While many efforts are being made to help the research community, one decision by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) has been widely condemned: the suspension of the Spring 2020 Project Grant competition.
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New Expert Panel to advise on scientific issues related to COVID-19
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A multidisciplinary team of 15 researchers and clinicians has been assembled by Canada’s Chief Science Advisor Mona Nemer to provide advice on scientific issues related to COVID-19.
Read MoreNew report shows that research gender gap is closing, but not for women inventors
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The gender gap in research is narrowing, according to a sweeping new report by Elsevier that examined research participation, career progression and perceptions in 43 countries, including Canada, through a gender lens. But despite some gains, women still represent a tiny minority of all inventors.
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Canada’s new Roadmap for Open Science outlines a set of principles and recommendations to ensure federal science is readily and easily available to the public and makes Canada part of a global movement to maximize the impact of public investment in science.
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We spoke with serial entrepreneur Alex Barrotti about how he is achieving scale-up success with his latest venture, TouchBistro.
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A $10-million program to support Canadian researchers participating in Horizon 2020, the European Union’s flagship research funding program, could lead to much closer, long-term research ties between Canada and the EU.
Read MoreLab2Market pilot project teaches university researchers to think like entrepreneurs
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A new program will help more than 80 university-based research teams assess the commercial potential of their innovations. Modeled on successful programs in the United States and the United Kingdom, Lab2Market could eventually go national.
Read MoreSharp focus on U.S.-China research collaborations has implications for Canada
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A new study underscoring the critical importance of research partnerships between the U.S. and China has important implications for Canada as it seeks to strengthen international collaboration and attract academic talent from abroad.
Read MoreFederal research funders endorse plan to improve research assessment
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Five major Canadian research funders have signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), a set of recommendations for improving the way the output of scientific research is evaluated. The signing comes at a time when the values of academia and society are increasingly at odds with academia’s traditional system of incentives and rewards.
Read MoreDramatic pivot to performance-based funding in Ontario will put $2.2 billion at risk for colleges and universities
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Aiming to cut red tape and respect taxpayer money, a new plan in Ontario ties 60% of higher-ed funding to “performance indicators” related to student outcomes and economic impact. Critics say the play will compromise the integrity of Ontario’s higher-education system.
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