest celestial neighbour is giving academics a chance to build out Canada’s space exploration expertise.
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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.
