SSHRC and Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) are launching the Gender-Based Violence Research Initiative. A webinar on how to apply will be organized in the coming weeks, so please visit SSHRC’s Upcoming Webinars page for updates. Please note that this initiative is complementary to but distinct from the Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Gender-Based Violence competition recently launched. Both competitions…
Le scientifique en chef du Québec, Rémi Quirion, les directrices scientifiques des Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), Janice Bailey du FRQNT, Carole Jabet du FRQS et Louise Poissant du FRQSC, et toutes les équipes impliquées sont fiers de lancer aujourd’hui la programmation 2023-2024 des FRQ. Prenez connaissance de la nouvelle programmation : Calendrier des concours…
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,…
JulyAug_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…
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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Bringing Research To Life
July 18th, 2022The pivotal moments of a researcher’s journey often go unseen by the public, occurring in remote locations or in tucked-away laboratories. But the breadth and diversity of research endeavors at Canadian universities should be celebrated and shared widely. At Queen’s University, for the sixth consecutive year, faculty, students, staff, and alumni have drawn on their…