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Congratulations to Dr. Holt!
On Nov 25, Christopher Holt successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “Exploring the Entrepreneurial Identity Development of University Students”. Through interviews with students at three universities, the thesis shows how students create entrepreneurial identities in response to many forces that “pull” and “push” them towards entrepreneurship. Dr. Holt is Associate Director of the Masters in Business, Continue reading
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The precarious practice of cluster hiring
Creso discusses cluster hiring strategies, which are often described as prioritizing interdisciplinary collaboration but have their own unique set of challenges. Read full text. Continue reading
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Creso gives Keynote at the E-WIL Symposium: Beyond Incubation
On September 25, Creso gave a keynote at the Impact Centre’s Beyond Incubation symposium — the first EWIL symposium in Canada. Read details here. Continue reading
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Creso delivers keynote address at the Leaders for Education Summit in Bogotá
Creso was a keynote speaker at the Leaders for Education Summit on September 18-19. Canada was a participating country this year in Colombia’s largest annual event on education policy. Creso discussed key achievements and policy issues in Canada’s higher education and academic science. Continue reading
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Canada doesn’t lack in terms of university-industry collaboration
Creso writes about the assumption that we need more university-industry research partnerships in Canada in his University Affairs monthly column. Read full text. Continue reading
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The uncertain shelf life of the Fundamental Science Review
The report of the Fundamental Science Review panel, chaired by former University of Toronto president David Naylor, has been a touchstone in the science policy debate over the past two years. Science advocates, researchers and academic leaders have buttressed calls for greater federal investments in research on the detailed analysis of funding gaps and needs put forward Continue reading
About
Creso Sá is Distinguished Professor of Science Policy, Higher Education, and Innovation, and Vice-Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), at the University of Toronto.