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Letter to Minister Clement Regarding Elimination of Mandatory Long-Form Census
The Federation shares the concerns of the humanities and social sciences research community regarding the elimination of the mandatory long-form census and the impact this decision will have on research and innovation in Canada.
Federal Budget 2011
From Invention to Innovation: the Federation calls for more innovative approaches to federal investment in the SSH
Don’t be fooled by “innovation nostrums”
Federation President Noreen Golfman, responding to an op-ed article in the Globe and Mail, suggests that social sciences and humanities graduates offer some of the best potential to close this gap.
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program Accepting Applicants
The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program will fund 70 new two-year awards annually with 140 awards active at any one time at program maturity.
Employment Opportunity
Université de Sherbrooke invites applications for a Research Chair in the field of religions and modernity.
Creating Canada’s Digital Society
Social sciences and humanities research community at the forefront of Canada's digital transformation.
Federal Government Announces Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, Support for Next Einstein Initiative
On July 6, the Government of Canada announced the establishment of the its Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships, a new program to attract and develop leading postdoctoral researchers in Canada.
Canadian Science Policy Centre invites proposals for presentations at the upcoming Conference
CSPC is an annual event, specifically designed as a multi-sector forum for fostering science policy discourse in Canada.
2011 Competition - NCE-Knowledge Mobilization (KM)
The NCE-KM initiative supports networking and collaboration among well-established research teams and receptor communities to further the application and mobilization of knowledge.
Postdoctoral Opportunity at Brandeis University
Brandeis University invites applications for a two-year Kay postdoctoral fellow working on culture and politics in the francophone world, to begin in Fall 2011.
    SSHRC Looks Ahead FEATURE

In 2007, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) published “Framing Our Direction,” a document defining its three strategic ambitions of quality, connections and impact, and setting out SSHRC’s objectives for the period of April 2008 to March 2010.

SSHRC is now looking ahead to 2012 and has identified the next steps tto its strategic direction,  published in “Framing Our Direction 2010-12.”

 
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English Quarterly - Call for Papers - 2010-09-20
This fall winter 2010 double issue of English Quarterly invites submissions from teachers and researchers who see the potential of language arts as a foundation to explore more deeply personal, social, and global issues.
Unwrap the Research: What Now for Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo? - 2010-10-22
Call for Proposals: Have you conducted social research on Fort McMurray and the oil sands region of Alberta? This unique conference is an opportunity to share your findings with other interdisciplinary researchers and with residents of the region.
Meeting of the Board of Directors - 2010-11-27
November 27-28 (Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa)
Postdoctoral Opportunity at Brandeis University - 2010-12-01
Brandeis University invites applications for a two-year Kay postdoctoral fellow working on culture and politics in the francophone world, to begin in Fall 2011.
Meeting of the Board of Directors - 2011-03-25
March 25 (Location to be confirmed, Ottawa)
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