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		<title>Facilitating the Transition &#8211; new posts at University Affairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 12:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello readers! If you didn&#8217;t catch it already, we have relocated the blog and this month and have posted our first set of articles: Reality TV invading university – Thumbs down to the three minute thesis A call to arms &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/05/31/facilitating-the-transition-new-posts-at-university-affairs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Black Hole is Moving &#8211; Come join us at University Affairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, we were approached by University Affairs magazine (The award-winning magazine and website, published by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada) to move the Black Hole blog to their site. After some lengthy discussions, we are excited to announce that we &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/05/03/the-black-hole-is-moving-come-join-us-at-university-affairs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More time doing research, less time applying for money – sounds great, right?</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/04/24/more-time-doing-research-less-time-applying-for-money-sounds-great-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I’ve mentioned on here before – if you are involved in health research in Canada, you should read the CIHR’s proposed changes to its granting system.  This is a chance to assess and give your opinion before things are &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/04/24/more-time-doing-research-less-time-applying-for-money-sounds-great-right/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1559</guid>
		<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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1563</guid>
		<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>Quarterly Summary:  Jonathan Thon starts with a flourish</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/04/04/quarterly-summary-jonathan-thon-starts-with-a-flourish/</link>
		<comments>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/04/04/quarterly-summary-jonathan-thon-starts-with-a-flourish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were thrilled this quarter to welcome Dr. Jonathan Thon to the Black Hole in the capacity of regular contributor.    He&#8217;s enthusiastically launched himself into the online blogging world with several articles and I&#8217;ve tried to scatter in a &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/04/04/quarterly-summary-jonathan-thon-starts-with-a-flourish/">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>
		<comments>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/03/22/biomedical-research-and-broken-clocks-all-the-parts-but-no-instructions/#comments</comments>
		<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>CIHR Grant Reform: Speak now or forever hold your peace</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/03/12/cihr-grant-reform-speak-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last months, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have conducted an extensive review of their grant programs and have released a document to describe these changes.  In a demonstration of top tier accountability, they have opened a &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/03/12/cihr-grant-reform-speak-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bring home the (scientific) troops!</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/03/01/bring-home-the-scientific-troops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read related entries to this post: Pitching solutions: Transition awards and Targeted Hiring The Problem: A lack of faculty positions at top-tier Canadian Universities and Research Institutes Making the Case for Increased Federal Support of Biomedical Research Repatriating young Canadian &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/03/01/bring-home-the-scientific-troops/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Taxes for Postdocs: Dredging up the Past</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A landmark decision was made late last month by the Ontario Labour Relations Board regarding the status of postdoctoral fellows.  Jesse Greener, President of the University of Toronto&#8217;s Postdoc Association has recently, and nicely, summarised the impacts of this ruling &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/02/21/2012-taxes-for-postdocs-dredging-up-the-past/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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