CFHSS/FCSH: Communique: September 2012

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Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

September 12, 2012

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In This Issue
The Fall 2012 season of Big Thinking on the Hill is underway
Read CFHSS's pre-budget submission
CFHSS responds to report on international education
SSHRC announces new executive vice-president
ERA-Can releases COOPERATION calls for proposals
CIHR releases summary of feedback to proposed changes
Imagining Canada's Future: SSHRC holding regional panels
Harry Ransom Center Fellowship in the Humanities and Acfas call for
submissions
The Fall 2012 season of Big Thinking on the Hill is underway

We are kicking off our Fall 2012 season of Big Thinking next week. On
September 18, Ken Coates, Canada Research Chain in Regional
Innovation, will discuss ways in which Canada can better integrate
rural and remote regions in its innovation policy. For more
information, or to register, click here.



And check out our Big Thinking promo video:
Big Thinking -- What are you missing?
Big Thinking -- What are you missing?


Read CFHSS's pre-budget submission

CFHSS delivered its 2013 pre-budget submission to the federal
government last month. Among other things, the submission recommends
that the government increase funding for the three federal research
granting agencies, that it invest in helping graduates transition into
the work place, and that it support greater cross-sector collaboration
to ensure all Canadians benefit from university research. Read the
full submission here.

CFHSS responds to report on international education

The Advisory Panel on Canada's International Education Strategy
released its report in August, calling for doubling the number of
international students and for 50,000 Canadian students to study
abroad, improving policy coordination, and the development of
comprehensive bilateral agreements, along with appropriate funding to
support them. CFHSS supports the recommendations made in the report.
Read CFHSS's official statement here.

SSHRC announces new executive vice-president

Last month, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
announced the appointment of Ted Hewitt to the post of executive
vice-president. Previously, Ted Hewitt served as vice-president,
research and international relations, at Western University.


ERA-Can releases COOPERATION calls for proposals

ERA-Can has published a list of calls for proposals for the
COOPERATION programme for 2013. The COOPERATION Programme supports
proposals from multi-national, multi-sectoral consortia. Each proposal
must include a minimum of three partners from three different European
Member States or Associated Countries. Some calls for proposals are
specifically targeted to Canadians. The list is available here.

CIHR release summary of feedback to proposed changes

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research have released a document
summarizing the feedback they received on the proposed reforms to the
Open Suite of Programs and peer review process from the research
community. Read the summary of the feedback here and CFHSS's
submission on the proposed changes here.


Imagining Canada's Future: SSHRC holding regional panels

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council is hosting a
series of regional panels across Canada to discuss how the social
sciences and humanities research community can contribute to Canada's
future. For more information, click here. One of the panels took place
at this year's Congress. Watch the video here:


Dan Gardner, Don Tapscott, Diana Carney Panel Discussion: Imagining
Canada's Future
Dan Gardner, Don Tapscott, Diana Carney Panel Discussion: Imagining
Canada's Future


Harry Ransom Center Fellowship in the Humanities and Acfas call for
submissions

The Harry Ransom Center is receiving applications for more than 50 of
its 2013-2014 research fellowships in the humanities.



The Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) has released a call
for submissions for its 81st Congress, which will be held from May 6
to May 10, 2013 at the Université Laval under the theme "Savoirs sans
frontières."