Tag Archives: social sciences

Careers in policy research

While I was a Congress, I spoke to staff from Human Resources and Social Development Canada‘s (HRSDC) Policy Research Directorate. My primary goal was to learn more about their Research Opportunities so that I could let my clients know about … Continue reading

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Do your research goals include influencing policy?

This is a the first of a series of posts in which I will share with you some of the things I learned a Congress. One of the things I learned at Congress is that there are other sources of … Continue reading

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Congress: looking back

Welcome to all those who joined my list at Congress in Ottawa. It was great to meet you and I hope that I can continue to provide you with useful information to help you achieve your research goals. If you … Continue reading

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How Professors Think

I have been awaiting Michèle Lamont’s book, How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment, for a long time. Her study of peer review in multi-disciplinary humanities and social science grant competitions in the US first came to … Continue reading

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