The value of pure science

Apr 5, 2011
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/value+pure+science/4558925/story.html

A forced merger between Quebec’s three research funding agencies

Quebec’s scientific community regrets the lack of consultation and has concerns about negative effects on the province’s research system.
Apr 4, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-forced-merger-between-quebecs-three-research-funding-agencies.aspx

Canadian businesses need our social science PhDs

Few academic supervisors ever advise their social science PhD students to seek employment in the private sector. It is time that changed.
Apr 4, 2011
Sam Ladner
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/canadian-businesses-need-our-social-science-phds.aspx

MSE Research Symposium: Bridging the gap between science and policy

Apr 6, 2011
Jim Hynes
McGill Reporter
http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2011/04/mse-research-symposium-bridging-the-gap-between-science-and-policy/

The Race for Global Leadership in Innovation: An Analysis of National R&D Strategies

Mar 31, 2011
Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA)
http://issuu.com/torontoresearch/docs/trra_the_race_for_global_leadership_in_innovation-#download

Knowledge, networks and nations: Global scientific collaboration in the 21st century

Mar 28, 2011
The Royal Society (UK)
http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/Influencing_Policy/Reports/2011-03-28-Knowledge-networks-nations.pdf

Malaysia: The Atlas of Islamic-World Science and Innovation Case Study No. 1

Mar 28, 2011
The Royal Society (UK)
http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society/Policy_and_Influence/2011-03-28-Malaysia-CountryCaseStudyNo%201.pdf

International Alliance Created to Further Commercialization of Research

Mar 31, 2011
Ontario Centres Of Excellence Inc.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/International-Alliance-Created-to-Further-Commercialization-of-Research-1421066.htm

Who will pay the bills for the education dream?

Unless governments act, colleges and universities could be priced out of reach for many
Mar 31, 2011
Don Drummond and Daniel R. Woolf
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/967089--who-will-pay-the-bills-for-the-education-dream

Researchers told to focus on projects that benefit industry

NRC president names four priority areas
Apr 3, 2011
Tom Spears
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Researchers+told+focus+projects+that+benefit+industry/4551003/story.html

Things you apparently didn’t know about university

Apr 5, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/things-you-apparently-didnt-know-about-university/

We need more smarts for universities to work

The problem is that our schools admit too many people, not too few
Mar 31, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/we-need-more-smarts-for-universities-to-work/article1963950/

University for the masses may be oversold

Are students somehow getting smarter? I doubt it.
Apr 4, 2011
Christine Overall
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/university-for-the-masses-may-be-oversold.aspx

Why higher education matters

Apr 2, 2011
Eddy Campbell
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1394695

Humanities and social science scholars need more visibility: CFHSS

Federation’s goal is to make highly relevant research better known.
Apr 4, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/humanities-and-social-science-scholars-need-more-visibility-cfhss.aspx

The humanities: more relevant and less visible than ever?

Mar 29, 2011
Peggy Berkowitz
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/the-humanities-more-relevant-and-less-visible-than-ever/

U of C launches centre to study aging

Apr 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2011/04/04/calgary-aging-university-research.html

Help us choose Canada's next Rising Stars in Global Health!

Watch Canadian innovators explain their Bold Ideas for solving the world's most persistent health challenges and let us know which ones you think are the best by rating them
Mar 28, 2011
Grand Challenges Canada
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/4859ed9989/1315026949/5f28c264d9/

Impact: Genomics an Society: "Emerging Issues in GE3LS"

GE3LS Newsletter - Issue No. 04, Winter 2011
Genome Canada
http://www.genomecanada.ca/en/ge3ls/newsletters/winter-2011/

Life-changing scholarships

Most privately funded scholarships are awarded to students attending a particular university or to children of a company’s employees. But a few pan-Canadian programs have a bigger objective in mind.
Apr 4, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/life-changing-scholarships.aspx