Brian Owens is an award-winning science journalist and author based in New Brunswick.
Brian Owens is an award-winning science journalist and author based in New Brunswick.
New narrative CV to be rolled out to all tri-agencies’ grant competitions.
New policy includes lists of sensitive research areas and foreign institutions considered national security risks.
The CIHR Review Quality Assurance process reveals vast majority of grant reviewers are doing a good job.
National security agencies are taking a renewed interest in universities and their research in the face of rising geopolitical concerns.
A decade ago, Canada was at the forefront of open access publishing. Now critics say those policies are due for a drastic rewrite.
Concern rises about potential research chill as new rules are extended across federal research-funding agencies.
As she begins her second term, Mona Nemer weighs in on shaping the pandemic response, the battle against misinformation, and the push for open science.
After four years, the federal government’s billion-dollar superclusters are finding their feet, but they need more time.
‘We punch above our weight in Canada because we collaborate,’ says one computer science professor, ‘and this has the potential to erode those collaborations.’
How COVID-19 has transformed the way we publish and report on scientific research.
Some say there’s been too little progress toward supporting Canadian research in fundamental science.
