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Welcome to the Federation's Resource hub! Here you will find humanities and social science articles, blog posts, videos, webinars, Congress resources, and more! Filter by topic, resource type, file type, and/or year.

The Federation blog is a space for Federation members and researchers in the humanities and social sciences to respectfully discuss ideas and issues of importance to the community. Please review the Federation's blog policy for submission information.

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Measuring research impact at CIMVHR

The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) has two main priorities: Knowledge translation (KT) of research needs and results related to military and Veterans’ health Partnerships that will advance the development and...

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Back to school: What is the media saying?

As Media Officer at the Federation, I monitor “back to school” media every September to get a snapshot of what dominates current debates and conversations in the postsecondary education (PSE) sector, and what some of the biggest priorities and...

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Publishing and marketing your scholarly book

At Congress 2015, publishers from across Canada joined academics in a Career Corner panel discussion on publishing and marketing your scholarly book. The publishers spoke passionately about books and provided practical tips and advice, especially for...

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Telling your research story - make it accessible!

We all dread the presenter who reads directly from the slides or paper in a monotone voice. Worse still is when that monotone voice uses heavy jargon that no one outside the field will understand. Shari Graydon says “scholars are trained to be...

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SSHRC Scholarships and Fellowships 101 at Congress

SSHRC Staff We in SSHRC’s Research Training Portfolio know that applying for a SSHRC award can be challenging. You spend all that time developing a great research question, pulling together all of your supporting documents, and getting feedback on...

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Not really a philosopher

Chris Eliasmith, Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Neuroscience, is professor with a joint appointment in Philosophy and Systems Design Engineering and cross-appointment to Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. He is Director of the...

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What to expect at Career Corner 2015

Come get some advice to kick-start your academic or non-academic career! Here are some sessions that we recommend you attend at this year’s Career Corner at the University of Ottawa. How to tell your research story When: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 13:00 -...