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Speech from the Throne: Ideas can help us thrive
Jean-Marc Mangin, Executive Director, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences In the Speech from the Throne yesterday, the federal government unveiled its priorities for the next session of Parliament. As expected, creating jobs and...
Minds mingling at the 2013 World Social Science Forum
Eleanor Fast, Director of Policy & Programming, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Over a thousand people gathered in Montreal this past weekend for the World Social Science Forum, which brought together social science researchers from...
SSH News: Federation updates, Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars report, OECD Adult Competencies survey results, and Canada’s first Leibniz Lecture
Christine McKenna Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences It’s been just over a week since the first Big Thinking lecture of the 2013-2014 season – Dr. Richard Hawkins’ “ Whither innovation? Moving beyond the buzzword”. The event, which was...
Innovation for the nation
Christine McKenna Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The 2013-2014 season of Big Thinking kicked off on October 3 rd with Dr. Richard Hawkins, Professor at the University of Calgary and Fellow of the Institute for Science Society and...
The Governor General’s Literary Awards recognize ASPP-funded books
Jessica Clark Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to congratulate authors Sandra Djwa and Dominique Perron for qualifying as finalists for this year’s Governor General’s...
The Power of the Arts
Jean-Marc Mangin Executive Director, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences This weekend, Carleton University and the Michaëlle Jean Foundation held the first Power of the Arts National Forum. It was a resounding success. I have rarely...
New Congress hashtag
The 2013 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences was a huge success in terms of online engagement between attendees, the Federation, and our hosts at the University of Victoria. One of our key social media platforms was Twitter, and the...
SSH News: Power of the Arts, SSHRC webinars, and Bibliographical Society of Canada call for proposals
Christine McKenna Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Can you believe it’s already the end of September? That was fast. The Power of the Arts National Forum is already upon us, and if you aren’t able to make it down to Carleton...
SSH News: AUCC’s UniversityWorks, support for humanities research at McGill, and upcoming events
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) launched a new website on Tuesday that features short videos highlighting how positive university experiences can lead to rewarding careers in the future. The website, called...