Four experts will address the question 鈥淲hat does social justice mean for you today, and how can research help advance it to forge the future you want?鈥� They will share their knowledge in聽climate activism, social justice learning, queer and gender difference,聽and health and wellbeing. Join us聽from聽3 to 4:30聽p.m.聽EDT聽on May 16 Register today聽for a #PromisingFutureNow We…
The Canada Research Coordinating Committee聽(CRCC) is pleased to announce the members of the Indigenous Leadership Circle in Research聽(Leadership Circle). This group will advise the presidents of Canada鈥檚 three federal research funding agencies鈥攖he Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council鈥攁nd 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…
Universities are reacting to the invasion in a range of ways, and some could affect the study of Russia and Ukraine for both scholars and students. The Kremlin鈥檚 war on Ukraine has evoked such strong reaction in Canadian academia that scholars may remove the word 鈥淩ussian鈥� from at least one program title. That鈥檚 just one…
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鈥檚 three federal research funding agencies鈥攖he Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)鈥攚e wish to express our deep solidarity with the Ukrainian people in the context of Vladimir Putin鈥檚 unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. We welcome…
Table of Contents: New Frontiers in Research Fund: Recipients announced for 2021 Exploration stream, and innovative approaches in the pandemic special聽call Storytellers Challenge 2022鈥檚 Top 25 finalists announced Seeking Knowledge Keepers Grad students asked to complete tri-agency Talent survey Keep up with The Conversation And much more To access the newsletter, please click here
Artist and curator, Tania Willard, of the Secw茅pemc 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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International help 鈥榤ust not kill Ukrainian system with kindness’
May 6th, 2022As 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…