Author: Kueneman, Karen

Staff, 2015 Fall

Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism Security & Society (TSAS) Summer Academy

The Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism Security and Society (TSAS) is holding it bi-annual Summer Academy, July 17-21 in Ottawa.

TSAS engages in policy-relevant research and dissemination in terrorism, security and society.  The TSAS Network is designed to foster: communication and collaboration between academic researchers working on these topics in Canada; communication and collaboration between academic researchers and policy officials in these subject fields.

The Summer Academy is designed to foster a comprehensive understanding of radicalization, terrorism, and security and how all of these intersect with the rapidly changing nature of Canadian society.  The Summer Academy brings together graduate students,  post-doctoral students and junior policy makers and analysts from across Canada to participate in a highly focused learning experience.

Brochure for summer academy 2017

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Advice for “Getting You Through Graduate School”

Karen Kelsky posts weekly to her blog, The Professor is In, on “topics related to the academic job market, academic life and politics, general professionalization skills related to writing, publishing, conferencing, networking, and scholarly comportment, and the tenure process”.

Kelsky’s advice to grad students comes highly recommended by at least one Western prof.

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Western Journal Day

Are you interested in establishing an open access journal, but aren’t sure where to start?

Western Libraries invites you to attend:

Western Journal Day

Friday, March 31,
11:30-2:30
Teaching Support Centre
1st Floor, Weldon Library.

This event will be an opportunity for new, experienced, and prospective editors of Western journals to come together to share experiences and learn more about the benefits of hosting journals on Western’s institutional repository, Scholarship@Western.

The platform is currently home to 30 open access journals, and all content is indexed through Google as well as Google Scholar, making it easy to find. Additionally, the platform helps to streamline the editorial process and provides editors with monthly download reports, which demonstrate the global impact of open access publications.

The registration form is available at: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/journalday/register.html. Although the event is free to attend, please note that space is limited.

Western Journal Day will begin with a keynote address by Dr. Jerry White, Professor of Sociology and Editor-in-Chief of The International Indigenous Policy Journal. A panel discussion on open access publishing will follow, featuring Dr. Ken Meadows (Managing Editor of The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning), Sean Lewis (Editor-in-Chief of The Western Journal of Legal Studies), and Kelly Hatch (Research & Instructional Services Librarian, Allyn & Betty Taylor Library).

The full schedule is available on Scholarship@Western. Please note that lunch will not be provided; however, attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch and connect with each other during the break.

Western Journal Day is open to all members of the Western community.

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Data Day at Western

Do you need Canadian statistics for your research?

Western Data Day

Social Science Centre, Room 4161
March 24, 2017
9:00 am – 3:30 pm

The goal of the event is to introduce the Western research community to new datasets at Statistics Canada.

Please RSVP to Leslie Kostal (leslie.kostal@uwo.ca) by March 15, 2017 if you would like to attend.

More information about the event, including an itinerary, can be found at: http://economics.uwo.ca/dataday_2017/index.html.

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National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP)- Training Course

NCCHPP has created an online training course, “A Framework for Analyzing Public Policies“. This online training offers a structured approach to analyzing public policies. The approach is based on an analytical framework that reflects a public health perspective, while at the same time integrating other concerns of policy makers. The course will enable participants to make use of a framework for analyzing public policies in order to inform policy makers in the context of healthy public policy development.

Upon registration, you will have 24/7 access to the course. It is made of four self-paced modules presented on a user-friendly platform, allowing you to progress at your own pace. It takes from 6 to 8 hours to complete the course. Once you will have completed the course, you will be eligible for a certificate of completion.

To learn more or to register…

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Internship at the Council of Canadian Academies

The Council of Canadian Academies is an independent, not-for-profit organization that convenes the best experts in their respective fields to assess the evidence on complex scientific topics of public interest, in order to inform decision-making in Canada.

The CCA provides graduate students at all levels, as well as post-doctoral fellows, with an opportunity to gain experience relevant to the field of science and technology policy (with the term science encompassing any knowledge-generating discipline, including the natural, social and health sciences, engineering, and the humanities).

CCA is now accepting applications for the summer 2017 session of their graduate internship program.

Deadline: May 8, 2017

NOTE: Internships are for 6 months. The program is a full-time commitment, with a winter and a summer session beginning January 3rd and July 4th, respectively.

More information and how to apply…

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SSHRC Impact Awards

The SSHRC Impact Awards celebrate Canada’s best leaders, thinkers and researchers in the social sciences and humanities.

Deadlines:
Research Western: March 1, 2017 (for cover letter)
SSHRC: April 5, 2017

Descriptions and Amounts:

Talent Award ($50,000) – The Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual who, on April 30, 2017, holds a SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship. The Talent Award is given to an individual who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization and has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader within and/or outside the academic sector.

Nomination Process:  Western University  may submit only one nomination for each award. Please contact your Associate Dean Research, Assistant Dean Research or Director of Research if you would like to suggest a nominee. Interested parties are encouraged to consult with Julaine Hall (julaine.hall@uwo.ca) at Research Development & Services regarding these awards and their nomination processes.

Previous Impact Award winners...

More information (Western)…   

More information (SSHRC)…

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Congratulations on Successful Graduate Student Research Day!

Congratulations to the organizing committee of the #FIMULAW Graduate Student Research Day which was held on Friday, March 3, 2017. The day was a huge success.

If you were unable to attend you can see some of the events on twitter using the hashtag #FIMULAW.

Committee Members: Shamiram Zendo, Kelly Bylica, Melanie McPhail, Darinka Tomic, Christina Catenacci, Jeff Lupker, Kaitlyn Clifford, Vicki O’Meara, Kirstyn Seanor, Matt Shelvock

Music – Call for Poster Presentations

The Ontario Music Educators’ Association (OMEA) and the Canadian Music Industry Education Committee (CMIEC), invite music educators, music education researchers and graduate students in music and arts education to submit a proposal to present a Research Poster Presentation as part of “Research Perspectives” at the OMEA/CMIEC interlude 2017 conference to be held November 2 – 4, 2017 at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, ON, Canada.

Individuals, whose papers will be chosen through peer review for presentation, will be required to prepare a poster describing their research and to be available during the presentation session to informally discuss their work with interested conference attendees and then, at an appointed time, provide a brief ten-minute overview of their research. Authors will be asked to bring 50 copies of a two-page summary (one page double-sided) for distribution.

Authors are invited to submit a proposal that includes:

  • a page that includes author’s name, institutional affiliation, address, phone number, e-mail address;
  • a one-page abstract of approximately 250 words in length of the work to be presented.

Proposals are to be submitted electronically by e-mail (saved as .rtf  documents) by June 1, 2017 to:
Dr. Jane Saunders   ljsaund@shaw.ca
Editor, The Recorder
OMEA Board Member
Research Sessions Coordinator, interlude 2017 Conference Committee

For more information, please correspond via e-mail: ljsaund@shaw.ca

A qualified panel of peers will review all submissions; the results will be communicated by July 15, 2017. Selected papers presented may be submitted for consideration of peer review and for subsequent publication in The Recorder, the journal of the Ontario Music Educators’ Association.

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