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Open hearts, open minds and an open door

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Expatriat Canadian academics and foreign academics are flooding into Canada as a result of generous research funding and a welcoming attitude towards foreigners. Many US-born applicants for jobs in Canada note the anti-Bush factor as a reason for leaving the US, stating that the more liberal political climate in Canada is more welcoming for researchers.

Author: Strauss, Stephen
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2005
Personnel administration, Human resource management, International aspects, College teachers, College faculty, Recruiting, Company personnel management, Industry hiring, Foreign teachers, Teachers, Foreign

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Big dose of can do

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An analysis of the successes being achieved by Canadian universities in the area of research. While Canada has the world's ninth-largest economy, its universities rank sixth in the world in terms of research papers published - 370,692 in all fields - and, with 3,827,379 citations, they also ranked sixth in the number of times they were cited.

Author: Strauss, Stephen
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2005
Science & research, Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Research & Development-Universities, Labor Distribution by Employer, Research, Statistics, University research, Rankings

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The chips are flying

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Researchers at almost any university in Canada have access to expensive testing equipment thanks to a 'virtual collaboratory'. based at the University of Toronto, the Agilent 93000 SOC equipment tests computer chips and results are available to scientists over the internet.

Author: Strauss, Stephen
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2006
Facilities & equipment, Computer networks, Usage, Equipment and supplies, Information networks

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Subjects list: Canada, Universities and colleges
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