A database launched this month aims to normalize compensation for expertise in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) fields. It makes public crowdsourced data on speaker fees and honoraria — small but significant forms of reward and recognition in academia.
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The Short Report – June 30, 2021: Ontario invests $70M in R&D, Ottawa supports optics and photonics research, a Nova Scotia centre of forestry innovation, and more
Ontario announces support for hundreds of research projects across the province; Quebec’s INO optics and photonics research centre gets a boost, Nova Scotia launches a forestry innovation centre, and more.
Canada’s two top science and engineering prizes awarded to women
Two University of Toronto scientists – both women – have won the country’s top awards in science and engineering. They want to see more women participating in STEM fields, especially at the post-graduate level.
Alberta joins Ontario to implement performance-based funding for higher education and research
Alberta will implement performance-based funding in its post-secondary system next fall, despite decidedly mixed results on whether the strategy improves higher education and research outcomes.
Liberal government’s track record on science put under the spotlight
No assessment of the Liberal track record on science and innovation during its first two years in power would be complete without a discussion of the impact and potential implications of the Naylor report.
Universities compromised by industry collaboration: report
Canadian universities are undermining their much-vaunted independence by entering into research collaborations with industry, according to a major new report by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). Entitled Open for Business: On What Terms?, the report examines 12 major university-industry collaborations and programs and assesses them according to principles jointly established by CAUT and…
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