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#SupportOurScience is a grassroots organization advocating for better grad student and postdoc pay in Canada through increased federal investments
New article in @Nature by SOS Executive Director Kaitlin Kharas on how Canada boosted PhD and postdoc pay! "The collective voices of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are too powerful to be ignored." Read it here: rdcu.be/dNdyw
🔬 You're Invited: Science Policy & Genomics 🧬 Join OSPN on May 28 at 2 PM ET for a seminar with Sapna Mahajan of Genome Canada! ✅Explore how genomics is shaping public policy and research 🔗 Register: forms.gle/96ShoySBBUahZP… #SciPol #Genomics #STEMPolicy #GenomeCanada
Join us July 22 @ 6PM EST for the #SupportOurScience Townhall! We’ll share our new policy direction, reflect on past wins & hear from YOU — the Canadian science community. Let’s shape the future of science in 🇨🇦together. 🔗Register: [forms.gle/ZNDot8sykY5LWF…] #CdnSci #SciPol
We’re thrilled to welcome Félix Proulx-Giraldeau as E4D’s Interim Executive Director! Félix brings fresh energy and a strong commitment to science. Learn more about his story and what he hopes to bring to the role in his intro blog post: evidencefordemocracy.ca/nonlinear-dyna…
🌍Join @OttawaSciPol for Session 3 of our seminar series with Dr. Mary Trudeau from @uOttawa! 🗓️ June 4 | ⏰ 2:30–3:30 PM ET 🏛️ In-person (FSS 4006, uOttawa) 💻 or on Zoom! 🔗 Details & Zoom link: forms.gle/96ShoySBBUahZP… #SciPol #ClimatePolicy #uOttawa #OSPN #ScienceForChange
📣 OSPN Executive team elections are coming up soon!📣 Interested in getting more involved and learning more about science policy along the way? Please fill out our nomination form by Friday, May 30th 2025! Nomination Form: forms.gle/fdLCRMmZ3WPjfW…
👏 Huge congratulations to Grace McGrenere of OSPN! Grace represented @uOttawa at the 2025 Bromley at @GWtweets — bringing student voices to global science policy. 🌍 Learn more about the event: blogs.gwu.edu/elliott-iistp/… #SciPol #BromleyLecture #StudentVoices #OSPN #uOttawa
📢 New research from #SupportOurScience members published in @PLOSONE! 🧠📉 It’s official: Canada’s federal support for grad students & postdocs is decades behind. 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… #cdnpoli #FundResearch #GradFundingCrisis #SSH #STEM
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There's still time to sign up for this exciting, and informative event! Join us online or in-person and learn more about science policy🧪 forms.gle/96ShoySBBUahZP…
SciPol 102 is back for its second year! 📆Date: Wednesday, May 14th Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM 📍Location: Hybrid In-person: University of Ottawa, Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS), Room 5028 Online: Microsoft Teams 🔗Registration: forms.gle/96ShoySBBUahZP…
📣 A new Parliament means a renewed opportunity to make science & research a priority in 🇨🇦 policy. Evidence for Democracy reminds us: we need leaders who listen to evidence & invest in the future of research. 🔗 evidencefordemocracy.ca/evidence-for-d… #CdnSci #SciPol #SupportOurScience #E4D
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Behind every climate model, every conservation plan, every eco-policy—there’s a scientist. This #EarthDay, support the people behind the science. #FundScience #SupportOurScience #EarthDay2025
Together we turned the tide on two decades of stagnant scholarship values! We had a big win with the investments in Budget 2024 because we made our voice heard. Let’s keep that energy up! #VoteScience evidencefordemocracy.ca/vote-science/
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E4D has done the work. Check out the Party Platform Analysis: docs.google.com/document/d/1aY… @E4Dca #VoteScience
Students, make sure your voice is heard this election. Elections Canada has resources for students including information on student voting: how to vote early, what to do if you are living away from home, voting on campus, and more. elections.ca/content2.aspx?…
Science Shapes Our Daily Lives—Let’s Make It a Priority This Election evidencefordemocracy.ca/vote-science/
Joignez-vous à la Dre Kaitlin Kharas, diplômée de @uOttawaMed, pour améliorer les conditions des #chercheuses et #chercheurs au Canada! 🔬🇨🇦 La Dre Kharas a joué un rôle clé dans l’obtention d’une hausse historique de 2,6 milliards de $ en financement fédéral — le plus important…
Join Dr. Kaitlin Kharas, @uOttawaMed alumna, in improving conditions forresearchers across Canada! 🔬🇨🇦 Dr. Kharas played a key role in securing a historic $2.6 billion increase in federal funding — the largest investment in over 20 years for the next generation of scientists.…
Do you #SupportOurScience? Now is the time to #VoteScience!
With the federal election approaching, it’s time to demand evidence-informed leadership. That’s why we’re launching The Vote Science Campaign 2025: a non-partisan campaign to put science at the heart of decision-making. 🧵⬇️
Beyond proud of Kaitlin Kharas and the @SupportOurSci team for this AMAZING recognition as part of @Nature's 10 people who shaped science in 2024. It's been so great to see the momentum leading to changes across the country. Let's keep it going 🧡 nature.com/articles/d4158…
Years of advocacy paid off: Canada’s 2024 budget delivers the largest pay rise in 20 years for graduate students & postdocs, thanks to the relentless efforts of SOS, spearheaded by students like Kaitlin Kharas and Sarah Laframboise @SLaframboise14 ! nature.com/articles/d4158…