Nous sommes heureux de vous faire part du lancement du concours de Projets de recherche en équipe en milieu collégial. Les règles du concours se trouvent ici : Projets de recherche en équipe en milieu collégial (PEC) – Fonds de recherche du Québec – FRQ (gouv.qc.ca) Les chercheurs et chercheuses de collège auront l’opportunité de déposer un…
In June, universities across Ontario unveiled their new “disconnecting from work” policies in accordance with provincial legislation aimed at fostering healthier work environments. But faculty and administration alike are saying that on their own, these policies do nothing to upend the more deeply rooted issues that drive high workloads and burnout. “When you hire a…
Earlier this month, I was pleased to see a paper published in PLoS Biology written by a large group of international researchers in the early stages of their careers about how we can improve research culture and practice. While I was one of the participants/authors, the real credit for driving the project goes to Brianne Kent, Constance Holman…
Many academics get annoyed by their colleagues who engage with the public. This could be writing op-eds, doing TED talks, advising think tanks, doing media interviews, and writing books that are accessible to the public. Before diving into analysis, let’s define some terms. We can call academics who don’t engage with the public, “traditional academics” and academics…
Le scientifique en chef du Québec, Rémi Quirion, les directrices scientifiques des Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), Janice Bailey du FRQNT, Carole Jabet du FRQS et Louise Poissant du FRQSC, et toutes les équipes impliquées sont fiers de lancer aujourd’hui la programmation 2023-2024 des FRQ.Prenez connaissance de la nouvelle programmation :Calendrier des concours 2023-2024Tous les…
NSERC CCI (College and Community Innovation) pleased to introduce the new College and Community Innovation (CCI) program web hub – a one stop shop for colleges, CEGEPs and polytechniques to find all information related to the CCI program. The CCI hub was designed with colleges’ interests in mind – providing information on the types of grants…
SSHRC and Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) are launching the Gender-Based Violence Research Initiative. A webinar on how to apply will be organized in the coming weeks, so please visit SSHRC’s Upcoming Webinars page for updates. Please note that this initiative is complementary to but distinct from the Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Gender-Based Violence competition recently launched. Both competitions…
The pivotal moments of a researcher’s journey often go unseen by the public, occurring in remote locations or in tucked-away laboratories. But the breadth and diversity of research endeavors at Canadian universities should be celebrated and shared widely. At Queen’s University, for the sixth consecutive year, faculty, students, staff, and alumni have drawn on their…
Le scientifique en chef du Québec, Rémi Quirion, les directrices scientifiques des Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), Janice Bailey du FRQNT, Carole Jabet du FRQS et Louise Poissant du FRQSC, et toutes les équipes impliquées sont fiers de lancer aujourd’hui la programmation 2023-2024 des FRQ. Prenez connaissance de la nouvelle programmation : Calendrier des concours…
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Science inequity rooted in ‘moralised’ worship of ‘hard work’
August 15th, 2022Decade-long study of scientists’ output and attitudes produces book on why structural tactics to tackle gender and race inequalities fail Science keeps struggling with inequity because of poorly understood cultural attitudes that persistently defy attempts at structural fixes, a decade-long analysis at a major US university has found. The assessment – covering more than 500 researchers in the…