By Jack Grove. Former international rugby player Colin Gregor is one of a growing number of students to balance a PhD with a career. More...
26 février 2016
Part-time PhD - how to combine study with a career
Warwick economics event aims to learn lessons of history
By Matthew Reisz. Economists are finding new ways of learning about the past – and learning from the past. More...
Spending smarter on student aid in Ontario
By Spencer Nestico-Semianiw. We have the necessary means if we re-allocate it to those truly in need. More...
Reimagining the humanities PhD, take two
By Paul Keen. Conference at Carleton U in May follows up on inaugural McGill gathering last year. More...
Canada at AAAS: Can we be both visionary and nimble?
By Hellen Murphy. Sometimes getting the right people in the room makes all the difference. That was the idea behind a roundtable on Feb. 11 at the Canadian Embassy in Washington. Universities Canada and the Canada Foundation for Innovation co-convened the meeting of research agency leaders from Canada, the U.S. and Europe to talk about ramping up international research collaboration. More...
Canadian campuses suffer from a lack of racial inclusion
By Annette Henry. Universities often ignore a varied and rich Black intellectual tradition. More...
One size does not fit all with promotion, tenure and review
By Jessica Riddell. I’ve recently had three opportunities to think about ways that scholarly activity is evaluated (and, therefore, valued) within the academy: first, as I compiled my sabbatical report and had to account for a year’s worth of productivity; second, when I was asked to serve as an external reviewer for a full professor-ship at a different university; and, third, during a retreat with the 2015 cohort of the 3M National Teaching Fellows. More...
Research budgeting for scientists
By Allison McDonald. Prior to starting my job as an assistant professor, I had never managed a professional budget before. I’d certainly managed my personal finances previously, but I’d never before had total oversight of a research budget and been responsible for figuring out how to spend it effectively and ensure that I wasn’t going over budget. More...
Introverts and extroverts have different learning preferences
By Nicki Monahan. Professors need to adapt their teaching to address each group’s strengths. More...
Facing facts: the harsh realities of the academic job hunt
By Jonathan Thon. There are many bottlenecks during an academic job hunt, but the fallout from your first year of interviews is by far the most trying. In my experience, it was between the initial interview and the tentative offer of employment that I saw the majority of my options fizzle. While there will be a lot of competition (typically hundreds of applications per tenure-track position and increasingly high expectations of the applicants), it should be noted that many universities unofficially screen desired candidates before posting academic job searches. More...
