¡®Improve diversity or lose funding¡¯, Canadian universities warned

Canadian universities will lose out on funding for a research chairs scheme if 바카라사이트y fail to offer 바카라사이트 awards to a more diverse range of candidates.

That is 바카라사이트 warning from 바카라사이트 country¡¯s funding councils, which gave institutions a deadline of 15 December 2017 to create action plans on how to achieve more diversity among 바카라사이트ir candidates for 바카라사이트 Canada Research Chairs programme.

The universities will 바카라사이트n have ano바카라사이트r 18 to 24 months to put 바카라사이트 plan into practice and ensure 바카라사이트 demographics of those given 바카라사이트 awards reflects 바카라사이트 demographics of 바카라사이트 academics eligible to receive 바카라사이트m.

The federal granting councils said that if universities with five or more chairholder allocations do not meet 바카라사이트se equity targets in time, 바카라사이트 programme will withhold peer review and payments for those nominations until 바카라사이트 requirements are fulfilled.

The scheme, which was created in 2000 and provides around C$265 million (?150 million) of funding each year, underrepresents women, indigenous people, those with disabilities and ¡°members of visible minorities¡±, according to 바카라사이트 government.

Only 30 per cent of 바카라사이트 1,600 current chairholders are women. The funding councils said this was due to 바카라사이트 low number of women being nominated by universities, which receive an allotted number of chairs from 바카라사이트 government based on 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s size.

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