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Vincent Bourassa Bedard - 
September 20, 2018 |
Learned a lot. Thank you! |
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Sharon Roberts - 
August 6, 2018 |
The report is a good foundation in addressing the problem. "Efforts to promote the value of PhDs can benefit from engaging and spotlighting the efforts of PhD alumni who have succeeded in non-academic careers," and benefits should be the next initiative to help PhDs realize their value as contributors to society. |
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Stephanie Warner - 
December 3, 2017 |
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Joseph Sparling - 
August 29, 2017 |
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Laura Avery - 
August 9, 2017 |
A very important topic in higher education and recruitment/career paths in R&D. It's interesting that this study found a lower percentage of PhDs employed as full-time professors than studies of Ontario PhDs who graduated in 2009 (29%) and UBC PhD graduates from 2005-2013 (30% for PhDs in the Sciences). |
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Justin Mallet - 
April 18, 2017 |
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Joseph Sparling - 
September 26, 2016 |
A very insightful and informative report. I would like to see one directed at postdoctoral scholars - particularly addressing the question of wage returns for postdocs and how long it takes a postdoc to 'catch up' to a PhD or Master's student in terms of life-long earnings. |
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Catherine Crawford - 
September 20, 2016 |
This was very helpful in understanding the current climate for those with PhDs. Thank you! |
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Sheena Snook - 
June 28, 2016 |
This is a good read for many Canadians. |
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Katrina Armstrong - 
May 9, 2016 |
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Ashley Makela - 
March 21, 2016 |
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Hayoung Yoo - 
March 8, 2016 |
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Josh Vaters - 
December 22, 2015 |
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Kevin Richtscheid - 
December 18, 2015 |
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Lorne Hammond - 
December 8, 2015 |
An interesting overview of the structural issues with generalized but good data. There was no discussion of the impact of past SSHRC programs that seed high ranking candidates at specific overseas universities to grow innovation nor any assessment of whether the Research Chair program is having a structural impact on new knowledge. A discussion of the intellectual genealogy of Ph.D. programs would be useful: i.e. in the 1930s key schools dominated placing graduates across North America, which can speed up the movement of new innovative research, or at its worst become a nepotistic network that stifles new ideas. That has structural implications. Lastly the big bugaboo was not addressed. Are we creating oversupply? In part funding programs gave a fiscal incentive to universities to expand graduate programs (not mentioned). In some areas such as law the over supply at present is not serving the nation nor the graduates well. The paper does explore and answer the question of the impact of delayed retirement and explores well the proportion of academic retention but it assumes off campus there is an elastic market for employment. Nor does it explore the underlying structural factors leading institutions to expand graduate programs, or even the growth and conversion of community colleges to degree granting institutions. I do not wish to sound like right wing harpy on this but we do need a fuller understanding of the structural position for long term national planning. I have been employed quite fruitfully outside academia applying my training for 18 years. |
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Angela Rooke - 
December 7, 2015 |
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Mahmood Iqbal - 
November 25, 2015 |
This issue was very comprehensively covered in a recent book, "No PhDs Please: This is Canada." But this report even failed to acknowledge the book. |
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Duncan MacDuff - 
November 25, 2015 |
I believe this is an important investigation. I particularly liked the discussions and examples of ‘Transformative Initiatives’ and Denmark’s ‘Industrial PhD Programs’; we have much to learn from these creativities.
I would like to see more research related to the often contrasting approach to learning in a workplace setting relative to learning in a university setting. I believe that by better understanding this, we will be able to facilitate more effective transitions from the university to the workplace.
Thank you for contributing this research.
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Mihaela Dumitrascu - 
November 24, 2015 |
Excellent report providing valuable insights! |
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Stephen Higham (use 3091858) - 
November 24, 2015 |
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Christina Hodkinson-Crook - 
November 24, 2015 |
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Kenneth Tam - 
November 20, 2015 |
Good Overview. As with all overviews, trends in certain industries may be hidden in the data. But definitely worth a read for PhD students. |
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