This article is part of our Fast Policy Facts online series By Paul Dufour December 12, 2018 With the news that the Trudeau administration is apparently terminating the former Mulroney administration’s Networks of Centres of Excellence Programme and replacing it with a new scheme, a 30-year-old experiment has come to a close. No rationale or…
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The PaulicyWorks Canadian Nobel Laureates Quiz
This article is part of our Fast Policy Facts online series By Paul Dufour October 3, 2018 Test your knowledge – win a prize! Deadline to enter: Friday October 5, 2018 Yes, it’s October. The Swedish Academy, celebrating its 279th anniversary, is handing out the annual hardware (along with original artwork and cash).   Every…
Naming Our Science and Research Prizes for Women: Time for Fair Play
This article is part of our Fast Policy Facts online series By Paul Dufour In Canada, there is a positive resurgence in celebrating the growing participation of women in science, engineering and math. Rightly so… they are more than half of our population and are an increasing part of our labour force in all areas…
Gender Equity in Science Comes to Montreal — But Gaps Remain
This week, the North American Gender Summit sponsored by NSERC and Quebec’s Fonds de Recherche took place amid a growing renaissance on the gender and science policy issue.