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Equity and social justice, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

‘How to live in a pandemic’ is the type of university class we need during COVID-19

Andrea Charise, University of Toronto; Ghazal Fazli, University of Toronto; Jessica Fields, University of Toronto; Laura Bisaillon, University of Toronto, and Nicholas D. Spence, University of Toronto

Health is a complex issue that requires an interdisciplinary approach to study and teach. (Shutterstock) Currently, we are all bombarded with headlines […]

Equity and social justice, Journals and publishing, Research and innovation

Women less likely to critique men’s research in academic journals

Cary Wu, York University, Canada; Rima Wilkes, University of British Columbia, and Sylvia Fuller, University of British Columbia

Comment letters in academic journals respond to previously published articles, and are subject to the same gender disparities found elsewhere in research. […]

Ethics, Health and safety, Research and innovation

5 ways that colleges and universities are pitching in to deal with the coronavirus pandemic

Genevieve Shaker, IUPUI and William Plater, IUPUI

Alicia Bui runs a clinical test in the Immunology lab at the University of Washington. Karen Ducey/Getty Images From conducting crucial research […]

Editorial Matters: Economics and inequality

Ben Lewis

It is commonly understood that postsecondary education ought to focus on fostering curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, and vigorous debate, with the goal […]

Academic mentorship, Equity and social justice, Funding, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning

Healthy research ecosystem—healthy researchers? The researcher as an organism of focus within a research ecosystem

Michelle L.A. Nelson and Ross Upshur

The academic research environment is changing and researchers report struggling to adapt in order to be successful. Funding shortfalls are perennial, but […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Governance, Intellectual property, Research and innovation, Tuition and student fees

As public postsecondary funding stagnates, the University of Toronto explores “alternative funding sources”

Mariana Valverde

Universities increasingly rely on student fees and other alternative funding sources to make up for falling levels of government support, but perhaps […]

Academic freedom, Corporatization and commercialization, Research and innovation

When big companies fund academic research, the truth often comes last

Lisa Bero, University of Sydney

Industry funders can go to great lengths to suppress the findings of academic research when it’s not favourable to the company. from […]

International issues, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Shifting priorities in the new university

Thomas Klassen, York University

The image of universities composed of mostly full-time tenured professors is long out-of-date. Half of all undergraduate students in Canada, as in […]

Environmental sustainability, Health and safety, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization

Indigenous researchers plant seeds of hope for health and climate

Hannah Tait Neufeld, Brittany Luby, and Kim Anderson

Indigenous land-based learning provides hands-on opportunities for knowledge development that shift away from Eurocentric forms of education. How can universities use land-based […]