Research funding
By committing to this exercise, we might better understand why and how some grants get funded despite fatal flaws.
While anything can be funded, scientific research teams often need to demonstrate a realistic path to a financial return on investment to get funded.
An expert panel discussed shifting dynamics between the academy and industry in driving economic development in Canada.
Universities can create intentional, integrative learning opportunities without disrupting the rigour of academic disciplines.
The culture of scientific research desperately needs a makeover. Enter the eLife Ambassador program.
As SIF-funded projects wind down, a look at where the funding was distributed by project, institution and province.
An interview with the committee’s inaugural chair, SSHRC president Ted Hewitt.
Public perception of which cancers get research funding differs greatly from what actually gets funded. Here’s why.
While no one is arguing for funding failure, the challenge is how we define “success.”
Among the most interesting implications is the recognition that universities are not exempt from patent infringement for basic research.
After five decades of telling ourselves the same story, can we start asking different questions about innovation?
I can happily report that something has indeed changed at NSERC and the number of postdoctoral fellowships being awarded is definitely recovering.
Increases in some provinces make up for lost ground, while others tread water.
Investment in R&D as a share of GDP has steadily declined since 2001, mainly due to low business R&D expenditures, says expert panel.
This U.S. act allows biotech startups to use patented technology for the purposes of generating data for FDA approval without needing to take out costly licenses.
Kevin Leland created Halo, a curated fundraising platform for medical research, so that promising discoveries had a fighting chance to make it across the valley.
An injection of $3 billion for research and expressed support for the “next generation of researchers” figures prominently in the federal budget.
Federal funding of $950 million promised for the five winning bids from across the country.
Why should universities continue to own and profit from publicly funded work? If the public pays for it, why shouldn’t the public own it?
Chief scientists for Canada, Quebec and Ontario say the public needs to be more engaged with science and why it’s important.