Advice
By making smarter choices for our spaces, quarantining for longer periods of time may become more manageable.
This past year has accentuated issues that needed to have some light shone on them and we should be very careful not to push them back in the darkness.
As an eventful 2020 comes to an end, here are the stories and issues that shaped the year in Canadian higher education. Stories that made 2020 Flight 752: a terrible start to the year While the pandemic has been uppermost in most people’s minds in 2020, the new year began with another unimaginable tragedy: the death of all 176 passengers and […]
Take the opportunity to try different publishing avenues, change the course of your research or recognize that all scholars run into a slowdown at some point in their career – this does not make you a failure.
It’s been quite the year. We’ve read and reported, edited and produced, hundreds of stories, many of them related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we get ready to say goodbye to a memorable 2020, here are the stories that we’ll remember in 2021. The engineering gender gap: it’s more than a numbers game It’s been […]
Fostering intergenerational education enriches us all, providing us with unique and diverse perspectives.
Connecting with peers and seeking guidance from those who have studied in our fields before may offer hope during this time.
Having a distinct brand that is integrated with your research program’s culture allows your team to define its strengths and intended contributions to a field.
To make a humanities book review work for you, defy the conventional.
How to raise and resolve difficult academic work issues.
Four young scientists describe how they were able to adapt and ultimately thrive during the pandemic.
Even in our new virtual world, you can still create meaningful connections to others in your field.
Unlike specialists who possess depth in one area and generalists who have breadth but no depth, “versatilists” are the best of both worlds.
What the rapid shift to remote delivery has shown us about the value of compassion.
There are several different ways to define the “significance” of your research in a SSHRC application.
Whether I am in a studio or lecture hall, in-person or online, what matters most is that I teach clearly and precisely so that students can incorporate the benefits of the class material for themselves.
There is an opportunity to learn from dramatic changes in behaviour that have been imposed on us.
A look at some of the common research obstacles faculty may face once they have received tenure.
The current peer review system chews up and spits out authors – where reviewers are acting more as gatekeepers for publishers than as advising peers.
The academic community is at risk of losing a large percentage of researchers, unless institutions and funding agencies start implementing proactive solutions.