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Federal $29M fund embeds PhDs and post-docs into tech firms

Talent Innovation Canada receives promised funding to match grad students with companies to develop new technologies.
News International students

Cuban students and scholars desperately await improvement amid continued blockade

Canada-Cuba relations expert Karen Dubinsky warns mood among Cuban colleagues continues to decline.
News Students

Red Alert!

Students tackle underground rescue scenarios as Laurentian University hosts the Intercollegiate Mine Emergency Response Competition.
News Policy

Why has the Atlantic region been hit hardest by IRCC’s student visa cuts?

Reduced international student intake threatens local economies, workforce pipelines and long-term growth in less populous regions.

Opinion Research

Curiosity over canon

The benefits of research beyond methodological silos.
Opinion Communication

What do universities owe the public?

Institutions of higher learning exist to serve the needs of society, from global to local.
Opinion Research

Beyond protection?

The impact of ethics sprawl on researchers at Canadian universities.
Opinion Academic freedom

Why should academic freedom protect ineffective teaching?

The status quo is in desperate need of change.

Features Artificial intelligence

The King and AI

A team of international scholars tackles a historical work of epic proportions.
Features Mental Health

Wags over worries

A look at how campuses across Canada use pet therapy programs to support students’ mental health.
Features Arts

Top 10 movies about university life

In honour of Academy Awards season, here’s our list of the best films about professors, students and out-of-control frat boys.
Features Q&A

Reaffirming the role of universities

Lessons from the U.S.

Career Advice Administration

Reconsidering the value of exams in the age of AI

Logistical, security and validity challenges present an opportunity to rethink the role of exams in assessment.
Career Advice Students

Heading to France for your master’s?

Quebec’s Bourse Frontenac could help fund your graduate studies.
Career Advice EDI

Bridging science and inclusion

MISI Summer School reimagines equity in research training.
Career Advice Advice

Take it easy this conference season

Before committing to a colloquium, consider carefully whether the time and cost are worth the payoff.

Wendy Glauser

Wendy Glauser is an award-winning writer and editor who lives in Toronto and writes about health and science.

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