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Two heads are better than one: Making a case for jointly run labs
While I was completing my doctorate, I was in a “big” lab. At its peak, the lab reached about 25 people (~8 each of graduate students and post doctoral fellows plus technicians and research students). Competing for time and attention … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, carl weiman, degrees, doctors, Employment, funding, Government, Human Resources, Hybrid Vigor, Joint Lab, life choices, Mars Discovery District, Mentoring, money, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, sabbatical, Science, Training, University
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Quarterly Summary: “CAP”ital Action and Effective Communication
This quarter has been a very active one for the Black Hole site, marked most notably by a tripling of site traffic in the month of March. Admittedly, most of this increased traffic was due to Budget 2010 and the … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, General, Jobs, Policy, Science Communication
Tagged Budget 2010, business, Canada, CAPS, CFI, CIHR, degrees, doctors, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Journals, knowledge translation, life choices, MBA, MD, media, money, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, SSHRC, Summary, taxes, Training, transferrable skills, University, UofT PDA
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The Least Work Principle and Catalysing from Complacency
This short blog entry argues that when looking at the relationship or science and society, the majority of scientists only see (and avoid) the energy barrier in front of them and fail to imagine and strive toward the products on the other side. There are of course exceptions to the rule and this article hopes to inspire such visionary thinking. It contends that the products, similar to those in a chemical reaction, will provide a state that will in their own time lead to less energy expenditure for scientists. Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, General, Science Communication
Tagged Canada, doctors, Employment, funding, Genetics, Government, Human Genome Project, knowledge translation, life choices, Michael Smith, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Sanger, Science, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, transferrable skills, University
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Quarterly Summary – Trying to make sense of it all
So, in the wake of a very busy December, I realize that we only registered two blog entries this month – a noticeable drop from November’s eleven. But this is the realistic way forward if we want to tackle these issues with the time and energy they deserve, as these “issues affecting trainees” underpin many of the important decisions that are made in an academic career and give decision makers a sense of what trainees are thinking. It’s a lot of information though and in recognition of everyone else being busy as well, I thought a quarterly summary of highlights would be a good idea. Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, CAPS, CIHR, degrees, doctors, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Journals, life choices, MBA, MD, media, money, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, Peer Review, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, Science Communcation, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, SSHRC, Summary, taxes, Training, transferrable skills, University, UofT PDA
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Global Warming hits Science Trainees – the average CV rises two degrees
It’s already clear that the BSc is the new high school diploma (soon to be overtaken by a Masters), and undergraduate students are being told that they can do whatever they want and should leave as many doors open as possible . So, it seems a reasonable course of action to stay in school and get that extra degree that will allow you to not close doors. This line of thinking, however, also leads to a problem of too many degrees being sought and obtained for the wrong reasons. There is a lot to be said for the value of getting out there and gaining work experience and Beth continues to probe the different types of careers available… but that’s not what concerns me in this entry… (and I’m definitely not playing the “over-qualified card” because that is a load of nonsense… you can never be over-qualified)… What concerns me here is “Why do we sign up for the next degree?” Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, CAPS, degrees, doctors, Employment, Government, Graduate Student, life choices, MBA, MD, money, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Post Doc, scholarship, Science, science literacy, Training, transferrable skills, University
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