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Demonstrating impact in your tenure dossier
Tools to attest to influence.
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Drafting the budget for your first SSHRC grant application
Early career researchers tend to be too cautious when budgeting, but if you justify your costs in detail, you will show the reviewers that you have considered all options.
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Writing for peer reviewers from outside your field: lessons from non-fiction
When you need to explain a niche subject to a broader audience, contextualizing big numbers and using sensory metaphors can help to explain your research.
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A quick shave for your grant proposal: cutting your word count in page-limited texts
By cutting words like ‘is’ and ‘very’, you’ll be able to significantly reduce your word count.
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Charting a path for your reader: How to signpost well
Most journal articles use the technique to help readers navigate the text.
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Ethical considerations for the integration of Indigenous knowledge into open education resources
Consent, consultation and collaboration are key.
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Becoming an academic-artist: how to apply for your first artist’s grant
A look at the three main components to consider when submitting a Canada Council for the Arts grant.
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Submit with confidence: CFI Innovation Fund best practices
The second in a two-part series covers the non-budgetary aspects of an application.
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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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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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Moving your research results into practice through policy briefs
Writing one can be a great way to make your work more accessible.
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How to write clear objectives for your research grant proposal
They are the bricks that you’re laying on the path towards your goal.
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Zombie-proof your writing: tips for making the conceptual concrete
Clarify your concepts by structuring your work around nominal peaks and concrete valleys.
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How to review a book you don’t like without destroying your professional relationships
Four options for approaching a delicate quandary.
