By Adam Chapnick. A little more than two years ago, I attended a conference on Canada and its place in the world.  When I got back, I had an idea. More...

By Memorial University Faculty of Education Writing Group. Shared decision-making and diverse perspectives create opportunities for learning together. More...

By David Kent. David Kent breaks down an eLife article that suggests peer review scores cannot distinguish very good grants from excellent grants. In fact, at a certain point in the process, it is pretty much a random lottery. More...

By Nana Lee. How to connect with key people and build your professional network. More...

By Jonathan Thon. The chair of the search committee has now made it clear that they are prepared to offer you a faculty position in their department and would like to begin negotiating the details of your appointment. Along with this offer you will typically be invited back for a second interview where you are expected to meet with additional members of the department to get a feel for what you will need to launch a successful research lab. More...

By David Kent. Before I get into recapping the last few months of activity on the blog, I want to make a plea to all Canadian postdocs to fill out the 2016 survey of Canadian Postdoctoral Fellows. Last time (in 2013), the survey made big waves capturing the views of nearly 2,000 Canadian postdoctoral fellows. More...

By Emma Tranter. “I’ve never liked being called on,” says one student. “It feels like you’re under a microscope.” More...

By Melonie Fullick. In my last post, I spent some time digging into one example of the problem with media amplifying particular kinds of voices, while ignoring others that would bring more knowledge and perspective to the issue. More...