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How to integrate storytelling into your next research grant application
By humanizing your data, your grant will be more memorable and compelling.
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Preventing budget overruns for your CFI Innovation Fund request
The first in a 2-part series on what to do to make sure you are requesting the right amount of funding for your new piece of equipment, renovation, or new construction.
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What topics about the grad school experience remain untold? We want to hear from you
The Graduate Matters column has evolved in its first five years and is looking for new contributors.
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Diversity in citation practices: auditing your list of references contributes to better science
As a researcher, you should intentionally consider voices and perspectives that you might have previously omitted or ignored.
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Your reader is a little bit drunk
Many academics are chronically sleep deprived. When you’re writing your most important documents, ensure your formatting makes it easy for tired brains to process your words.
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Getting “is” right
When you can’t tell how to conjugate “to be,” your lay summary isn’t laying correctly.
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Why academics need to focus on structuring their time
It may well be the single most important predictor of well-being in academia.
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Some thoughts on Pop-Up Poetry and the role of art at conferences
A funny thing happened when four writers were tasked with creating poems on demand at a higher-ed conference in Ottawa.
