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BY MARIE LAMBERT-CHAN | September 18 2013

Recommendations include dismantling the Université du Québec network.

A working group preparing a university framework for the Quebec government published a wide-ranging report that aims to rethink the foundations of the province’s universities; those foundations were rocked by student protests during the so-called Maple Spring. In doing so, the report’s authors, ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/proposed-university-framework-causes-a-stir-in-quebec/
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BY NATALIE SAMSON | April 24 2020

The federal government’s $1.1-billion plan includes more funds for vaccine research, clinical trials, and expanded testing and modelling.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $1.1 billion in new funding for a national research strategy to fight COVID-19. The prime minister said this strategy would be built on three pillars: vaccine research, clinical trials, and testing and modelling.  https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/ottawa-launches-three-pronged-national-research-strategy-to-fight-covid-19/
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BY UA/AU | June 30 2020

June 29, 2020

Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund deadline extended

On May 15, the federal government created the Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund (CRCEF) as part of a suite of temporary financial aid programs to help employers and workers through financial ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-june-2020/
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BY MOIRA MACDONALD | August 22 2023

How researchers are making Canada’s lagging clinical trials ecosystem more efficient and inclusive.

A new national project wants to make Canada a bigger and better-equipped player in the world of clinical trials by streamlining approval processes and boosting capacity across the nation. Both aspects have been blamed for Canada’s lagging pace in the global race for vaccines and treatments at the ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/accelerating-clinical-trials/
In my opinion
BY PIERRE JASMIN + ADELE BUCKLEY | September 18 2013

Please get involved in working for the abolition of nuclear arms.

The attention of Canadian academics to nuclear weapons seems to have fallen from the radar at a time when nine countries maintain a Cold War mentality which threatens our existence: their 17,000 nuclear weapons represent a permanent danger of death or blackmail, since they could be launched by false...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/canadian-universities-and-nuclear-weapons-an-appeal/
The Black Hole
BY DAVID KENT | August 16 2010
QUICK HITS: 1.  If you were interested in previous posts of mine about how well science information is distributed and received in the UK, then you might also want to have a gander at a recent post that I made on the Stem Cell Network Blog entitled https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/so-you-want-to-be-a-researcher-in-industry/
Career Advice
BY MOHAMMAD KEYHANI | April 01 2020

How to quickly gear up for your new lifestyle and workstyle during the pandemic.

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Workstation

I have always connected my laptop, usually an average one, to multiple monitors at a time using a USB hub (sometimes called a docking station). My current recommendation is this one by D...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/some-essential-tools-and-gadgets-for-working-from-home/
Career Advice
BY REBECCA MAYMON, LAURA NILSON & CLAIRE EDRINGTON | September 23 2021

Three grads share their paths leading to careers outside of the academy.

networking to get a job in the first place, he identifies building a network within a community or company to be particularly important for advancement. He also wishes he had prioritized his personal well-being to a higher degree, noting that now he is able to work much more effectively with less an...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/where-can-a-phd-in-stem-lead/
From PhD to Life
BY MAREN WOOD | January 31 2019

A successful career transition starts with an adviser who’s supportive, encouraging, and open to different ways of defining professional victory.

networking outside graduate school while I was still in it, so I tell PhD students and others to make the connections now. You can...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/from-phd-to-life/redefining-success-after-a-phd/
Sponsored Content
BY FRED KING | April 05 2021

Now is the time to refresh your approach to cybersecurity.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the conversation around security in postsecondary institutions was focused on physical safety. Virtual security was often an invisible afterthought for educators and dealt with by IT administrators focused on protecting the campus’s network and the devices tha...
https://universityaffairs.ca/magazine/sponsored-content/3-security-practices-educators-should-consider-adopting/
Responsibilities May Include
BY JENNIFER MAJOR | July 16 2021

I felt stuck in my job search. But networking, conducting informational interviews and revamping my CV helped me not only find a great job, but get it.

networking at scientific conferences, I actually loved networking when I wasn’t talking about my own research. So I made a plan. I was going to gain more leadership and management experience as well as build my network in my volunteer roles so I could get a job outside of research.  https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/responsibilities-may-include/how-stepping-outside-my-comfort-zone-by-networking-landed-me-a-job-i-love/
Global Campus
BY MARIEROSE TALLA & HELEN BALDERAMA | March 16 2021

Initiatives like Globally Networked Learning are a response to the challenges posed by COVID-19 to international mobility.

Inspired by the Continue reading, Continue reading (GNL) invites students and teachers to experience the “international” through collabo...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/global-campus/keeping-global-learning-alive-in-an-age-of-remote-course-delivery/
Features
BY TIM JOHNSON | March 09 2009

Tips and advice on choosing the right teaching with technology conference this year – and how to get the most out of it

networking and podcasts. This didn’t all come together at once. It was a step-by-step process, and some of his stepping stones, Dr. Sheese notes, were university-based and national conferences. “They’re very good at stimulating the imagination about what’s possible.” Many faculty mem...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/i-want-to-do-more-with-teaching-technology-in-my-classroom/
Features
BY DAVID HAYES | November 03 2015

A little well-timed support can smooth the transition for first-time university students.

When Emzhei Chen moved into residence at the University of Waterloo about 10 years ago, she found the experience nerve-wracking. Her parents supported her, but her dad was a machinist who had never gone to university and her mom hadn’t finished high school, so they were as unfamiliar with univ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/first-gen-students-find-their-way/
Features
BY ANITA LAHEY | December 09 2015

The transition from the military to the civilian world can be a tricky one.

"The way some veterans have spoken about it reminds me of when I first came to Canada,” says Maya Eichler, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Social Innovation and Community Engagement at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. “I spoke the language – people could speak to me, I cou...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/researchers-explore-post-deployment-life-canadasveterans/
Features
BY MOIRA MACDONALD | February 24 2021

Universities are turning to the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals as a blueprint for achieving a better and more prosperous world.

What if you could make a wish list for a better planet? Maybe you’d include eradicating poverty, stopping climate change in its tracks, ridding the oceans of plastics instead of marine life, and creating social systems where each person has an equally important place ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/embracing-development-sustainably/
Features
BY DIANE PETERS | October 26 2022

The interdisciplinary approach to human, animal and environmental health is gaining traction in teaching and research, but the field still struggles against institutional silos.

At the start of her graduate studies at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College in 2018, Sydney Pearce presented her research on improving antibiotic use in the dairy industry at a conference. She spoke of animal health, human behaviour, the social deter...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/making-the-case-for-one-health/
Features
BY ASHLEY OKWUOSA | June 21 2023

The evolutionary ecologist made a name for herself with a headline-grabbing discovery early in her career. Now the University of Toronto Scarborough professor is using her platform to support the next generation of Black scientists.

When Maydianne Andrade gives workshops to her colleagues in academia about equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in higher education, she starts with the facts. She presents data that show, for example, the underrepresentation of women and visible minorities in Canadian...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/maydianne-andrade-a-champion-for-change/
Features
BY MOHAMED BERRADA | November 02 2023

The Quebec government’s announced tuition fee increase for out-of-province students has sparked intense political debate over university funding.

Quebec’s ministry of higher education recently announced new tuition fee measures that throw both a political and national focus onto a provincial debate that up until this point had been primarily about university under-funding. This comes as part of a review of its ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/quebec-tuition-fee-model-not-able-to-see-the-forest-for-the-trees/
News
BY ALLISON LAWLOR | April 07 2008

Atlantic region uses cable network to publicize research successes

It may not be prime-time television but this spring Atlantic universities are bringing more stories about the best research taking place on their campuses to the region's cable network. Building on the momentum of a pilot project launched last fall, up to six new half-hour shows produced by the A...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/your-research-coming-soon-to-tv/
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