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A new podcast for early career researchers offers support and strategies for success
Jen and I were invited as guests on the Helium podcast recently. We asked the show’s co-hosts, Drs Christine Ogilvie Hendren and Matt Hotze, to share why they started the show, how they plan to guide the audience, and what to expect if you download...
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The new @heliumpodcast for early career #researchers offers support and strategies for success #cdnpse @ccohendo @matthotze @drmarenw @FromPhDtoLife
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Even an academic hoax needs ethics approval
The authors of the fake “grievance studies” papers would have made a stronger point if they’d gone through an institutional review board.
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Most read today: Even an academic hoax needs ethics approval @ButNotTheCity @LawMcGill
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New ranking to look at universities’ contributions to sustainable development
Linking universities to the UN’s sustainable development goals will draw greater scrutiny to higher education, for better or worse.
Ontario student groups fear fees opt-out policy will reduce quality of campus life
Ancillary fees fund many campus activities, including student clubs, student media, food banks, and equity and peer support services.
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Ontario student groups fear fees opt-out policy will reduce quality of campus life #cdnpse
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Finding the right supervisor-student match
Tips for forming a successful partnership.
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"The clear communication of expectations can drastically affect the graduate training environment. In many cases it can prevent a conflict management crisis." #phdchat #highered
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Two kinds of academic freedom? Lessons from a scholar who fled Turkey
Should there be a separate conception of academic freedom for precarious and independent scholars?
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Should there be a separate conception of academic freedom for precarious and independent scholars? @shannondea1 reflects
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Two kinds of academic freedom? Lessons from a scholar who fled Turkey #highered #cdnpse
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Molly Shoichet, science’s symphony conductor | University Affairs
Undeterred by her firing as Ontario’s chief scientist, U of T’s Dr. Shoichet continues to champion science outreach and collaboration.
Le prix de la liberté universitaire
Puisque nous n’invoquons la liberté universitaire que lorsqu’elle est menacée, nous tendons à nous concentrer sur les droits qui y sont associés plutôt que sur la raison pour laquelle elle existe en premier lieu.
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« Puisque nous n’invoquons la liberté universitaire que lorsqu’elle est menacée, nous tendons à nous concentrer sur les droits qui y sont associés plutôt que sur la raison pour laquelle elle existe en premier lieu. » @ShannonDea1
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Molly Shoichet, science’s symphony conductor
Undeterred by her firing as Ontario’s chief scientist, U of T’s Dr. Shoichet continues to champion science outreach and collaboration.
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Weekend read: Undeterred by her firing as Ontario’s chief scientist, Dr. @MollyShoichet of @UofT continues to champion science outreach and collaboration
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Why grad students should engage in alternative, non-academic career activities
Participating in activities outside of your graduate work, but still tied to your interests, will help enhance your skill set.
Defining science and scientific researchers: it’s a whole new world
A new UNESCO recommendation sets guidelines regarding the working conditions of researchers and the environment required for science to be conducted in an ethical manner.
I started my lab 3 years ago and I’m moving already
The reality for many externally-funded research group leaders is that we will leave the institution that gave us our start.
There is no such thing as a naturally gifted teacher
Perpetuating such a myth downplays the value of discipline, energy and effort.
Over 60 million pages of digitized Canadian heritage documents now accessible
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network made its Canadiana collections open to the public on January 1.
The price of academic freedom
Because we most often invoke it when it’s threatened, we tend to focus more on the rights associated with academic freedom than on the reason we have it to begin with.
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Academic freedom isn’t free, writes @ShannonDea1 in her latest column, and those who are entitled to it have corresponding duties. #cdnpse
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ICYMI from @shannondea1: "Academic freedom is not merely some negotiated job perk for professors. It is a mechanism devised and defended so that universities can fulfill their important social mission to pursue and advance truth."
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U Sports revises equity policy to include transgender student athletes
The updated policy broadly supports the inclusion of trans athletes in university sport, but critics still have some concerns.
Researchers scramble to meet deadline for New Frontiers research fund
Final applications are due February 7, just weeks after inaugural competition was launched.
A call to male scientists in 2019 - #moreXXscience
Some practical and achievable ways that every male scientist can help balance the gender scales in 2019.
In praise of academic media sluts – a New Year’s resolution
Criticizing your colleagues for “dumbing it down” does a disservice to knowledge translation – and imperils the planet.
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"Stop dissing colleagues who are comfortable in front of the camera, able to speak in sound bites, or doing work that’s interesting to more people."
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What does retirement mean when your job is your life?
A new book aims to understand why a small subset of professionals actively resists retirement.
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"Academic institutions would do well if there was more support and attention given to thinking about later career stages and transitions."
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