B.C. university students join walkout calling for grad student funding (CityNews)
UBC grad students joined others nationwide, walking out on Monday to call for more funding from the federal government. As Sarah Chew...
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- May 1
Graduate students, researchers protest for living wage and scholarship increases(The Globe And Mail)
About 200 people marched through University of Toronto’s campus to the constituency office of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as part...
- May 1
Canadian academics protest for a "living wage" (Le Devoir)
They are calling for an increase in the value of scholarships and research grants in the country. Article by Pauline Gravel on May 1st...
- May 1
University of Saskatchewan students rally for better funding (CTV News Saskatoon)
News report and article by Tyler Barrow on May 1st 2023 on CTV News Saskatoon Link to article
- May 1
Canadian academics, graduate students walk out, demanding increased federal funding ... (CBC News)
Funding for graduate, doctoral students has not increased in 20 years Article on May 1st 2023 in CBC News Link to article
- May 1
Why grad students and postdocs staged a "walkout" today (All in a Day with Alan Neal - CBC Radio)
We speak to Support Our Science head Sarah Laframboise about the call to increase federal funding for scholarshops, fellowships and...
- May 1
Brock University research students protest poor funding (Welland Tribune & St. Catharines Standard)
Researchers find themselves living near the poverty line, says grassroots organization Support our Science Article by Victoria Nicolaou...
- May 1
Hundreds of staff and students hold mass walkouts at SFU and UBC (Daily Hive News)
Article by Amir Ali on May 1st 2023 by Daily Hive News Link to article
- May 1
Grad students call for living wage amid nationwide walkout (CPAC)
Sarah Laframboise, a University of Ottawa PhD student and executive director of the group Support Our Science, speaks with reporters on...
- Apr 30
Nationwide walkout of graduate students planned (Global News Morning BC)
The grassroots organization 'Support Our Science' will be making their voices heard this week. UBC PhD students Shalini Iyer and Katrina...
- Apr 28
Lack of research funding pushes PhD students out of Canada, threatening a new brain drain
Article by Joe Friesen on April 27, 2023 in The Globe and Mail Link to article
- Apr 28
Canadian PhD students and postgrads plan mass walkout over low pay (Nature)
Academics are demanding a significant boost to government-sponsored fellowships and scholarships, which haven’t changed for decades....
- Apr 28
Le Canada en trottinette (La Presse)
Paul Journet's column on April 4 2023 in La Presse (in French) Link to article
- Mar 28
PRESS RELEASE: Support Our Science Responds to Budget 2023
Ottawa, ON: Support Our Science (SOS) has worked tirelessly over the last year to advocate for increased funding to graduate students and...
- Dec 24, 2022
Canada's grants for master's, PhD students haven't increased since 2003. CBC News
Students doing graduate-level research say Canada risks losing its future scientists to other countries because the dollar amounts of...
- Nov 30, 2022
Support Our Science on Quirks and Quarks
Support Our Science was featured on CBC's Quirks and Quarks on October 8th, 2022. Listen to stories from graduate students and...
- Nov 30, 2022
Senator Kucher statement on graduate student and postdoc funding
On November 29, Senator Kucher gave a statement in the Senate on the importance of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in Canada....
- Oct 8, 2022
Pre-Budget Consultations for Budget 2023- Briefing by Support Our Science
Support Our Science was excited to submit our first briefing to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in advance of the 2023...
- Aug 12, 2022
Des scientifiques réclament plus de financement dans une lettre de 60 mètres
Une des principales demandes des organisateurs de l’évènement « Soutenez notre science » est une augmentation de près de 48 % de la...
- Aug 12, 2022
‘The future of science in Canada is at risk’: Researchers call for pay raise
In a University of Ottawa lab, Sarah Laframboise is hoping to advance cancer research by studying a gene that causes the disease in...
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