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Tag Archives: scholarship
Bidding You Adieu
So, a while back I mentioned that I would be applying to CIHR’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 … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, Financial
Tagged business, Canada, CIHR, education, fellowship, funding, life choices, MBA, money, scholarship, Science-to-Business Program, 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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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
Posted in Education and Training, General
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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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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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
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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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New Metrics for Assessing Scientists: Let’s Accessorize
Quick Hit: Paul Krzyzanowski, another post doctoral fellow who writes for the Stem Cell Network blog just posted The underused academic in which he discusses funding levels of Canadian postdoctoral fellows and the balance of funding International imports vs. Canadian … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, education, faculty of 1000, funding, Government, Graduate Student, h factor, h-index, Journals, PDF, Peer Review, PhD, Post Doc, scholarship, Science, science and society, Training, University
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Professionals in High Demand
Those who know me might recall a certain penchant I have for making terrible acronyms (or jokes in general) and I can’t believe that this one has escaped me for so long: PHD = Professionals in High Demand This tidy … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, degrees, disposable academic, education, Employment, Government, Graduate Student, Jeff Sharom, life choices, non-academic jobs, PhD, Policy, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, science communication, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Nice Gals Finish Last: Sexist Reference Letters or Skewed Value Systems?
Although an identical number of women get a PhD in the life sciences, only 15-20% of tenured positions are secured by women ~Frank Gannon, EMBO 2007 This is a frightening statistic, and I’m not convinced it’s gotten much better since … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, education, EMBO, EMBO Fellowships, fellowship, funding, Graduate Student, money, PDF, PhD, Post Doc, scholarship, Science, Sexist reference letters, Training, University, Women in Science
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Look Mom, I can do PCR! Benefits and Drawbacks of Formal Undergraduate Research Programs
Quick Hit: Earlier this week, I published a blog entry with the Stem Cell Network on scientists holding back the details of their data prior to publication entitled: The Royal Society and the philosophy of openness: Are we moving backwards? … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, degrees, education, fellowship, funding, Graduate Student, Lab Monkeys, life choices, NSERC, NSERC URSA, PhD, practical lab experience, royal society, scholarship, Science, science and society, Stem Cell Network, Training, undergraduate, undergraduate research, University
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