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BY KETAN MARBALLI | July 25 2023

Customizing your job application documents for academic and industry roles will help you stand out as a candidate.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | July 20 2023

Setting up for success with the SSHRC PG.

BY BRAD KILB | July 18 2023

A retired kinesiology instructor continues to fulfill his passions as a mentor to students, teachers, coaches, and outdoor guides.

BY LOLEEN BERDAHL & HEATHER ROSS | July 17 2023

These learning materials can be freely shared and usually allow for the ability to adapt them to meet student needs.

BY TEJAS PANDYA | July 14 2023

Universities need to take an active role in cultivating this fundamental tool for student learning.

BY SIYI CHENG | July 13 2023

A narrative approach emphasizes the importance of personal stories and experiences in career development.

BY KARIM ABUAWAD | July 10 2023

In the second of this two-part series, the author gives grad students some concrete steps to enhance writing versatility.

BY BAILEY SOUSA & ALEXANDER CLARK | July 05 2023

Want the summer break you need? Prepare to work at it.

BY CLAIRE KAMALIDDIN | June 30 2023

Four steps graduate students, postdocs and their allies can take to advance equality.

BY ABBIE LITTLE & KATE WHALEN | June 29 2023

Sustainability projects like this at McMaster help to meet campus needs and provide valuable opportunities for students to put theory – and their passions – into practice.

BY KARIM ABUAWAD | June 27 2023

In the first of this two-part series, the author explores the importance of developing the writing skillset that will serve you in the future.

BY LOLEEN BERDAHL SUSAN BENS | June 23 2023

Use your concerns about ChatGPT and academic misconduct to redesign your courses to build academic integrity skills.

BY LOLEEN BERDAHL SUSAN BENS | June 16 2023

Evolving technologies present both challenges and opportunities for advancing academic integrity.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | June 15 2023

Tips, sample sentences, and a template letter for your research partners.

BY LOLEEN BERDAHL SUSAN BENS | June 08 2023

Understanding the reasons for cheating provides instructors with a starting point to address the issue.

BY MICHELLE HAHN-BAKER & SIDNEY LEGGETT | June 07 2023

Current recipients of the McCall MacBain Scholarship share tips and experiences from the application process.

BY SUSAN BIRNIE & HELEN BARTON | May 23 2023

Members of Canada’s longest-running university retiree association contribute to research, aging initiatives and planning.

BY MATTEO TARDELLI | May 18 2023

Quitting my postdoc position has taken me on an incredibly rewarding global adventure requiring flexibility and adaptation.

BY LOLEEN BERDAHL | May 17 2023

The Canadian Historical Association is leading by example when it comes to modernizing doctoral education.

BY NADIA LANA | May 15 2023

Former Three-Minute Thesis competitors share their winning tips for summarizing years of research to engage any audience.

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