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	<title>The Black Hole: Science in Canada, Issues affecting trainees &#187; Government</title>
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	<description>Science in Canada:  Issues affecting trainees</description>
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		<title>The Problem: A lack of faculty positions at top-tier Canadian Universities and Research Institutes</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/02/02/the-problem-a-lack-of-faculty-positions-at-top-tier-canadian-universities-and-research-institutes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Related post:  Making the Case for Increased Federal Support of Biomedical Research Science, technology, and innovation are critical drivers of economic growth and national well-being. In the context of health research, their impact extends to matters of human health, quality &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/02/02/the-problem-a-lack-of-faculty-positions-at-top-tier-canadian-universities-and-research-institutes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Case for Increased Federal Support of Biomedical Research</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/28/making-the-case-for-increased-federal-support-of-biomedical-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Black Hole is extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Jonathan Thon to its team of regular bloggers.  Jonathan approached us last month to publish a series of articles on building a better support structure for young biomedical scientists in Canada &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/28/making-the-case-for-increased-federal-support-of-biomedical-research/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It can be done: Moving labs with your CIHR fellowship</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CIHR Trainee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winning a postdoctoral fellowship is not trivial and when you land in a suboptimal research situation after bringing in your own money, things can get pretty stressful. Today&#8217;s post is a guest post from a former colleague of mine who &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/17/it-can-be-done-moving-labs-with-your-cihr-fellowship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quarterly Summary: A Busy Autumn + Goodbye and Good Luck to Beth!</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/02/quarterly-summary-a-busy-autumn-goodbye-and-good-luck-to-beth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1444</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy 2012 everyone. The end of 2011 was very busy, but it was worth it to gather some momentum behind the ideas and conversations from the site in the form of our session at the Canadian Science Policy Conference as &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2012/01/02/quarterly-summary-a-busy-autumn-goodbye-and-good-luck-to-beth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A deeper look into the &#8220;80% of PhDs who do not become professors&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/10/a-deeper-look-into-the-80-of-phds-who-do-not-become-professors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent comment left on the site by SubC, a request was made to &#8220;look deeper&#8221; into the 20% number of PhDs becoming professors.  Specifically, the question was raised as to &#8220;how many that wanted an academic career in &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/10/a-deeper-look-into-the-80-of-phds-who-do-not-become-professors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good news from the Border &#8211; Keeping international PhDs in Canada</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/11/09/good-news-from-the-border-keeping-international-phds-in-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUICK REMINDER: For those that missed it, I&#8217;ll be chairing a session on the Education and Training of Scientists at this year&#8217;s Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa next week.  I posted on the topic a few weeks back and would &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/11/09/good-news-from-the-border-keeping-international-phds-in-canada/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What to do with all the Scientists&#8230; find out at the 2011 Canadian Science Policy Conference</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/18/what-to-do-with-all-the-scientists-find-out-at-the-2011-canadian-science-policy-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a break from normal lab routine, I&#8217;ll be dabbling in the black arts of science policy this November and running a session at the 3rd annual Canadian Science Policy Conference.  The conference runs from Nov 16th-18th and features an &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/18/what-to-do-with-all-the-scientists-find-out-at-the-2011-canadian-science-policy-conference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quarterly Summary: Guest Bloggers are Great!</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/04/quarterly-summary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This summer featured our second summer series.  Last year&#8217;s &#8220;So you want to be a&#8230;&#8221; was followed up this year by &#8220;Notches in the STIC&#8221; which navigated through the key points of the Science and Technology Innovation Council&#8217;s recent report &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/04/quarterly-summary/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Adding Shades of Grey into Science Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was forwarded two articles last month (thanks Mike O!) from the world of Australian science policy.  In these articles, the debate centred on whether or not academics should be involved in making public policy.   The article that started the &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/02/adding-shades-of-grey-into-science-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Hit:  Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program to run Oct 3-17, 2011</title>
		<link>http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/09/06/quick-hit-recruitment-of-policy-leaders-program-to-run-oct-3-17-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government of Canada has released details of its 2011 Recruitment of Policy Leaders program.   We&#8217;ve written before about becoming a public servant which contains information about this program and others in the Canadian Public Service.  If you are aware of &#8230; <a href="http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/09/06/quick-hit-recruitment-of-policy-leaders-program-to-run-oct-3-17-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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