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Preparing for flexible career paths in academia and beyond
A new open education resource helps train grad students for professional life outside the academy.
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Tips for starting up a research lab within the social sciences
For early career scholars, a lab is not just a place for conducting research – it’s a space for building community, developing future leaders and creating a lasting impact.
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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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Regain control of your inbox
A few suggestions to help reduce the amount of time you are spending on reading, writing and sorting emails.
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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
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Join the club: a job search community
Preparing international students for the Canadian labour market using a cohort-based approach.
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Establishing connections through the QES-Advanced Scholars program
One researcher shares the experience she gained conducting research with Indigenous groups in Canada and Ecuador.
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Your job search through the lens of the Hero’s Journey
What separates the hero from others is a willingness to embrace the challenge despite the unknown and to keep going no matter the obstacles.
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Against utility and instrumentalization: knowledge mobilization for the humanities
You needn’t put on armour or start a podcast to come up with ways to “mobilize knowledge.”
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‘Unplugging’ or ‘plugging in’ elsewhere: reflections on building an extracurricular profile in grad school
Taking the time – even if it’s a few hours a week – for extracurricular activities can help expand your career options.
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Rethinking student transcripts to include skill development
Consider UBC dept. of political science’s rich transcripts project.
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It’s time to end Canada’s obsession with research quantity
A call to stop the collective and damaging madness where we may publish more, but are falling more behind.
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Looking for career growth? The best way to move forward may be to pause
Put yourself front and centre in your career planning.
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Is further education the best path towards achieving skill development?
Six things to think about as you consider whether or not to pursue a graduate degree.
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Break bad rules: how to change language norms in your academic field, individually and systemically
You don’t need to be in a position of power to shift a language norm in your discipline.
