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David Naylor is right. Scientists need to speak with a unified voice
Blog | 04/21/2017
Last week, Dr. David Naylor and a panel of experts released their report on Canada’s Fundamental Science Review. The report, which was commissioned by Minister... more -
Stop. Evaluate and Listen: a discussion with Mitacs’ Evaluation team
Blog | 03/23/2017
If you’re a Mitacs program participant, you’ve probably been exposed to an evaluation tool like a survey or a final report. But you may be surprised to learn... more -
Canadian Science Policy Fellows’ Corner: Overcoming our scientific hubris
Blog | 02/14/2017
In Sir Peter Gluckman’s recent address to the Canadian Science Policy Centre, he noted that that “scientific hubris can get in the way of an effective... more -
Scaling the Ivory Tower
Blog | 01/31/2017
Maybe there was a time when universities could operate as more or less self-sustaining institutions, safely removed from the world’s daily complications beyond... more -
Canada’s top researchers discuss career development at leadership retreat
Blog | 12/08/2016
A recent Inside Higher Ed article by Joseph Barber stressed the importance of professional soft skills, noting that “postdocs in particular should aim to... more -
Canadian Science Policy Fellows’ Corner: Considering values in science policy
Blog | 12/07/2016
At the Canadian Science Policy Conference, I found a number of the sessions to be narrower in scope than I would have liked. For example, the session on... more
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