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BY LETITIA HENVILLE | April 20 2021

A four-part outline for developing a SSHRC or NSERC module on training highly qualified personnel.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | March 02 2021

If you need help quantifying your work, it is best to first consult your university’s subject librarians.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | January 25 2021

Tips for giving effective conference presentations during the pandemic.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | December 08 2020

To make a humanities book review work for you, defy the conventional.

BY ROBERT MCGILL | November 13 2020

Once students get a fever for writing, sometimes you have to just let it run its course – and, in certain cases, it never goes away.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | November 12 2020

There are several different ways to define the “significance” of your research in a SSHRC application.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | October 16 2020

How and where to edit for active voice constructions in your academic writing.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | September 29 2020

Techniques for coherent, analytical lit reviews.

BY ANDREW SANCTON | September 23 2020

Ed-tech companies aim to be providers of educational content, but it’s hard to believe they are as concerned about academic quality as long-established educational publishers have been.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | September 11 2020

Strategies to engage the public in your research topic.

BY JAMES SOUTHWORTH | August 25 2020

The argumentative essay – the gold standard of persuasive writing – may be a better measure of good rationalization than good critical thinking.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | July 24 2020

Be sure your application shows the significance of your work while focusing on your most compelling accomplishments.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | May 15 2020

Part 2: Strategies to extend your monograph’s reach.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | April 22 2020

Created in about a week, the collection offers a “snapshot” of the pandemic from scholars in the social sciences and humanities.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | April 02 2020

Part 1: Strategies to extend your journal article’s reach.

BY ERIKA THORKELSON | March 06 2020

How controversy, curriculum change and emerging perspectives are shifting the study of Canadian literature.

BY MICHAEL MINDZAK | February 17 2020

As AI-facilitated algorithmic writing improves, it poses tricky questions about authorship and what constitutes an “original” paper or assignment.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | February 14 2020

The criticism that some academic writing can be difficult to read shouldn’t be ignored.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | January 20 2020

The use of jargon can be effective in journal articles and grant applications – but use it sparingly when writing for a wider audience.

BY SUZANNE BOWNESS | November 28 2019

Small steps can make a big difference to engaging students in their own assessment.

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