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Ottawa Science Policy Network
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We are a student run science policy network based out of the University of Ottawa 🧬🥼
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Ottawa Science Policy Network @ottawascipolnet.bsky.social · Jun 2
🌱 What does climate policy look like through a science lens?

Join us for our final SCIPOL102 session featuring Dr. Mary Trudeau.

🗓️ June 4 | ⏰ 2:30–3:30 PM ET
📍 In-person: FSS 4006, uOttawa
💻 or join us via Zoom!

🔗 forms.gle/96ShoySBBUah...
#SciPol #ClimateAction #OSPN #SciencePolicy #uOttawa
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Ottawa Science Policy Network @ottawascipolnet.bsky.social · May 27
📣 OSPN Executive team elections are coming up soon!📣

Interested in getting more involved and learning more about science policy along the way?

Please fill out our nomination form by Friday, May 30th 2025! Nomination Form: forms.gle/fdLCRMmZ3WPj...
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Ottawa Science Policy Network @ottawascipolnet.bsky.social · May 26
🧬 Science meets policy this May 28!

Join the Ottawa Science Policy Network for Session 2 of our seminar series: Science Policy & Genomics, with Sapna Mahajan from Genome Canada.

🗓️ May 28, 2–3 PM ET
💻 Online | Open to all
🔗 Register: forms.gle/96ShoySBBUah...

#SciPol #Genomics #OSPN
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Ottawa Science Policy Network @ottawascipolnet.bsky.social · May 24
Thrilled to see Grace McGrenere, member of OSPN, speak at the 2025 Bromley Memorial Lecture at #gwuniversity.

Representing @uottawa.ca, Grace highlights the role of students in science policy in Canada.

More about the lecture: blogs.gwu.edu/elliott-iist...
#SciencePolicy #StudentVoices #OSPN
D. Allan Bromley & the Bromley Memorial Event
At the Elliott School of International Affairs
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Ottawa Science Policy Network @ottawascipolnet.bsky.social · May 24
📢 New research from #SupportOurScience members published in @plosone.org!

🧠📉 It’s official: Canada’s federal support for grad students & postdocs is decades behind.

🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#cdnpoli #FundResearch #GradFundingCrisis #SSH #STEM
Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line
Despite the critical role of graduate students in the Canadian research ecosystem, students report high levels of financial stress. As a case study, we collected graduate minimum stipends and tuition ...
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Ottawa Science Policy Network @ottawascipolnet.bsky.social · May 12
There's still time to sign up for this exciting, and informative event! Join us online or in-person and learn more about science policy🧪

forms.gle/96ShoySBBUah...
OSPN Presents: SciPol 102
Join us for our annual Science Policy 102 event! This seminar series acts as a primer for students into the world of science policy, featuring a broad introductory session to start followed by session...
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Ottawa Science Policy Network @ottawascipolnet.bsky.social · May 2
SciPol 102 is back for its second year!

📆Date: Wednesday, May 14th
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍Location: Hybrid
In-person: University of Ottawa, Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS), Room 5028
Online: Microsoft Teams

🔗Registration: forms.gle/96ShoySBBUah...
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Ottawa Science Policy Network @ottawascipolnet.bsky.social · Apr 22
Science helps us understand our planet 🌍
Policy helps us protect it 🌱
On #EarthDay, OSPN celebrates the power of science-informed decision-making to build a sustainable future. #SciencePolicy #EarthDay2025
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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · Apr 7
Students, make sure your voice is heard this election.

Elections Canada has resources for students including information on student voting: how to vote early, what to do if you are living away from home, voting on campus, and more.

www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
Student voting – Spread the word – Elections Canada
Student voting – Spread the word
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Evidence for Democracy @e4dca.bsky.social · Apr 4
La science façonne notre vie quotidienne – faisons-en une priorité lors de ces élections

evidencefordemocracy.ca/votez-pour-l...
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Evidence for Democracy @e4dca.bsky.social · Apr 4
Science Shapes Our Daily Lives—Let’s Make It a Priority This Election

evidencefordemocracy.ca/vote-science/
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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · Apr 8
What are the party leaders saying about supporting science and research?

E4D has done the work. Check out the Party Platform Analysis: docs.google.com/document/d/1... @e4dca.bsky.social #VoteScience
E45 Party Platform Analysis
E45 Party Platform Analysis Federal Election on April 28th, 2025 This information is constantly evolving. To streamline our process, this service is only offered in English. Cette information évolue ...
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Support Our Science @supportourscience.bsky.social · Apr 10
At Support Our Science, we know that engagement can make a difference.

Why?

Because together we turned the tide on two decades of stagnant scholarship values! We had a big win with the investments in Budget 2024 because we made our voice heard.

#VoteScience evidencefordemocracy.ca/vote-science/
Vote Science - Evidence For Democracy
Vote Science Let’s make science a priority this federal election! The 45th federal election is here, and now is the […]
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Ottawa Science Policy Network @ottawascipolnet.bsky.social · Apr 14
The Federal Election is just around the corner and what do you know? Thanks to the “Vote on Campus” program you can vote right at school. Whether you’re at uOttawa or Carleton, between April 13 and 16 you can vote for a candidate in your home riding without even leaving campus:
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