Topic: Funding

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Funding, Governance, Universities and the academic mission

What happens if a university goes bust?

Robert MacIntosh, Northumbria University, Newcastle

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Equity and social justice, Funding, Public engagement, Research and innovation

Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals

Tatsuya Amano, The University of Queensland

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Funding, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Public engagement, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Northern Ontario needs more local post-secondary education — and the province’s funding

Avery Beall, Nipissing University and David Zarifa, Nipissing University

A group of people wearing suits sitting at a big conference table.

Funding, Students, Teaching and learning, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission

The Universities Accord will plan for the next 30 years: what big issues must it address?

Melinda Hildebrandt, Victoria University and Peter Hurley, Victoria University

A woman looks in a microscope

Funding, Public policy, Research and innovation

Two decades of stagnant funding have rendered Canada uncompetitive in biomedical research. Here’s why it matters, and how to fix it.

Stephen L Archer, Queen's University, Ontario

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Academic freedom, Academic mentorship, Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Intellectual property

Why we need open-source science innovation — not patents and paywalls

Joshua M. Pearce, Western University

Protesters walking down the street carrying signs in support of education workers.

Collective bargaining, Equity and social justice, Funding, Politics

Ontario education strike fallout: Workers’ anger about economic inequalities and labour precarity could spark wider job action

Michael Mindzak, Brock University

CUPE members and supporters join a demonstration outside the office of Parm Gill, Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Milton, […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Governance, International issues

Why big university surpluses in Australia underscore the need to reform how they are funded and governed

Damien Cahill, University of Sydney

The election of a new Labor federal government probably drew sighs of relief across the higher education sector. University staff and students […]

Academic freedom, Corporatization and commercialization, Faculty associations, Funding, Governance, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Public policy, Research and innovation, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission

Are there ever really ‘financial reasons’ to fire faculty? Laurentian University, academic freedom, and the disciplining of the professoriate

Honor Brabazon, St. Jerome’s University

The 2020–21 academic year saw two incidents of Ontario professors being effectively fired: the termination of 116 of the 345 professors at […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, International issues, Online education, Public policy, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology, Universities and the academic mission

Constructing the futures of Canadian universities

Ian Roberge, York University

This article is interested in the futures of Canadian universities. Around the world, much has been written about the futures of universities. […]