SPE Thursday 20th Aug, 2020.

Here are the topics this week in Science policy news:

National:

University of Toronto creates a pandemic institute

International students question fee hikes at Canadian HEIs

Ottawa octroie 5 M$ pour permettre la traçabilité de l’aluminium canadien

L’hydrogène dans le viseur de la présidente d’Hydro-Québec

PhD students can benefit from non-academic mentors’ outside perspectives

International:

Grad students challenge university-mandated COVID-19 agreements

NIH imposes ‘outrageous’ conditions on resuming coronavirus grant targeted by Trump

Italy ‘at a crossroads’ as fears grow of Covid-19 second wave

Scientists warn it may be years before students can return to school without masks, social distancing

And for some exciting #SciPolJobs, opportunities and local events we have:

National:

Cybersecurity policy Analyst- Allstate

Infrastructure Analyst - CWB, Edmanton

Manager Regulatory Affairs - Rogers, Toronto

Lead Developer – Duck Creek Policy-Product

International:

Health Policy Analyst/Senior Health Policy Analyst

Local events:

How is COVID-19 Impacting Graduate Students in Canada?

Keep an eye out for our next week's update in the news section #SPEthursday #ThisWeekinSciPol #SciPolJob