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How to craft a strategic research statement
Identifying themes in your work history can help you move from a laundry-list to a compelling story.
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Science interrupted
How the Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. science are derailing Canadian research.
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More than a doctoral degree
My journey of research, volunteering and advocacy.
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Post-secondary leaders express mixed reactions to Budget 2025
Cuts to international study permits raise alarm, research investments welcomed.
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University partnership exploring ‘rock solid’ solution to climate change
Project aims to show it’s possible to remove gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere and store it beneath the seabed.
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1 in 4 youth ‘may ignore science,’ leading to calls for improved communications
A new Canada Foundation for Innovation survey finds that while young people generally trust science, action is still needed to improve literacy.
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Canadian researchers looking to make aviation more environmentally sustainable
‘We need more breakthrough technologies, and we need more ideas,’ says one chemical engineer.
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Inside the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization
Home to one of Canada’s only Level 3 biosafety labs, VIDO was one of the first in the country to isolate SARS-CoV-2.
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UBC earthquake lab shakes, rattles and rolls
The Earthquake Engineering Research Facility is studying the dangers of seismic instability.
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Carleton researcher turned his passion for whales into an award-winning career
Marine biologist Shane Gero studies how sperm whales live. Now he wants to know what they are talking about.
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A 7,600 kilometre expedition in the name of academic research
Quebec adventurers spent months crossing Canada from north to south while participating in three research projects.
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Getting back to fieldwork
After prolonged delays, many academics are hoping to restart their stalled research projects.
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The promise and pitfalls of synthetic data
Computer scientists and statisticians are starting to create datasets that mimic important properties of the real thing, which could help ease privacy concerns.
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Rethinking academic conferencing for a carbon-constrained world
COVID-19 has forced academic conferencing online. As we emerge from the pandemic, we mustn’t return to the ‘old normal.’
