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Putting the humanities, arts and social sciences into S&T
Released yesterday, the second iteration of The State of Science and Technology in Canada report is great news for the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) community. And here’s why: in 2010, the Minister of Industry asked the Council of...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Big Thinking, S&T report and community engagement
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Last week, Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, presented the first Big Thinking lecture of the season on inclusive innovation. You can now watch a video...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Big Thinking, Census 2016 and graduate education
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences On Tuesday, Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, presented the first Big Thinking lecture of the 2012-13 season. His talk, “Inclusive Innovation: what is...
News from the social sciences and humanities: OECD, Bantings and Fifty Shades of Grey
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its annual Education at a Glance report this week. While Canada places high in terms of national...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Quebec, student mental health and the environment
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The Parti Québecois, headed by Pauline Marois, has won the premiership in Quebec, ousting the Liberal party by a narrow margin. Pauline Marois had promised students she would...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Student debt, MOOCs and the Paralympics
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Rob Carrick wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail this week arguing that rising student debt needs to be better addressed by parents, the government and the education system...
Inclusive Innovation: what is the role of rural and remote regions in the knowledge economy?
Governments the world over have launched ambitious national innovation strategies, designed to use scientific and technological developments to produce economic growth and address social challenges. Canada has been one of the most aggressive on this...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Free classes, childcare and a video contest
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The University of Waterloo will be offering a free humanities credit course to low-income individuals as part of a pilot program starting in spring 2013. The course will be...
News from the social sciences and humanities: Einstein, international education and the federal budget
Milena Stanoeva Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The Advisory Panel on Canada’s International Education Strategy released its report this week, calling for Canada to double the number of international students and for 50,000...