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ACCRU Responds to the Advisory Panel on Federal Support for Fundamental Science’s Report

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The Alliance of Canadian Comprehensive Research Universities Responds to the Advisory Panel on Federal Support for Fundamental Science’s Report For immediate release Wednesday, April 12, 2017 —————————————————————- NOTE: The following is an op-ed piece from Dr. J. Kevin Vessey, Chair of the Alliance of Canadian Comprehensive Research Universities (ACCRU) —————————————————————- As chair of the Alliance […]

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Dr. Robert Luke appointed to Expert Panel on the State of S&T and IR&D in Canada

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Dr. Robert Luke, Vice-President Research and Innovation, and OCAD University’s representative to ACCRU, has been appointed to the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) Expert Panel to assess the current state of science and technology (S&T), and industrial research and development (IR&D) in Canada. Initiated at the request of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), this

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ACCRU welcomes the opportunity to participate in defining the future of Canada’s research agenda

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Upholding a large and diverse research portfolio in all of Canada’s universities is in the higher interest of Canada and all Canadians. It not only contributes to building Canada, it maintains Canada’s universities’ ability, from coast to coast and in all sectors and in all of Canada’s regions, to react promptly and adequately to diversity

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Analysis reveals smaller universities being shortchanged in NSERC competitions

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Researchers from ACCRU member universities at Lakehead University, University of Regina, and Universite de Moncton recently published an analysis of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Discovery Grant decisions.  Their analysis “consistently reveal the probablilty of success and the mean monetary value of awards in Discovery Grant competitions are higher for

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