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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Evaluation vs. Research
I think I’ve mentioned on here before that I now work in the world of evaluation. One thing I’ve noticed since I’ve been in this world is the tendency of some to view “evaluation” and “research” as different things. I … Continue reading
CAPS Getting Progress in Parliament
I just thought I would quickly bring it to people’s attention that the Canadian House of Commons has been hopping with activity regarding post doctoral fellows and the repercussions of Budget 2010. A quick scan of the comments in March … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, General, Policy
Tagged Canada, CAPS, CIHR, degrees, Employment, fellowship, Fellowships, funding, Government, Graduate Student, House of Commons, Jim Flaherty, marc garneau, media, money, NSERC, PDF, Policy, Post Doc, scholarship, Science, Science Communcation, SSHRC, taxes, Training, UofT PDA
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Perception, Power and Principles: Human induced climate change and why people have trouble accepting the science
***Quick Hit: The CAPS petition to maintain the competitiveness of a postdoctoral research career in Canada is up to 1750 signatures. For more information on why this petition has been written, read my last post and visit the CAPS website. … Continue reading
Posted in General, Policy, Science Communication
Tagged bob watson, Canada, CAPS, climate change, climate gate, Government, greenhouse effect, IPCC, life choices, media, nigel lawson, Peer Review, Policy, Science, science and society, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, temperature rises
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Budget 2010: Post Docs, be careful what you wish for…
Last week Canadians were treated to another Harper Government budget where the post doctoral stage of developing highly qualified researchers was finally recognized as an important part of the research enterprise. Post docs shared a grand “hurrah!” as this was … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, General, Jobs
Tagged Budget 2010, Canada, Canada Graduate Scholarship, CAPS, CIHR, degrees, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Jim Flaherty, life choices, media, money, NSERC, PDF, Petition, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, scholarship, Science, SSHRC, Stephen Harper, taxes, Training, University, UofT PDA, Vanier Scholarship
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Talking Science to Non-Scientists and What’s In It For You?
Piggybacking off of Dave’s last post, which detailed ways that scientists can “help further the public knowledge of, and excitement about, scientific research,” with a specific focus on disseminating academic research and communicating with government, my posting today is going … Continue reading
