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Adopting AI is a social contract
Integrating artificial intelligence into our societies and personal lives binds us to certain futures and forecloses the possibility of others. Are we ready to accept the consequences?
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International students as problems and solutions
Shifting narratives in Canada’s international education and immigration landscape.
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Yes to more evaluation, but a bigger yes to more action
A recent report on research culture shows that evaluation is key, but stops short of practical solutions to core problems.
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The Tri-Councils have a carbon offset policy. Should they?
The policy encourages scholars to reduce the climate footprint associated with their research activities.
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Universities need to rein in academic air travel and greenhouse gases
Researchers are keen to travel abroad but air transport makes a significant contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Three ways professors can support academic freedom as we head back to school
Academic freedom is not merely a negotiated perk of being a professor, it is a sine qua non of the university’s mission.
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All universities should have a general counsel
In a world of increasing legal risks and fiduciary obligations, it is difficult to understand why a university would do without one.
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The trolls have infested academic peer review
The blinded review process, paired with our snide internet culture, encourages boorish and unethical behaviour.
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You are not a failure for wanting to leave academia
Universities employ a very small fraction of all career scientists and serve mainly as a stepping stone to the next career phase rather than a final destination.
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I matter here. Maybe.
We have to start being more intentional and transparent in promoting and celebrating empathy, inclusivity and kindness on our campuses.
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How universities can really help PhD grads get jobs
Explicitly teaching graduate students project management – a skill set they typically learn through trial and error – could mean better research and employability.
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Academic freedom, scholarly responsibility and the new gender wars
Issues around gender identity, and transgender and nonbinary people have become a battleground for academic freedom and freedom of expression on campus.
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Suffering a crisis of faith in Canadian science
To find value in scientific research, we need to understand and respect the social environment in which it occurs.
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Moving labs – so many variables, so little time
Starting early and being ruthless about time management are just a few pieces of advice I wish I had been given at the start of this process.
