President’s Desk

Statements

A statement from the presidents of Canada’s federal research granting agencies to support Ukrainian research trainees
March 11, 2022

A message from SSHRC's President and Vice-President, Research in response to COVID-19
March 20, 2020

Modernization of the CCV user interface
February 28, 2020

Message from the Canadian Common CV Board of Directors
February 6, 2020

A statement by the Tri-agency and CFI Presidents in response to the crash of Flight PS752
January 9, 2020

Message from the Tri-Agency Presidents: Response to the CCV open letter
December 17, 2019

Canada’s research funding agencies raise the bar for a more diverse and inclusive research community
June 27, 2019

Recent editorials

Now is the time for Canada to lead in fostering global research collaborations that drive innovative solutions to grand challenges (The Hill Times, October 2022—subscription required)

Harnessing untapped social sciences and humanities skills is Canada’s most valuable resource for boosting economic growth (Les Affaires, June 2022)

Securing Public Trust in AI: A Question of Policy or Social Licence? (The Globe and Mail, May 2019)

Archived editorials

Re/innovating innovation (ResearchLIFE, Summer 2018)

SSHRC celebrates 40 years of ideas, talent and diversity

Underemployment of PhDs hurts research (The Chronicle Herald, January 2018)

Multidisciplinarity Issues: An interview with Ted Hewitt (Découvrir, December 2017)

Arrival, the movie: How linguistics saved the world? (University Affairs, January 2017)

Could “Uberification” be an opportunity rather than a threat? (The Hill Times, October 2016—subscription required)

Moving beyond the “moonshot” approach to innovation (iPolitics, August 2016)

Open innovation at Canada’s universities: an idea whose time has come? (Re$earch Money, April 2016)

Canada’s researchers eager to support truth and reconciliation efforts (University Affairs, January 2016)

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

Good research key to helping refugees, youth flourish (Chronicle Herald, January 2016)

"It’s time to ‘think different’ about innovation" (The Hill Times, November 2015—subscription required)

Libre accès pour le bien public (Découvrir, May 2015)

"Canada’s newest resource is flexible, sustainable, potentially unlimited" (The Hill Times, October 2014—subscription required)

"Canadian Research on Social Licensing Can Bridge the Gap in Technological Innovation" (The Hill Times, July 2014—subscription required)