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BY MARK CARDWELL | February 12 2019

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières has recruited top Australian forensics expert to study the open-air decomposition of human remains.

BY FLORENCE ASHLEY | February 08 2019

The authors of the fake “grievance studies” papers would have made a stronger point if they’d gone through an institutional review board.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | January 21 2019

The Canadian Research Knowledge Network made its Canadiana collections open to the public on January 1.

BY TERRI COLES | December 12 2018

The event, where graduate students explained their research in the form of a baked good, appears to be the first of its kind in Canada.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | December 05 2018

Experiment between a professor and a university press examines the question: can a podcast be academic research?

BY BRIAN OWENS | November 07 2018

Working with international colleagues can provide new insights and even a career boost, but it takes patience and planning.

BY BECKY ROBERTSON | October 31 2018

Eight writers from around the globe are vying for the richest prize awarded to history books in English.

BY MOHAMMAD-REZA GHOVANLOO | October 25 2018

Why researchers are studying cannabis for promising anti-seizure medication.

BY SYLVAIN COMEAU | October 12 2018

Pseudo-science “erodes our critical thinking, and that might be the most serious damage in the long run,” says one professor.

BY KAREN ROBSON & REANA MAIER | October 08 2018

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

BY DIANE PETERS | October 05 2018

The growing field of family economics applies the basic economic concepts to the family unit, allowing researchers to explore some fundamental policy issues.

BY MARK CARDWELL | October 03 2018

National competition aims to find innovative, practical and low-cost solutions to make our communities more accessible for persons with disabilities.

BY ANQI SHEN | October 03 2018

Hansard, a massive document of every word spoken in Canada’s parliamentary debates, is now online.

BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | September 25 2018

Supporting Student Success, a multi-phase project led by Tricia Seifert, is uncovering the factors that lead to effective student affairs programs.

BY DAVID KENT | September 21 2018

The current academic career structure rewards short-term deliverables rather than high-risk, high-reward research.

BY BECKY RYNOR | September 12 2018

Researchers in Ottawa are investigating how rapid drug-sample testing impacts behaviour among drug users.

BY DAVID KENT | August 31 2018

The culture of scientific research desperately needs a makeover. Enter the eLife Ambassador program.

BY KERRY BANKS | August 22 2018

The two founders of the website say the incentives in scientific publishing need to change to reduce fraud.

BY FERIDUN HAMDULLAHPUR | July 31 2018

To make investment in university R&D more impactful, we need to bring everyone to the same table.

BY CATARINA FERREIRA & CORNELYA KLÜTSCH | July 16 2018

A long-term commitment to sustaining a highly diverse talent pool is the cornerstone of robust economic and social policies.