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Standing Committee on Finance presentation
Federation Executive Director Gabriel Miller presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in St. John's, Newfoundland on October 16. Miller spoke to the value and contributions of the humanities and social sciences and advocated that HSS research receive an equal share of new injections alongside the physical and health sciences, to better balance Canada's overall research portfolio. Read his
presentation, and see our pre-budget submission and messaging
here.
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The Federation's recent webinar for members, "
Assessing impacts in the HSS
," discussed how scholars in the humanities and social sciences are approaching the challenge of measuring the impact of their work. See the
slide presentation
or watch the full video.
Effective use of social media for associations
Registration is now open for our next webinar, "Effective use of social media for associations" on December 7, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET. The session will feature Nicola Katz, Communications Manager, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and Michel Duquet, Executive Director, Canadian Historical Association.
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The Federation can't wait to #SeeYouInRegina at its 87th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Are you a student and are planning to present at Congress? Did you know Regina has a new Graduate Student Travel Award program? There are three award categories and applications beginning in January. See the criteria and submission process
here.
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Read Executive Director Gabriel Miller's thoughts on how Canada needs to confront the causes of a post-truth world in his Canadian Science Policy Centre
op-ed
.
Discussing the future of
higher education and research in a post-truth world,
Miller indicates that "
scholars in the humanities and social sciences, who create knowledge about the way human systems function, and the way that different people think, behave and interact, will have an essential role to play."
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Registration is open for the November 21 Big Thinking
on the Hill lecture on "The promise of reconciliation: Will this time be different?" by Katherine Graham, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University and David Newhouse, Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies, Trent University.
Join us on the Hill
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On November 2, the Federation organized a Big Thinking panel discussion at the Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa, featuring Lisa Kimmel,
President and CEO, Edelman Canada, Mark Kingwell, Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, Rima Wilkes, President, Canadian Sociological Association and
moderated by Federation ED Gabriel Miller. A video of the event "
Expertise in a post-truth era: How to be a trusted advisor in a low-trust world
" will be available November 9.
Patrick Turmel
, Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and Director of the social and economic ethics section of Université Laval's Applied Ethics Institute spoke to parliamentarians on October 24 on the topic of "Economic inequality: Should Canada bring back inheritance taxes." Click here to see the
video
and
photo album
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Each month our
Bookmark it! blog series profiles books that are significant to Canadian culture, society and research. Read the latest,
On the Side of the Angels by
Andrew S. Thompson,
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, in which discusses Canada's contributions to the development of international human rights law.
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Bishop's offering experiential theatre
Bishop's University offers its students
a one-week experiential theatre course. Professor Jessica Riddell says that the Shakesperience Summer Institute theatre course immerses students in the full experience of theatre, combining the best parts of the page and the stage. Read the Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English's (ACCUTE) blog for
more information
about this course.
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Canadian professor a leader in mental health
Congratulations to
Dr. Heather Hadjistavropoulos, Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Regina, on being named one of 150 leading Canadians for mental health. Dr. Hadjistavropoulos founded the Online Therapy Unit at the University of Regina, helping many who might not otherwise have access to psychotherapy, such as those living in remote and rural locations.
Read the full story here.
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Upcoming events
- 73e Gala de l'ACFAS Montréal, QC, November 8
- 14th Annual Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Conference Montréal, Québec, November 15-17
- CANARIE National Summit 2017 Ottawa, ON, November 14-15
- Celebration of Excellence 2017 Royal Society of Canada event, Winnipeg, MB, November 23-25
- Indspire 2017 National Gathering for Indigenous Education Montréal, QC, November 29-December 1
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Calling all Congress exhibitors, associations and institutional members! Do you have an event, paper or research that is well suited for a blog? If you want to be featured in the Congress 2018 blog, email Kayla MacIntosh at
kmacintosh@ideas-idees.ca
for submission details.
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