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The Black Hole
BY JONATHAN THON | July 18 2017
Jonathan Thon answers questions on dealing with patents when starting up your own company, as well as how to split your time between your startup and your university position.
The following is a transcript from Continue reading I gave at the medical device development course, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, MA) on May 12, 2016.
Due to length, ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/qa-translating-science/
The Black Hole
BY DAVID KENT | February 08 2023
The neuroscientist is gearing up to cover topics from open, team-based science to putting EDI to work in the field.
We are really excited to have Sarah Ruediger join the regular Black Hole crew. Sarah is a postdoctoral fellow who is transitioning to a group leader position at University College London this coming June. She is an outstanding neuroscientist (with first author papers in Nature, Nat...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/sarah-ruediger-joins-the-black-hole-team/
Career Advice
BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | April 24 2013
University career advisers have some advice for graduating students.
As the semester comes to an end, thousands of students will leave the world of academia behind them. To help you make the exciting – but often nerve-wracking – next step, we asked a selection of university career advisers the following question:
"If you could give one piece of advice to s...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/degree-in-hand-now-what/
Career Advice
BY REINHART REITHMEIER | November 16 2015
A thoughtfully chosen mentor is a crucial part of a grad student’s success.
“The narrow focus of a literal ‘apprenticeship’ to become a professor, combined with the little contact with the world outside of academia, leaves little question why many PhD graduates feel at a loss after graduation, especially once they decide to pursue a non-academic path.” – ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/are-you-my-mentor/
From PhD to Life
BY MAREN WOOD | April 30 2018
Precarity is a staple of our professional culture, and once we understand the challenges, we can develop strategies for overcoming them.
This is a guest post by Catherine Maybrey, PhD CDP. Catherine owns and operates Continue reading. After completing her PhD in history in 2005, she experienced the joys and frustrations of retraining, and changing career paths from aca...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/from-phd-to-life/phds-gig-economy/
From PhD to Life
BY JENNIFER POLK | June 07 2018
The degree will probably not get you the job, but hiring managers will recognize that you have critical thinking and project management skills, says one panelist.
In this fourth and final part of our series on workplace policies and norms outside academia, our panel of five PhDs answer questions about entry-level jobs in their fields, career progression, transferable skills, experience and the value of their doctoral degrees. Be sure to read
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/from-phd-to-life/does-a-phd-actually-make-a-difference-in-a-non-academic-work-environment/
Careers Café
BY LIZ KOBLYK | October 04 2013
Careers Café has recently had a fork-in-the-road theme, so – what the heck – I’m adding another fork and a personal post.
I recently had to ask myself the sorts of questions that I prefer asking clients: about what matters to me, what my definition of success is, how I’ll find mea...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careers-cafe/more-forks-in-the-road/
Careers Café
BY LIZ KOBLYK | January 05 2015
Know what to reasonably expect if you decide to pursue a volunteer opportunity.
For the past semester, I’ve been watching the students in my career course struggle with some questions that can take years to answer – all on a 12-week schedule, of course. Many of their questions have been around compromise and when to pursue an option that might be less than ideal. Just as ma...
https://universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/careers-cafe/volunteer-quagmire/
Student Voices
BY SHWETHA CHANDRASHEKHAR | February 17 2015
Students need to reclaim ownership of their postsecondary education.
Almost a year ago, 10 Canadian postsecondary students were named 3M National Student Fellows, awarded by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and 3M Canada. The annual award honours up to 10 university and college students who have shown outstanding leadership in their lives ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/student-voices/an-inside-look-at-the-21-century-student/