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L’avenir de la recherche au Canada
Vous avez peut-être entendu parler de l’initiative récente de l’Association canadienne des études supérieures (ACES) et du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines (CRSH) qui inviteront 20 étudiants de divers établissements universitaires pour...
Canada can learn from the UK’s “The Business of People” report
Released by the UK’s Campaign for Social Science on February 24, 2015, “ The Business of People” report underscores the critical role that social science research should play in the that country’s science and innovation strategy. The report’s release...
Leading Research Universities in a Competitive World
The Awards to Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP) has funded the recent publication of Les grandes universités de recherche : Institutions autonomes dans un environnement concurrentiel, a book by Robert Lacroix and Louis Maheu (published by Presses...
Ottawa, ma ville bilingue: une idée inachevée
Camille Ferrier qui s’est jointe l’été dernier à l’équipe du Secrétariat de la Fédération a partagé récemment ses réflexions sur le caractère bilingue de l’Université d’Ottawa, du Congrès 2015 et de la ville d’Ottawa elle-même. Il est rafraichissant...
Ottawa, ma ville bilingue
On parle beaucoup du Congrès des sciences humaines pour ses conférences, son caractère pluridisciplinaire, et son impact sur la communauté locale et la société au sens large. Mais si cette 84 ème édition est unique, c’est aussi parce qu’elle se...
Good Science Policy Will Require Good Communication and Better Support: A Night Out With CAUT
In what turns out to have been the run up to the unveiling of the federal government’s new Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy (ST&I), the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) launched its “ Get Science Right” campaign. The...
Open Access and the Humanities, by Martin Paul Eve
When it comes to open access, it can sometimes feel like the humanities and social sciences are merely catching up to the progress made in science, technology and engineering disciplines. One of our goals at the Federation is to encourage the...
An Easy, Inexpensive Solution for Simultaneous Translation
This article originally appeared in Convene, magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. As associations continue to grow their international membership, simultaneous translation at events is moving from a nice-to-have to a must...
ASPP-funded translation receives Governor General’s Literary Award
The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to congratulate Peter Feldstein, winner of this year’s Governor General’s Literary Award for French-to-English Translation. He is recognized for his translation of Paul-Émile Borduas: A...