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The tyranny of the average
Driven by statistics, AI homogenizes humanity and devalues outliers.
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Is it time for mandatory mental health training for university students in Canada?
Despite efforts to address student mental health, services are not meeting needs.
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What does Indigenization mean?
It is a critical path forward for institutions to create meaningful change and honour Indigenous self-determination.
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Leveraging our research excellence
Understanding the complexities of commercializing curiosity-driven research.
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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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Why should academics make a podcast?
For me, podcasting is a way to continue the conversation with my students and bring my research to unexpected new audiences.
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2019 year in review – exploring the topics that resonated with our readers
Career planning and mental health in academe were some of the most-read topics addressed on the Black Hole in the past year.
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Getting to know your institution’s deep culture
This “collective unconscious” of a department, faculty or university is what makes it unique.
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Canadian researchers will be exposed to Brexit’s after-effects
As the U.K. proceeds with Brexit, Canada will likely prioritize collaboration with EU-based researchers over those in the U.K.
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Survivorship bias in science: is individual resilience the most important quality of a good scientist?
Many scientists are leaving academe, but why they leave and who remains will have substantial implications for how we train future scientists.
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Collaboration in hard times in higher education
Collaboration distributes resources among academic institutions, creating conditions for partnerships, sharing and attention to diverse needs.
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The fault lines of the politics of science policy are firmly in place
The Liberals claim that “science is at the centre of everything the government does” – yet all we have seen and heard are symbolic gestures and feel-good rhetoric.
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Making the transition to a new university
To get to know an institution, you need to understand its people, place and culture.
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Dog-ate-my-homework syndrome and other tales from an academic editor
Within academia, the professional editor is considered to be an outside, unknown and potentially dangerous entity.
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When should I take the next (career) step?
Any decision to do something new is based on our confidence in ourselves to succeed at it.
