Blog Stats
- 606,673 hits
-
Recent comments
Categories
- Banff International Research Station (26)
- Board of Governors (117)
- Honouring friends (57)
- Op-eds (183)
- R&D Policy (180)
- UBC Housing Action Plan (18)
- UBC Presidential Search (13)
- Uncategorized (67)
-
Recent Posts
- Head of UBC Mathematics: The end of an era
- Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann 1945-2022
- UBC Campus Vision 2050, in a word, lacks vision
- Louis Nirenberg (1925-2020)
- UBC: The ill-fated revolt of those who ought to know better
- Shiny, happy, oblivious science
- NSERC has lost its bearings … again
- The Learning & Research of the UBC Board of Governors (II)
- The Learning & Research committee of the UBC Board: What a difference a year makes (I)
- UBC: Failures in governance are slowing down the pace of academic renewal
- A research community at the mercy of a leaderless NSERC
- A busy first four months on the UBC Board of Governors
- Academic publishing in the time of sanctions and boycotts
- Maurice Sion: 1927 – 2018
- Robert M. Miura: 1938 – 2018
- When the Walls of Governance Come Crumbling Down
- Why I am voting against the tuition increases for domestic students
- Resignation of the director of the Wall Institute: The reaction
- Why I am resigning from the directorship of the Wall institute
- Accountability and Governance at UBC: Budget
Archives
NGhoussoub
Follow me on Twitter
My Tweets
Tag Archives: Science funding
Shiny, happy, oblivious science
by Dr. Jim R. Woodgett The government of Canada released a budget on April 19th, 2021, the first for two years. It was, as anticipated, a high spending, deficit projecting budget that clears the ground for pandemic recovery with its centre … Continue reading
US republicans more supportive of science than …
…. their counterparts in the democratic party! I know, I know, you have all been eagerly awaiting “the deficit reduction action plan” of Canada’s three research councils. You will surely not get it from the “rosy” picture portrayed in the messages of … Continue reading
Posted in R&D Policy
Tagged cihr, House and Senate CJS subcommittee, NSERC, NSF, Science funding, sshrc
2 Comments
Piece of Mind 