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The trolls have infested academic peer review
The blinded review process, paired with our snide internet culture, encourages boorish and unethical behaviour.
Major international survey will shine a spotlight on the academic profession
Canadian researchers offered a sneak peek of some of the results at Congress in Vancouver.
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"78 percent of professors felt strongly that research activities reinforced their teaching." Preliminary results from the Academic Profession in the Knowledge Society
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The growing field of Black Canadian studies
After decades of grassroots work by Black scholars, a few universities have started offering Black Canadian studies programs. Will it be enough to start reversing what one professor calls Canada’s “Black brain drain”?
Academic freedom, scholarly responsibility, and the new gender wars
Issues around gender identity, and transgender and nonbinary people have become a battleground for academic freedom and freedom of expression on campus.
To cure brain diseases, neuroscientists must collaborate: That's why I'm giving my data away
I’m giving my lab’s standard methods away over the next year — making them available to anyone who would like to access them.
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Future Skills Centre looks at scaling up best practices for Canada’s workforce
The centre, hosted by Ryerson University, has an ambitious mandate that includes funding and evaluating new approaches to skills development.
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"What we’re interested in thinking about is creating opportunities for addressing what skills are being acquired – the identification and articulation of those skills." Read up on the ambitious mandate of the federally funded Future Skills Centre #cdnpoli
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The uncertain shelf life of the Fundamental Science Review
In the long run, the status of the report as a relevant source for policy debate and advocacy hinges on which party wins the October federal election.
Canada’s chief science advisor is looking for some youthful insight
Mona Nemer is creating a new youth advisory council of people aged 18 to 30 from a range of backgrounds.
Women still struggle to make it to the top leadership posts in academe
Where are the women?
Natalie Zemon Davis gets the Stratford treatment
Adaptations of the history scholar’s work take centre stage at the theatre festival.
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Adaptations of historian Natalie Zemon Davis's work take centre stage the the renowned Stratford Festival. @stratfest @UofT
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A graduate student of colour’s navigation through the ivory tower
Systemic racism is in the very foundations of universities; its influence is insidious and persistent.
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Systemic racism is in the very foundations of universities; its influence is insidious and persistent: observations from a graduate student of colour #cdnpse
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What exactly is a university librarian? Glad you asked
Library association releases statement clarifying this evolving role.
An awakening for postdoc professional development
Postdoctoral fellows are a unique group and they need career advice tailored specifically to them.
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Postdoctoral fellows are a unique group and they need career advice tailored specifically to them.
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Looking ahead in higher ed: what keeps University Affairs’ columnists up at night?
At a panel discussion at Congress, three academics reflect on the challenges facing universities.
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Academic freedom, research funding and the quality of undergraduate education were among the major preoccupations of a panel of 3 @UA_magazine columnists speaking at #congressh2019 universityaffairs.ca/news/news-arti… @DrJRiddell @creso_sa @ShannonDea1
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How to generate op-ed ideas
Once you’ve decided you want to jump into the public commentary sphere, how can you land on a specific idea?
The Canadian revival of psychedelic drug research
In the 1950s, the Prairies were a hub for psychedelic science. Some 60 years later, Canadian researchers are showing a renewed interest in the therapeutic use of psychedelics.
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New research into psychedelics and microdosing looks at the therapeutic uses of MDMA, LSD, psilocybin and ayahuasca to help with conditions such as PTSD, depression and addiction
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Promising development at CIHR: an early career researcher on the governing council
For the first time, a postdoctoral fellow has been appointed to serve as a member of the governing council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Some simple policy changes to support scientist-parents
A successful career in STEM, combined with fulfilling parenting, should be sustainable.