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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Dirigisme: Research prioritization and funds reallocation … by staff
Last December, during a lively public debate with Isabelle Blain, NSERC’s Vice-President for Research Grants & Scholarships, my colleague Martin tried to bring a positive note to the conversation by stating that at least NSERC’s new ways are not as bad … Continue reading
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The decline in Discovery Grants budgets also begs for an explanation
Encouraged by NSERC’s response to explain the reasons behind the drop in the numbers of their graduate scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships, we decided to push our luck and inquire for the reasons behind the substantial decline in the budgets of almost … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, R&D Policy
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NSERC explains the drop in 2011 CGS, PGS and PDF numbers
In response to our last blog post, “Piece of Mind” received the following memo from NSERC communications. NSERC offered fewer CGS-PGS awards in 2011 for two reasons: First, the Government of Canada’s Economic Action Plan (EAP) came to an end, … Continue reading
Posted in R&D Policy
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NSERC’s scholarships and fellowships: Policy shift or collateral damage?
The following comment to this blog got my attention: “I’m wondering if anyone else has noticed the most recent NSERC PGS (Post-Graduate Scholarships) and PDF (Post-Doctoral Fellowships) numbers: Across all disciplines from 2010 to 2011, Master’s awards are down 36%, … Continue reading
Posted in R&D Policy
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“You cannot avoid the impression that science is for sale”
That was Michael Hartmer, director of the German Association of University Professors, commenting to Der Spiegel on the latest “textbook example of how not to manage the relationship between private industry and the academy”. A far cry from what was … Continue reading
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When an Ottawa bureaucrat calls!
“Just so you know, I fund your organization, so when I tell you to do something, I expect you to do it”. No, this was not an elected official. Politicians normally know better than to say such things. That was … Continue reading
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Sleepless in Taiwan
I am in Taipei for a mathematics conference in celebration of the 60th birthday of a great colleague, a superior scholar, an enriching scientific collaborator, and a dear friend, Chang-Shou Lin. What a treat it is to be here –notwithstanding … Continue reading
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