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Tag Archives: life choices
The 24/7 lab: Motivated scientists or slave-driving supervisors?
At the end of August, an article popped out from Nature News that sent many PhDs and postdocs into a tailspin. After asking 11 labs with a reputation for “working hard” and being allowed to visit just one of them, Heidi … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, Policy
Tagged 24/7 Lab, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Cambridge, Canada, degrees, education, Employment, Graduate Student, Heidi Ledford, life choices, money, Nature, non-academic jobs, PhD, Policy, Science, Training, University
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Quick Hit: Recruitment of Policy Leaders Program to run Oct 3-17, 2011
The Government of Canada has released details of its 2011 Recruitment of Policy Leaders program. We’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 … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, Jobs, Policy
Tagged Canada, education, Employment, federal government jobs, Government, Government of Canada, life choices, money, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Secondary Recruitment, postacademic jobs, Recruitment of Policy Leaders, Science, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Notch 1 in the STIC: The Production of PhDs – What Do We Do With Them?
In this first installment of our summer series on the Science, Technology and Innovation Council’s 2010 State of the Nation report, I’m going to take a look at some of the data on who’s getting an education in science and … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, STIC Report Analysis
Tagged business, Canada, CERC, CIHR, degrees, education, Education and Training, Employment, Government, Graduate Student, Jobs, life choices, money, PDF, PhD, Policy, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, science communication, Science Technology and Innovation Council, STIC, Training, University
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2011 Summer Blog Series: Notches in the STIC
Over the last few weeks, Beth and I have been trying to identify a good topic for a summer series that our readers might enjoy. Just in time, offering the glue to hold our scattered ideas together, the Science, Technology … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, Jobs, Policy, STIC Report Analysis
Tagged Banting, business, Canada, CERC, CIHR, degrees, education, Employment, Government, Graduate Student, life choices, money, NSERC, PDF, PhD, Policy, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, science communication, Science Technology and Innovation Council, SSHRC, STIC, Training, University, Vanier
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Quarterly Summary: Back on Track
After a harrowing Stanley Cup playoff run that disappointed both of us Canucks fans in its final moments, Beth and I have reclaimed our free hours and will be moving full steam ahead with new content for the Black Hole. … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, General
Tagged Academic Couples, Budget 2010, Canada, CAPS, degrees, Employment, life choices, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, Science, science communication, Summary, Training, University
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The storm is brewing: Postdocs are speaking out…
Lucie Low, newly elected Vice Chair, Finance of CAPS and a current non-Canadian postdoctoral researcher at McGill has just published in Nature a scathing critique of Canada’s system which promised her more than it delivered, and further suggesting that …Canada … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodata, Canada, CAPS, CIHR, education, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, life choices, Lucie Low, money, National Postdoctoral Association, NSERC, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, scholarship, Science, taxes, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Identifying good scientists and keeping them honest
In a February 2011 interview with Lab Times, Cambridge scientist Peter Lawrence1 reflects on his own career and complains that “the heart of research is sick” as he charts the changes in the way in which science is pursued. Briefly, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge, CMAJ, doctors, education, fellowship, funding, Graduate Student, grantsmanship, Journals, Lab Times, life choices, Medical Research Council, Nature, non-academic jobs, PDF, Peer Review, Peter Lawrence, PLoS ONe, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Retraction Watch, royal society, Science, science and society, scientific ombudsman, Training, University
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Quick Hit: New CIHR / Health Canada Science Policy Fellowships
An interesting development for those interested in getting more involved in the science policy world… CIHR and Health Canada have joined forces to offer fellowships in science policy The Science Policy Fellowships program will allow researchers at the doctoral, post-doctoral, … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Policy
Tagged Canada, CIHR, education, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Health Canada, knowledge translation, life choices, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, science communication, Science Policy Fellowship, Training, University
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Nature Special Articles: The Future of the PhD
Last week, the Easter bunny dropped a sadistically timed present with a Nature special on The Future of the PhD. Just when hordes of students graduate and many trainees leave to take time off with families for Easter, Nature launches a … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, degrees, education, Employment, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Japan, life choices, Nature, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Science, science and society, science communication, Training, transferrable skills, University
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To postdoc or not to postdoc?
Following a very popular article by Sonja B. (To MD or PhD: That is the Question), we were asked if we would be interested in having a similar article from someone choosing whether or not to become a postdoctoral fellow. … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, General, Jobs
Tagged Canada, degrees, education, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, life choices, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, Training, transferrable skills, University, work life balance
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