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BY HANNAH LIDDLE | August 09 2023

The Western Research Scholars Academy, which pairs CRCs with experienced mentors from across the globe, emphasizes personal connection as a key part of professional development.

networking event for the CRCs to connect with their mentors, other mentees and Western faculty. Matthew Grol, an assistant professor in the department of physiology and pharmacology at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine, sought out a mentorship opportunity to get first-hand advice from a mor...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/western-launches-a-new-mentorship-network-for-canada-research-chairs-from-equity-deserving-groups/
The Black Hole
BY JONATHAN THON | February 18 2015

Mentors, in particular, can help you to expand your contact base to the larger world around you.

networking and communication. Science, and career development within it, is an open conversation. There are no instructions, no "best practices," and no established career trajectory; only "vision" and the courage to see it realized. This perspective is sometimes lost in the rat-race that is acad...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/academic-scientists-need-to-create-their-own-social-networks/
Careers Café
BY LIZ KOBLYK | May 17 2019

Networking can feel dehumanizing, and the easiest way to change that is to treat the people you encounter as complete humans.

networking can help. Approaching it with the intent to make it as humanizing as possible for those you meet can help you find work faster, and with your relationships still intact....
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careers-cafe/the-right-way-to-network/
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