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BY CRESO SÁ | March 14 2019

The way HEQCO chose to communicate the results of its recent Skills Assessment Pilot Studies is a perfect example of cargo cult policy research.

BY PATRICK DEANE | February 22 2019

The Magna Charta Universitatum is being used across the world to shape, guide and defend university values.

BY EDMUND ADAM | February 14 2019

Linking universities to the UN’s sustainable development goals will draw greater scrutiny to higher education, for better or worse.

BY ANQI SHEN | January 30 2019

A study of six research-intensive universities finds that government regulation and accountability measures have been increasing across five provinces.

BY LIETTE VASSEUR | January 28 2019

A new UNESCO recommendation sets guidelines regarding the working conditions of researchers and the environment required for science to be conducted in an ethical manner.

BY CRESO SÁ | January 25 2019

With a federal election looming later this year, here are a few suggestions to bolster science, skills and innovation.

BY ANNE-MARIE CORRIVEAU ET AL | January 18 2019

Instead of relying on outside consultants, the leadership at Université de Sherbrooke took matters into their own hands.

BY SHIREEN AHMED | January 17 2019

The updated policy broadly supports the inclusion of trans athletes in university sport, but critics still have some concerns.

BY BRIAN OWENS | January 15 2019

Final applications are due February 7, just weeks after inaugural competition was launched.

BY NORMAND LABRIE | January 09 2019

The Université de l’Ontario français is the culmination of a long struggle on the part of the province’s francophone community.

BY EVA POMEROY | December 27 2018

Learning in community is linked to better academic performance and gains in skill, competence and knowledge as well as overall satisfaction with university experience.

BY CRESO SÁ | December 17 2018

They might have been able to better back their initial position by problem solving with the budding francophone university in face of budget constraints.

BY CRESO SÁ | November 16 2018

The different interests and needs of each jurisdiction mean there is a range of funding schemes with disparate aims, formats and objectives.

BY CRESO SÁ | October 12 2018

There are fundamental questions that we should be considering about the role and format of science advice in this country.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | October 09 2018

University groups also call for the next federal budget to include additional help for Indigenous students and more support for study-abroad opportunities.

BY KAREN ROBSON & REANA MAIER | October 08 2018

A phenomenon called “ethics creep” is discouraging researchers rather than protecting study participants.

BY TIM LOUGHEED | September 28 2018

The Science Meets Parliament event will take place on Parliament Hill to coincide with annual science policy conference in Ottawa.

BY SHARI GRAYDON | September 11 2018

A recent study finds evidence that thoughtful, persuasive commentary by academics can shift the debate and affect policy.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | August 15 2018

As SIF-funded projects wind down, a look at where the funding was distributed by project, institution and province.

BY DIANE PETERS | August 07 2018

A pooled plan, with an estimated $8 billion in assets, would allow for greater flexibility in terms of investments.