2021

  • Health and Misinformation: Disentangling Truth & Falsehood /
    Mon., Mar. 29
    Webinar
    Mar. 29, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Webinar
    Misinformation and its prevalence can have a detrimental impact on health and policy, here we tackle it by implementing tools and policies
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  • Bursting the academic bubble
    Thu., Feb. 18
    Online Event
    Feb. 18, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Online Event
    Join SPE in our upcoming expert panel "Bursting the academic bubble". We'll discuss the challenges, resources and policies for a career outside academia.
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  • AI & Disruptive Technologies in Healthcare
    Thu., Jan. 21
    Online Event
    Jan. 21, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
    Online Event
    In this public forum, we will discuss the role of AI and other disruptive technologies in healthcare as well as policy solutions
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2020

  • SPE Forum: Healthy Aging in Canada, Lessons & perspectives from COVID-19
    Wed., Oct. 14
    Online event
    Oct. 14, 2020, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT
    Online event
    Public Forum bringing experts in public health and policy to discuss the future of aging in Canada
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  • Graduate Students' Mental Health : Current Landscape and Future needs in Canada (1)
    Thu., Sep. 17
    Webinar
    Sep. 17, 2020, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Webinar about the present state of Mental Health in Canada and future policies to address the issues
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  • Graduate Students' Mental Health : Current Landscape and Future needs in Canada
    Thu., Sep. 03
    Webinar
    Sep. 03, 2020, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT
    Webinar
    Webinar about the present state of Mental Health in Canada and future policies to address the issues
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  • SPE Café, Sexual Harassment: How Can Academia Do Better?
    Wed., Feb. 26
    Club Insiders (anti-café/co-work)
    Feb. 26, 2020, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    Club Insiders (anti-café/co-work), 2067 Rue Crescent #205, Montréal, QC H3G 2C1, Canada
    Join us in our next instalScience & Policy Exchange - Dialogue sciences et politiques for a policy discussion on Sexual Harassment in Academia - an open roundtable discussion on the current policies in academia, and the reach of these policies at the institutional, provincial, and federal level.
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2019

  • Science and student groups launch #VoteScience campaign in advance of the federal election
    Mon., Oct. 21
    https://www.votescience.ca/
    Oct. 21, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
    https://www.votescience.ca/
    A coalition of Canadian science groups is launching a national non-partisan #VoteScience campaign to send the message that Canadians care about science and to help scientists and all Canadians engage with their local candidates to push for policies that support science and evidence-based decision-ma
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  • #SPEForum — Waste Streams: Can we stem the plastic tide?
    Tue., Aug. 20
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
    Aug. 20, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
    How does plastic end up in waterways and oceans? What happens to this plastic? What is the magnitude of the plastic problem in Quebec and Canada, and how do we compare to other provinces/cities? What are the challenges for reducing plastic waste for consumers?
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  • SPE Café: Demystifying zero waste Breaking down the barriers to zero waste lifestyle
    Tue., Jul. 30
    294 Rue Sainte-Catherine O
    Jul. 30, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
    294 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, 294 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H2X 2A1, Canada
    Science and Policy Exchange in collaboration with Climatable is hosting a Science Policy Café, the second installment of a three part series aimed to intersect science policy and the current climate crisis.
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  • #SPEForum: Zero Waste Cities—Reality or Fantasy?
    Tue., Jun. 04
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
    Jun. 04, 2019, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
    What are the challenges and opportunities for transforming into a #zerowaste (ZW) city which benefit both the quality of life and help reduce ecological footprint? What is the magnitude of the plastic problem in Quebec and Montreal, and how we compare to other provinces/cities?
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  • SPE Café: Your voice matters. What do you want them to hear?
    Thu., Apr. 04
    La Récréation
    Apr. 04, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
    La Récréation, 404 Rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H2L 1N6, Canada
    Science and Policy Exchange is hosting a Science Policy Café series to spark discussion on how to advocate for evidence based science policy and engage our provincial MLAs and federal MPs.
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  • #SPESciAdvice: A science advice workshop for the next generation
    Sat., Mar. 16
    John Molson School of Business
    Mar. 16, 2019, 9:00 a.m.
    John Molson School of Business, 1450 Rue Guy, Montréal, QC H3H 0A1, Canada
    We at Science & Policy Exchange are conducting a #SPESciAdvice workshop for students and early career researchers (ECR).
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2018

  • SPE Café: Time flies when you’re having funds: the early career perspective on scholarships and fellowships
    Thu., Nov. 01
    La Récréation
    Nov. 01, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
    La Récréation, 404 Rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H2L 1N6, Canada
    Our November Science Policy Café series, this Café will examine federal funding policy from the early-career researcher perspective: that of grad students and post docs.
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  • Survey on Graduate Student & Postdoc Funding
    Tue., Oct. 09
    Location is TBD
    Oct. 09, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
    Location is TBD
    Science & Policy Exchange (SPE) wants to hear what YOU think about Canadian federal funding for students and postdoctoral fellows.
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  • From Pain Relief to Crisis: What is the Place of Opioids in 2018? (Public Forum)
    Wed., Aug. 29
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
    Aug. 29, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
    We've got a brand new #SPEforum series coming up this summer - we're bringing experts from the scientific, social, industry, and policy perspectives together to talk about on #cannabis & #opioids in #Canada! Tickets (free!) available for the third and final forum.
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  • Science & Policy Pub Night
    Thu., Jul. 26
    Mckibbin's
    Jul. 26, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
    Mckibbin's, 1426 Rue Bishop, Montréal, QC H3G 2E6, Canada
    Come to meet us and talk about #scipol #scicomm #scidip #EDI and more!
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  • Higher Learning: What to Expect When You're Expecting to Legalize Cannabis (Public Forum)
    Mon., Jul. 09
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
    Jul. 09, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
    We’ve got a brand new #SPEforum series coming up this summer - we're bringing experts from the scientific, social, industry, and policy perspectives together to talk about on #cannabis & #opioids in #Canada!
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  • Higher Learning: Lessons Learned from Medical Cannabis in Canada (Public Forum)
    Mon., Jun. 18
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque
    Jun. 18, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
    BAnQ Grande Bibliothèque, 475 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East, Montréal, QC H2L 5C4, Canada
    We’ve got a brand new #SPEforum series coming up this summer - we're bringing experts from the scientific, social, industry, and policy perspectives together to talk about on #cannabis & #opioids in #Canada!
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  • Students & Science Diplomacy Workshop
    Wed., May 16
    McGill University
    May 16, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
    McGill University, 845 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, QC H3A 0G4, Canada
    The “Students & Diplomacy event” is comprised of a public forum, an arctic council simulation exercise, and panel discussions with science diplomacy stakeholders.
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