Four experts will address the question “What does social justice mean for you today, and how can research help advance it to forge the future you want?” They will share their knowledge in climate activism, social justice learning, queer and gender difference, and health and wellbeing. Join us from 3 to 4:30 p.m. EDT on May 16 Register today for a #PromisingFutureNow We…
As Ukrainian universities resume online teaching, experts say longer-term solutions must avoid brain drain and look to post-war recovery Help for Ukrainian students and academics should also support the reconstruction of the higher education system when hostilities cease, university leaders said. Ukrainian universities are switching focus from the survival of staff and students to the…
The Canada Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC) is pleased to announce the members of the Indigenous Leadership Circle in Research (Leadership Circle). This group will advise the presidents of Canada’s three federal research funding agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council—and the Canada Foundation…
Commitments for reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people have been getting more attention since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its final report in 2015. The commission documented testimony from over 6,500 residential school survivors and their families – capturing a picture of the trauma and harm those schools inflicted, and the enduring legacy…
May-June University Affairs PDF FEATURES The rise of preprints How COVID-19 has transformed the way we publish and report on scientific research A century of scientific growth Tracing the emergence of French-language science in Canada. Aiming for the moon Renewed international interest in our closest celestial neighbour is giving academics a chance to build…
As the presidents of Canada’s three federal research funding agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)—we wish to express our deep solidarity with the Ukrainian people in the context of Vladimir Putin’s unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. We welcome…
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Artist and curator, Tania Willard, of the Secwépemc Nation and Chantelle Richmond, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg researcher in Indigenous health and the environment, in conversation with the Right Honourable Paul Martin To watch the panel and/or to read the transcript, please click here.
The Canada Research Coordinating Committee has released Building the Foundation, the first progress report on the implementation of the interagency strategic plan Setting New Directions to support Indigenous research and research training in Canada. The interagency strategic plan for supporting Indigenous research and research training was launched in 2020, following extensive engagement with First Nations,…
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The Rise of Preprint: How COVID-19 has transformed the way we publish and report on scientific research.
May 10th, 2022Peer review, despite its flaws, is one of the most important pillars of the scientific process. So preprint servers, which make scientific papers that have yet to be reviewed or published available online, have been slow to catch on in many fields. But then came the pandemic. “COVID changed everything,” says Jim Handman, executive director…