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Samar Saneinejad @samsanei.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

The best $$ I've spent this year. Local journalism matters and The Local continuously delivers exceptional and timely (and very well written!) articles.

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Samar Saneinejad @samsanei.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Researchers, consider this series as part of your professional development activity - it's a great series and 100% of those who took it last year, said they'd recommend it to research colleagues.

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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes @cca-reports.ca · 02/12/2025

"A new study of Canada’s science, technology and innovation (STI) landscape warns that the country’s future is under threat as it falls further behind its international counterparts in the world of research and development." universityaffairs.ca/news/canada-...

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Canada falling behind in R&D, report warns - University Affairs

Universities provide one of the few bright spots, according to the Council of Canadian Academies.

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Samar Saneinejad @samsanei.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Surely the Tricouncils have a data governance policy that would prohibit the release of confidential and private applicant information, would they not?

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Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Canadian researchers should be aware the there is a motion before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research to force Tricouncils to hand over disaggregated peer review data on all applications: Applicant names, profiles, demographics Reviewers names, profiles, comments, and scores

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

This is what happens when governments attack science and academia... we lose the next generation of scholars www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Samar Saneinejad @samsanei.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

This in-person symposium on #ResearchIntegrity is open to all @utoronto.ca and @tahsnetwork.bsky.social members. Registration (free) is required. #AcademicSky

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upstreamlab.bsky.social @upstreamlab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

WE'RE HIRING an experienced Project Manager II to lead the coordination, implementation, and operational oversight of the PREPARED initiative (Pandemic Preparedness Engaging Primary Care and Emergency Departments). Apply by Aug. 5: gen-ezjf9k52wb5ac52e-prd.tam.ca1.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/...

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Samar Saneinejad @samsanei.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Please join @unityhealthto.bsky.social at our next Health Equity & Research Talks (HEaRT) on June 10th, titled "Practical Ways of Advancing Equity in Research - From Design to Dissemination". The webinar is open to all (with registration). Link to register: ca01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Samar Saneinejad @samsanei.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

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Holly Witteman @hwitteman.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

It’s been so heartbreaking to see what’s happening to research in the US. Now it’s also going to be heartbreaking to see irreplaceable international studies get damaged. International studies are often the biggest of the big deals in health research. They produce so much useful knowledge.

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 17/04/2025

VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia has briefly reopened admissions for its graduate programs to take applications from U.S. citizens in what is a growing trend for Canadian institutions as the American president denigrates higher learning.

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U.S. students look north as Trump freezes funding to American universities

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Dylan MacKay @dylanmackayphd.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

It is so amazing to see that over 800 people so far have signed on to this open letter from Canadian researchers to the federal party leaders! So many incredible people who do such amazing research docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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National Letter

Open Letter from Canadian Researchers to the Federal party leaders Click here to sign this letter See who has signed - version française se trouve à page 3 - Dear Party Leaders We, the undersigne...

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

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Nature @nature.com · 13/03/2025

Some scientists in the United States have told Nature that they are considering leaving the country in the wake of widespread disruption to research brought in by the Trump administration Are you thinking about leaving? go.nature.com/424ejK8

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These frustrated scientists want to leave the United States – do you? Take Nature’s poll

In the wake of the Trump administration’s funding freezes and job cuts, some researchers are planning their next move.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Not enough to cut funding. Now a list of over 20 health and life science topics that cannot be published by National Cancer Institute scientists without "oversight" (i.e. censorship).

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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Given the enormous proven advantages and still untapped potential of RNA based vaccines (and other RNA directed therapies) this hands over the next generation of breakthroughs to any country not led by a backward, recidivist leader.

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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Thrilled to see the momentum for RRA in Canada! 🎉 Register for "Responsible research assessment: Creating a Canadian community of practice", taking place on April 7th, 2025, from 12 - 1:30pm EST online: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ce249c... organized by Canadian Reproducibility Network (CaRN)

Responsible research assessment: Creating a Canadian community of practice. This webinar aims to foster discussion on strategies for building a more cohesive community of practice to advance responsible research assessment (RRA) within Canadian research institutions and funding agencies.

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

“It’s extremely alarming that grants that have been vetted by the scientific community and deemed important and impactful to understand the world are now being cancelled because of political ideology,” says @lkfazio.bsky.social. “This is direct censorship of scientific research.”

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Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

By @katherinejwu.com "The NIH... supported 99 percent of the drugs approved in the U.S. from 2010 to 2019. The agency has had a hand in “nearly all of our major medical breakthroughs over the past several decades,” The NIH is in a struggle for its (and our) lives. This is existential to America:

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Inside the Collapse at NIH

Administration officials pressured NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.

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Samar Saneinejad @samsanei.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

‘We want to inspire systemic change.’ Unity Health Toronto is hosting a series of #research talks & workshops to foster critical conversations and share practical tips on how we can better apply principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism (EDIAR) to research. #academicsky rb.gy/qqkmmr

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‘We want to inspire systemic change.’ Unity Health Toronto lectures, workshops focus on building equitable research practices

Unity Health Toronto is hosting a series of research talks and workshops to foster critical conversations and share practical tips on how we can better apply principles of equity, diversity…

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KTprogram.bsky.social @ktprogram.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Join us for this exciting virtual event, coming up on Monday, March 10, 12 - 1 pm ET. "Strategic, Evidence-Based Healthcare Leadership: A panel discussion in recognition of International Women's Day" Link to register: bit.ly/3XhM7R8 List of panelists in comments 👇 @andreatricco.bsky.social

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Samar Saneinejad @samsanei.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Unity Health Toronto is seeking an internationally recognized researcher in infectious disease epidemiology, health equity, and/or research integrity for the Arthur S. Slutsky Scholar in Residence Program. This is a 1-year appointment, including 4 months in residence at our research institute.

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