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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 19/04/2024

Budget 2024 Press Conference, SOS Exec. Director Kaitlin Kharas: "Support Our Science is thrilled with Budget 2024’s significant new investments for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars." #SupportOurScience #Budget2024

Women in business attire speaks at a lectern in a press conference surrounded by other people. To the right is Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

#Budget2024 makes the largest investment in 20+ years for grad students & postdocs! It will support financial needs, boost mental well-being, allow focus on research, & promote diversity by easing barriers for underrepresented groups. #SOSBudget2024

Figure for Enhanced Scholarships and Fellowships comparing current amounts to new annual award amounts

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 16/04/2024

Today, #Budget2024 will shape Canada's research & innovation future. We hope for in Tri-agency scholarships, fellowships, & grants. New investments could empower grad students & postdocs, boosting diversity & excellence. Stay tuned! #SupportOurScience

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

#SupportOurScience stands with graduate students, postdocs, and parliamentarians across Canada as we await #Budget2024. We look forward to new multiyear investments in scholarships, fellowships and grants for science and research!

MPs and other representatives stand behind SOS Executive Director Kaitlyn Kharas who speaks at a podium in a government hall

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 18/03/2024

Le mardi 19 mars, les étudiants aux cycles supérieurs et les chercheurs postdoctoraux se joindront aux parlementaires pour souligner le besoin urgent d'augmenter le financement de la recherche dans le budget 2024. www.supportourscience.ca/post/press-c...

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 18/03/2024

On Tuesday, March 19th, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars will stand with parliamentarians to highlight the urgent need for increased research funding in Budget 2024. Details here: www.supportourscience.ca/post/press-c...

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Budget 2024 is currently being finalized - and after 20 years of stagnant funding, it's about time graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are included! Use the link to call, email, and tweet at decision-makers before March 8th #phdsky #academicsky 🧪 www.supportourscience.ca/action-budge...

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

Executive Director Kaitlin Kharas represented SOS at Research Canada's Stakeholder Action Roundtable, fostering crucial connections with science advocacy leaders.

Kaitlyn Kharas speaks to a room of professionals. She is speaking into a handheld microphone and wearing a navy blazer with a nametag.

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

🍁Hey Canada! 🇨🇦 Your voice matters! Fill out the Canadian Pre-Budget Survey and include #SupportOurScience's four key asks! Let's make our voices heard in the #CanadianPreBudget Survey loom.ly/5WyjzjE

Support Our Science branded infographic with text for the four asks:

Ask 1: Increase the value of Tri-Agency scholarships and fellowships by 50% and index to inflation going forward

Ask 2: Increase number of Tri-Agency graduate scholarships by 50%

Ask 3: Increase the number of Tri-Agency postdoctoral fellowshisp by 100% and Tri-Agency graduate scholarships by 50%

Ask 4: Increase the Tri-Agency research grant budget provided to faculty by at least 10% per year for the next 5 years

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 31/01/2024

Dive into the world of endless possibilities with #SupportOurScience! Your generosity fuels innovation, drives breakthroughs, and propels us towards a brighter tomorrow. Donate now and be a catalyst for change: www.supportourscience.ca/contribute-sos #ScienceAdvocacy 🧪 #PhDSky #AcademicSky

Faded blue toned photo of rally, with text overlaid reading "Support Our Science. Contribute Now" encircling an icon of a hand holding a heart

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Canada needs to immediately invest in training graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and their research to remain internationally competitive. 4/4

Graph: PhD stipend and cost of living across countries

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Canada is no longer competitive internationally in R&D or training, which likely explains the large brain drain of talent our country is now experiencing. 3/4

Line graph: Spending on R&D as a % of GDP over time

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

That return on investment in research, development and training of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars is very large and long-lasting. 2/4

Illustration of the acronym ROI with images of people doing work and an arrow showing an increase

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

Dans les universités, la plupart des recherches débouchant sur des brevets sont effectuées par des étudiants de cycle supérieur et des chercheurs postdoctoraux. Ils constituent la force de travail du Canada en matière de recherche et d'innovation. #SoutenezNotreScience #RetourSurInvestissement

Logos SOS sur fond gris avec le texte qui dit: "Les universités et les laboratoires publics produisent la plupart des articles scientifiques cités dans les brevets"

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

At universities, most research being developed into patents is performed by graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. They are Canada’s research and innovation workforce. #SupportOurScience #ReturnOnInvestment

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 18/12/2023

Les investissements dans la recherche en santé réalisés par des étudiants des cycles supérieurs et des chercheurs postdoctoraux incitent l'industrie à dépenser plus de 8 fois le montant de l'investissement initial. #SoutenezNotreScience #RetourSurInvestissement

Logos SOS sur fond gris avec le texte qui dit: "Un investissement d'un dollar dans la recherche fondamentale sur la santé stimule 8,38 dollars de R&D dans l'industrie en l'espace de 8 ans"

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 18/12/2023

Investments in health research performed by graduate students and postdoctoral scholars stimulate industry to spend >8x the amount of the initial investment. The more we put into the system, the more we get back #SupportOurScience #ReturnOnInvestment

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Le Canada est confronté à une fuite massive de talents en raison de 20 années de stagnation des financements publics. #SoutenezNotreScience #RetourSurInvestissement

Logos SOS sur fond bleu pâle avec le texte qui dit: "38 % des nouveaux docteurs quittent le Canada pour de meilleures opportunités à l'étranger. En 2022, cela coûtera à l'économie canadienne au moins 740 millions de dollars en investissements perdus dans la formation"

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Canada is experiencing a massive brain drain of talent because of 20 years of stagnant government funding. #SupportOurScience #ReturnOnInvestment

SOS logos on pale blue background with text that says: "38% of new PhDs leave Canada for better opportunities internationally. Each year this costs Canada's economy at least $740,000,000 in lost training investments"

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

Investir dans la formation d'étudiants diplômés rapporte énormément à l'économie canadienne. Imaginez la croissance économique que nous pourrions obtenir en augmentant les investissements dans l'enseignement supérieur. #SoutenezNotreScience #RetourSurInvestissement

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

Investing in the training of graduate students pays huge dividends for Canada’s economy. Imagine how much more economic growth we could achieve if we increased investments to higher education. #SupportOurScience #ReturnOnInvestment

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Les étudiants des cycles supérieurs et les chercheurs postdoctoraux du Canada constituent la plus grande force de travail du pays dans le domaine de la recherche et de l'innovation. #SoutenezNotreScience #RetourSurInvestissement

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Canada’s MSc, PhD and postdoctoral researchers are the country's largest research & innovation work force. There are 3.8x more grad & postdoc researchers than federal scientists and professors combined. They are critical to 🇨🇦's success #SupportOurScience #ReturnOnInvestment

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

Les investissements dans la recherche, le développement et la formation d'étudiants des cycles supérieurs et de chercheurs postdoctoraux au Canada conduisent à une croissance économique importante et durable. #SoutenezNotreScience #RetourSurInvestissement

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

Investments in Canadian research, development and training of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars leads to large and long-lasting economic growth. #SupportOurScience #ReturnOnInvestment

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

La recherche, le développement et la formation des étudiants des cycles supérieurs et des chercheurs postdoctoraux ont un impact considérable sur l'économie du Canada. #SoutenezNotreScience #RetourSurInvestissement

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Research, development & training graduate students and postdoctoral scholars has a huge impact on Canada's economy #SupportOurScience #ReturnOnInvestment

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Suivez-nous chaque jour alors que nous partageons des faits sur le retour sur investissement du Canada dans la recherche, le développement et la formation des étudiants des cycles supérieurs, des chercheurs postdoctoraux et du travail qu’ils accomplissent #SoutenezNotreScience

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Follow us each day through December as we share facts & figures of Canada’s return on investment (ROI) in research, development, & training of graduate students, postdoctoral scholars & the work they do. In early January, we’ll release a complete ROI summary #SupportOurScience

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 05/12/2023

We've obtained a letter from the Standing Committee on Science and Research MPs urging Minister Freeland to fund grad students & postdocs in the Fall Economic Statement. This included ALL of our recommendations Read the letter: shorturl.at/iCO05

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que Kaitlin Kharas, étudiante en doctorat, est notre nouvelle directrice exécutive. Kaitlin étudie le cancer pédiatrique du cerveau à SickKids. Elle a été coprésidente de Toronto Science Policy Network & a siégé au Conseil exécutif de SOS. Félicitations Kaitlyn!

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

We are excited to announce that PhD student Kaitlin Kharas is Support Our Science’s new Executive Director. Kaitlin studies paediatric brain cancer at SickKids. She was co-president of Toronto Science Policy Network, & has served on SOS’s Executive Council. Congrats Kaitlin!

Portrait of Kaitlyn Kharas against a grey background

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

Êtes-vous en faveur d'un financement accru pour les étudiants diplômés et les chercheurs postdoctoraux au Canada ? Signez notre pétition avant qu'elle ne prenne fin lundi à 9 heures ! Facile, rapide et à la portée de tous. N'hésitez pas à la diffuser largement www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

Do you support increased funding for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in Canada? Sign our petition before it closes on Monday at 9am! Easy, quick, and anyone can do it. Please share widely www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Congrats to @supportourscience.bsky.social's Sarah Laframboise who steps down as Executive Director today so she can start as the new ED of Evidence For Democracy (E4D). Thank you Sarah for your tireless advocacy for grad students and postdocs! We look forward to working with you in your new role.

Sarah Laframboise stands arms crossed in a white lab coat on a sunny day on an Ottawa path.

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

We are deeply disappointed that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars were not included in today's Fall Economic Statement. Without investments, Canada will continue to fail its most vulnerable researchers #SupportOurScience Full statement: www.supportourscience.ca/post/support...

Support Our Science press release - Support Our Science: Disappointment with the Lack of Funding for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in the Fall Economic Statement

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Did you know that only 10% of #GradStudents in Canada own their own home? According to StatsCan, the national average for home ownership is: o 36.5% of young millennials (25 to 29 years old) o 52.3% of young adults (30 to 34 years old) #FactFriday #SupportOurScience

Infographic with an icon of an orange house and text reading "Only 10% of graduate students own their own home."

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

We are looking for help! If you want to be a part of our mission to increase funding for the graduate students and postdoctoral scholars through scholarship, fellowships and grants... JOIN US! Fill out the volunteer form today and share widely: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Support Our Science branded graphic reading "Volunteers Needed", listing "Social Media Coordinator" and "Content Creation Coordinator"

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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

We need another ~150 signatures by November 27! Can you help us get there? petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/...

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