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Getting research out of the lab: supporting the “Third Mission” of Canadian universities
Nationally consistent express licences can unlock untapped value in Canadian universities.
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Prof pas prof, j’y vais: conference anxiety
Shining a humorous light on some of the tasks that academics deal with on a regular basis.
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The escalating challenges of university leadership
Why attracting talented and dedicated leaders is more important than ever.
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Breaking barriers: when international students have ADHD
Without accommodations, these students are often left to fend for themselves.
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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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COVID-19 is hurting PhD students’ mental health
Here are three ways Canadian universities can do more to help.
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A time for reflection
How do we make sense of what has happened, and how do we move forward towards a post-COVID world?
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How to fight antisemitism without threatening
academic freedomAn examination of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism.
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It’s time to combat ageism in higher education
Fostering intergenerational education enriches us all, providing us with unique and diverse perspectives.
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The benefits of aligning your brand and culture
Having a distinct brand that is integrated with your research program’s culture allows your team to define its strengths and intended contributions to a field.
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Celebrate diversity, embrace equity and cultivate inclusion
Diversity is easy to define and measure, and thus manage, but equity and inclusion are not and require much greater effort.
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Caveat emptor: preprint servers in biomedical science
While the advantages of preprint servers are numerous, researchers need to be very clear about the fact that these findings have not been formally assessed by the scientific community.
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Health, design and planning: will COVID-19 lead to any changes in graduate education?
There is a critical gap between what is required to respond to the pandemic on the ground and what we’re being taught in grad school.
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Is online learning at a tipping point?
Maybe – but the key question for colleges and universities is not the balance between online and face-to-face teaching, but survival.
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The purpose of branding in science
Branding is the exercise of summarizing an organization’s culture to attract a particular type of employee, collaborator or funder.
