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Statistics Canada – Research Data Centre at Western

The Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (RDC) at Western University provides access to detailed data for research, promotes the use of data through associated training, and assists in the dissemination of research results.

There are many datasets available through the RDC. Researchers interested in accessing these datasets are encouraged to submit proposals. Available datasets can be viewed at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/rdc/data.

For example, the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) – 2015 Annual Component can now be accessed at the RDC by researchers with approved projects. The CCHS is a cross-sectional survey that collects data on health status, health care utilization and health determinants for the population 12 years of age and over living in Canada. The 2015 CCHS features a redesigned collection strategy and major content revisions. As such, researchers should take caution when comparing data from the 2015 component to previous cycles.

The Research Data Centre is open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm in the Social Science Centre, Room 1030.

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Scholarship@Western & Copyright Permissions – Tutorial

Before you upload your material to the Scholarship@Western Institutional Repository it is important to identify publisher copyright permissions and self-archiving policies. Some publishers permit authors to archive the final ‘version of record,’ while others permit only pre-prints or post-prints. On rare occasions, publishers do not permit self-archiving of any version of the work. In the past, identifying author permissions was a laborious process; today, it only takes a few minutes.

This tutorial, created by Cal Murgu, Western MLIS student, walks you through the entire process, from identifying permissions to uploading your article or chapter to Western’s Institutional Repository. The entire process will only take a few minutes of your time.

If you have any questions or need assistance with uploading to Scholarship@Western please contact your subject librarian or email scholarship@uwo.ca. FIMS researchers may contact Cal Murgu.

More information about your rights as an author

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Market Research Database Now Available to Western Researchers

Western researchers now have full text access to the BCC Research database for market research reports via Western Libraries.  The BCC subscription is a pilot project at this stage, so please make as much use of the resource as you can to ensure funding will be continued.

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Keep Your Research Out of Questionable Journals

“Predatory publishers present themselves as legitimate journals, claiming to provide peer review and editorial services. In truth, they will publish nearly anything that is sent to them (and paid for) with little to no quality control, as evidenced by the numerous examples of deliberately false papers submitted—and successfully published—by journalists and academics hoping to prove a point.” Read this blog post by Erin Zimmerman at Canadian Science Publishing for more information on identifying fake journals.

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Western Libraries Provides Access to Research Software Tools

See http://guides.lib.uwo.ca/dataandstatistics/software for information on how and where to access several different types of research software across campus. Included are links to a variety of tutorials and guides for each product.

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Richard J. Schmeelk Fellowship for French-Speaking Graduate Students

If French is your first language “you may be eligible to apply for the 2017 Richard J. Schmeelk Canada Fellowships.



Worth a total of C$10,000 per academic term for up to four terms in total, the Fellowship is awarded to Canadian citizens for graduate-level studies at Western.”  More information at The Wire.

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Mitacs Programs

Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for 15 years. Working with universities, companies, NGOs and both federal and provincial governments, they build partnerships that support industrial and social innovation in Canada. Their programs support research students.

Accelerate Program:
Build research partnerships while funding grad students. You and your supervisor apply any time for funding that starts at $15,000. Accelerate is open to both for-profit businesses and not-for-profit (NFP) organizations, such as industry associations, charitable organizations, and economic development organizations.

Description: Through Mitacs Accelerate, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows apply their specialized expertise to business-related research challenges. Armed with the very latest tools, techniques, and innovations, the intern (a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow) brings a new perspective to the problem faced by the partner.

  • Interns spend approximately half of the time on-site with the partner; the remainder is spent at the university advancing the research under the guidance of a faculty supervisor.
  • Open to all disciplines and all industry sectors, projects can span a wide range of areas, including: manufacturing, technical innovation, business processes, IT, social sciences, design, and more.

Funding: Each 4-month internship project receives $15,000 in direct funding, with the partner organization and Mitacs each providing $7,500

Applications: Applications are accepted throughout the year and projects may begin at any time.

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Scholars to Leaders Speaker Series

The Scholars to Leaders Speaker Series is an initiative of the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) that is open to all students and scholars across all careers at Western – undergraduate, graduate, professional, and postdoctoral. The Series brings students together with university leaders who are uniquely skilled in mentoring candidates as they prepare for next stages of academic competition and global careers. The next talk:

The Random Walk to Excellence

Dr. Fred Longstaffe
Department of Earth Sciences
Western University

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
12:30 p.m.
IGAB Atrium

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MITACS: Globalink Research Award

The objective of the Globalink Research Award  is to support research collaborations between Canada and select partner countries. The award is open to graduate students. Students in Canada may conduct research in Brazil, China, France (at French universities or Inria Research Centres), India, Korea, Mexico, and Tunisia. Project duration is 12-24 weeks.

Deadline: March 31, 2017

Amount: generally $5000, however varies by destination

Note that letters of support are required from host and home supervising profs.

More information – Mitacs….

More information – SGPS…

Graduate students in Canada may also apply for the Globalink Partnership Award, which supports research projects abroad with industry partners in any country except the United States.  Applicants are encouraged to apply by June 9, 2017, for travel in Fall (2017).

More information…

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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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