Stranded in a remote community, a patient lies on an operating table, undergoing life-saving surgery. A doctor carefully sutures a wound shut – but through a sophisticated medical robot which she controls from hundreds of kilometres away. This is one of the many ways 5G could transform our lives. A collection of standards and technologies,…
As Canadian colleges and institutes emerge from the global pandemic, Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to share a brand-new vision for its approach to international education and development. CICan’s new three-year International Strategy works to futureproof the Canadian college and institute network through internationalization and global engagement. Developed following extensive consultation with both member…
Panelists from across the country gather to reflect on how to support young people with the skills and knowledge they need to make decisions on science-based issues In a public environment where misinformation can strongly influence the attitudes young people have toward science, it is more important than ever that educators, employers, communicators and governments…
More than $175 million in funding will support research that addresses environmental inequality, economic sustainability and Indigenous language revitalization June 16, 2022, Ottawa, Ontario—Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Social sciences and humanities research plays an important role in helping society understand some of the biggest challenges facing Canadians. The Government of Canada invests in…
In March 2021, Canada’s federal granting agencies — the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) — launched the Tri-Agency Research Data Management (RDM) Policy. One of the policy requirements is that applicants to certain funding…
University job postings seldom get noticed by the public. But this spring, Quebec politicians, the National Post and even Fox News took umbrage at advertisements for Canada Research Chair (CRC) positions at Université Laval, the University of Toronto and others that stipulated only women, visible minorities, Indigenous people and people with disabilities should apply. A Queen’s University posting for an engineering chair…
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Peer review, despite its flaws, is one of the most important pillars of the scientific process. So preprint servers, which make scientific papers that have yet to be reviewed or published available online, have been slow to catch on in many fields. But then came the pandemic. “COVID changed everything,” says Jim Handman, executive director…
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JULY-AUGUST 2022 DIGITAL EDITION OF UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS
July 1st, 2022JulyAug_universityaffairs2022 FEATURES The Quest for More Vets How universities are responding to a country-wide shortage. On the Money What the growing role of charitable donations means for higher education The Art of Reconciliation Indigenous artists are reclaiming space on university campuses, threading history and storytelling through creative works in a variety of mediums that enrich…