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	<title>The Black Hole: Science in Canada, Issues affecting trainees &#187; Financial</title>
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		<title>CIHR Updates:  Budget 2012 and Science Policy Fellowships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s post is actually two mini-posts &#8211; one on CIHR&#8217;s response to Budget 2012 and the other on the announcement of their Science Policy Fellowship program. Response to Budget 2012 Earlier this month, CIHR President Alain Beaudet released a message concerning &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/04/13/cihr-updates-budget-2012-and-science-policy-fellowships/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Difficult Pill to Swallow: The Harsh Realities of a 15% Funding Rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A country&#8217;s biomedical advancement and innovation is intimately linked to its investment in academic research (Measure for Measure: Chemical Research &#38; Development Powers the U.S. Innovation Engine). Funding for research comes almost entirely from government and private donors (Stossel, T.P., &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/04/12/a-difficult-pill-to-swallow-the-harsh-realities-of-a-15-funding-rate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Biomedical Research and Broken Clocks:  All the Parts, but No Instructions</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/03/22/biomedical-research-and-broken-clocks-all-the-parts-but-no-instructions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day-to-day rigors of academic biomedical research are difficult to appreciate, and it is necessary that scientists share their perspective of the knowledge market with politicians and government representatives who are burdened with making difficult decisions on our behalf. Unlike &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/03/22/biomedical-research-and-broken-clocks-all-the-parts-but-no-instructions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bidding You Adieu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, a while back I mentioned that I would be applying to CIHR&#8217;s Science-to-Business (S2B) program, which provides scholarships for individuals with PhDs in a health related field to do MBAs. And the good news is that I was fortunate enough &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/28/bidding-you-adieu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Notch 4 in the STIC &#8211; The 30 year old question: Why does Canada lag in R&amp;D spending?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many reports have been written over the past 30 years about Canada and its R&#38;D spending, and they clamour one after the other about Canada&#8217;s relative lack of investment into R&#38;D.  We&#8217;ve been through periods of deep cutbacks and periods &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/27/the-30-year-old-question-why-does-canada-lag-in-rd-spending/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Notch 3 in the STIC: Business Expenditures on Research &amp; Development</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/25/notch-2-in-the-stic-business-expenditures-on-research-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his last posting, Dave mentioned that statistic on Canada&#8217;s direct vs. indirect funding really jumped out of the STIC report. Another stat that really jumps out is something known as &#8220;Business expenditure on R&#38;D (BERD) intensity.&#8221; BERD intensity is &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/25/notch-2-in-the-stic-business-expenditures-on-research-development/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Hit: News about Trainee Stipends From Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick break from our summer series on the STIC report to bring you some news about rules around paying trainee stipends from CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC grants. From the CIHR e-newsletter I just received: Tri-agencies harmonizing policies on stipends &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/07/14/quick-hit-news-about-trainee-stipends-from-grants/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quarterly Summary: Expanding our Reach</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This quarter, both Beth and Dave have made efforts to bring the Black Hole out of e-space and into the new territory.  Firstly, a panel organised by science blogger Maryse de la Giroday at Frogheart.ca will feature Beth at Northern &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/04/03/quarterly-summary-expanding-our-reach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing medical (science) waste: Thinking before doing&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sitting down with a group of scientists following a football/soccer game the other day and dropped a bomb into the conversation by asking if people thought cancer research got too much money.  Nobody, myself included, disputed the obvious &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/03/26/reducing-medical-science-waste-thinking-before-doing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Taxes for Post Docs:  At least we know the rules this year</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/02/21/2011-taxes-for-post-docs-at-least-we-know-the-rules-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, one of the hottest topics on the site was Budget 2010 and the new rules regarding postdoctoral fellowships. Those entries are still amongst the most popular: (latest post) 2012 Taxes for Postdocs: Dredging up the Past 2010 Canadian Taxes: &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/02/21/2011-taxes-for-post-docs-at-least-we-know-the-rules-this-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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