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Thriving after your PhD
Evidence and advice from postdocs about finding your footing in the working world.
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Designing a pathway through our post-pandemic teaching challenges
How to support the teaching mission at your institution.
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Mentorship matters: Building relationships that shape your grad school success
Having a mentor who is available when you need them and listens to your dreams and concerns objectively is key.
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Should your supervisor be your boss?
Working for your supervisor is a choice, not an obligation.
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MDPI Toronto Summit 2026: Bringing together leaders to shape the future of scholarly publishing
Highlights, key discussions, and insights from two days of collaboration, innovation, and open dialogue across leaders within the global research community.
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Meet Kevin McCormick, Founding President of the Canadian Institute for Human Rights and Global Health
Bringing capacity to global engagement.
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From business journalism to entrepreneurial support
A Moroccan BCDI 2030 Scholar committed to empowering women entrepreneurs.
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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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The high cost of inadequate funding for grad students
A recent report on the future of the history PhD shows many students are living below the poverty line.
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Making outbound student mobility a reality
A rural postsecondary institution shares its journey to help increase Canada’s low participation rates through uncertain times.
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In academia, we need two types of researchers: divers and surfers
Once the value of ‘interdisciplinary’ is truly accepted, academia will significantly benefit.
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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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We need to teach postdocs how to teach
Without properly training them, we are throwing our academics to the wind and shortchanging their students.
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Putting non-disposable assignments to work
The Pay It Forward Assignment allows students to share their learning to help current and future students.
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The main lesson academics can take from watching the World Cup
The career-long coaching that players receive holds lessons for reaching your own work goals.
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Clearly you are accomplished, but you also present as being rather lazy
Why it’s important to provide analysis and context for your experience, credentials and successes in an application.
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TA Tipline, part 2: grading, mentoring, invigilating, oh my!
This is the final instalment in our two-part series where experienced teaching assistants offer guidance to both first-timers and veterans looking for new ideas.
