Policy
The Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System continues a ritualistic cycle of reviews and reports into Canada’s scientific support infrastructure.
The search for a systemic response to a growing concern.
Improving the cohesiveness, openness and agility of Canada’s research support system is the core mandate of the federal government’s new advisory panel.
After four years, the federal government’s billion-dollar superclusters are finding their feet, but they need more time.
Why is the federal government still throwing money and resources at this project?
If the vaunted features of science that are used rhetorically to promote and justify its status as an aid to international affairs are truly valued, it would be precisely in the most trying circumstances that science diplomacy should remain a viable alternative.
Whether they like it or not, Canadian institutions will have to address the issue of cybersecurity – before it’s too late.
Instead of relying on a ‘technological fix,’ we need to ask what drives students to cheat in the first place.
Alleged assaults at Western prompted policy reviews across Ontario, but it’s unclear what changes will come from them.
When it comes to universities offering French-language programs outside Quebec, Laurentian’s problems are just the tip of the iceberg.
We need to put aside our preconceived notions about how universities should be run, to better assess where we need to make improvements.
‘We need to change the culture so that well-documented data, metadata and code are considered to be as valuable as a … published journal article.’
As it was not tasked with offering recommendations, the report’s conclusions are understandably generic and understated.
Experts in ethics and law examine the issues that should be considered when making the decision.
The current process for material transfer agreements involves way too much paperwork and puts unnecessary stress on both researchers and technology transfer offices.
After consultations and approval from its new board of governors, Western University’s ‘founding college’ will apply for autonomy to grant its own degrees.
How the Indigenous-led think tank is forging its own path through community, not competition.
As the 2021 federal budget looms, the time of “made-in-Canada Silicon Valleys” has passed.
More dads are taking time to be with their families, but policies and supports still have a long way to go.
It is likely the tsunami of research triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will generate its fair share of conflicts related to the confidentiality of research data and intellectual property.