by Sonja Soo, Science & Policy Exchange

These days, it’s hard not to hear about wildfires.

In the past several years, summers in Canada consist of wildfires (or “forest fires”) burning thousands of acres of land, forcing residents to evacuate, filling the air with smoke, and costing the government millions…

par Jessica Bou Nassar et Melina Papalampropoulou-Tsiridou, Dialogue Sciences & Politiques

En tant que deux chercheuses en début de carrière (CDC), nous avons fait l’expérience concrète du potentiel de la science ouverte dans le cadre de notre travail universitaire et nous en témoignons à distance en observant des chercheurs du…

by Jessica Bou Nassar and Melina Papalampropoulou-Tsiridou, Science & Policy Exchange (SPE)

As two early career researchers (ECRs), we have been experiencing the power of open science firsthand through our work in academia as well as witnessing it from a distance as we observe researchers from all over the world…

par Kaitlyn Easson et Sai Priya Anand, Dialogue Sciences et Politiques

Dans les débuts de la pandémie de la COVID-19, les établissements universitaires à travers le Canada ont interrompu les recherches scientifiques dites non essentielles, entraînant des contraintes importantes pour la progression des projets de recherche des étudiant.e.s des cycles…

by Kaitlyn Easson & Sai Priya Anand, Science and Policy Exchange (SPE)

In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, university institutions across Canada shut down non-essential scientific research thus creating substantial challenges for the progression of the research projects of graduate students. Despite the gradual resumption of research activities…

Par Amelia Stephenson et Emma Anderson, Dialogue Sciences et Politiques

En tant qu’étudiantes en génie et en neuroscience, nous sommes attristées des inégalités de genre qui persistent dans le milieu académique, particulièrement dans les domaines des sciences, technologies, ingénieries et mathématiques (STIM). Nous nous sentons toutefois perpétuellement inspirées par les…

By Amelia Stephenson and Emma Anderson, Science and Policy Exchange

As female students in engineering and neuroscience, we are disheartened by the continued gender inequality within Academia, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Yet, at the same time, we are consistently being inspired by female researchers who are…

by Saina Beitari*, Jessica Bou Nassar*, Momoko Ueda*, Shawn McGuirk on behalf of Science & Policy Exchange (SPE) *All authors contributed equally

On May 28, 2021, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation uncovered a mass grave containing the remains of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, and…