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Webinar: Build your research impact
Are you a graduate student or early career researcher in the humanities and social sciences? This free webinar will bring together a panel of experts to help you identify strategies and opportunities to grow the impact of your research.
Vast Majority of Canadian Women Still Live in Fear of Violence, Regardless of Age, Race, Class, Education or Marital Status: Study
Despite strides made by the #MeToo Movement and recent changes to legislation, Canadian women continue to live in deep rooted fear of rape, sexual harassment or physical violence, and worse, believe they’ll be judged for doing something wrong if it...
Kids Care about Their Online Privacy as Much as Adults Do and Want it Protected, Researcher Says
Contrary to popular belief, youth value their privacy and are disturbed that online platform providers collect their information and steer them towards specific digital content. That’s the finding of a recent study led by Kara Brisson-Boivin...
Universities and the George Floyd moment
Guest post by Temitope Oriola, joint editor-in-chief of African Security, associate professor at the University of Alberta, two-time Carnegie fellow, recipient of the Governor General of Canada Academic Gold Medal and president of the Canadian...
Leadership and sustainable peacebuilding - Alaa Murabit
Big Thinking at Congress 2018 Leadership and sustainable peacebuilding In an era when insecurity is a daily reality for people in many parts of the world, what is the role women have in peacebuilding and in political processes? Alaa Murabit will...
The role of scholarly associations in advancing reconciliation: What can be done?
On the Side of the Angels: Canada and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Otto Von Bismark once famously remarked that: “If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.” I respectfully disagree. I first decided to write On the Side of the Angels: Canada and the United Nations Commission on...
We need a better understanding of ‘good’ research impacts
My starting point is to welcome the recently published Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences report, Approaches to assessing impact in the Humanities and Social Sciences as a valuable addition to a growing policy understanding of the...
Back to school 2017 – what is the media saying?
Every September, millions of Canadian students return to campus for a new academic year. In this blog you can read about a variety of conversations happening in the post-secondary education sector this fall. A big back to school announcement from the...