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We are a student run science policy network based out of the University of Ottawa 🧬🥼
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⏳ This is it.

Applications for #ComSciCon2026 close tonight (Feb 15) at 11:59 PM ET.

🌍 Bordeaux | July 7-10, 2026
🌎 International edition

Don’t miss your chance to join the global #SciComm community.

Apply now: bit.ly/49upUGg
February 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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⏳ 3 days to go.

Applications for #ComSciCon2026 close February 15 at 11:59 PM (ET).

🌍 ComSciCon 🤝 @comsciconfra.bsky.social
📍 Bordeaux | July 7-10, 2026

If you care about #SciComm, this is the room you want to be in.

Apply now: bit.ly/49upUGg
February 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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The deadline to apply for ComSciCon 2026 has been extended by two weeks 🔭

This year is a 🌍 @comsciconfra.bsky.social 🤝 Flagship 🌎 crossover special.

Where? Bordeaux, France 📍
When? 7–10 July 2026 🗓️

#ComSciCon2026 #SciComm #GraduateStudies #GradSchool
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Applications for #ComSciCon2026 are NOW OPEN!

🎓 Graduate students, all STEM disciplines
🤝 @comsciconfra.bsky.social & Flagship collaboration (Workshops in English)
📝 Apply by January 30
🔗 bit.ly/49upUGg

#SciComm #ScienceCommunication #PhDLife
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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✨ Something's happening ✨

ComSciCon 2026 returns with an extraordinary 👀 edition
More details coming soon 🔥

Too impatient? Head on over to the ComSciCon France website:
champ.ly/L1suk2_Y

#ComSciCon2026 #Doctorat #CommunicationScientifique #SciComm #FormationDoctorale
January 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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🎓 SciPol101 returns!

Inside Canada’s Research Funding System with Dr. Danika Goosney, President & CEO of the Canadian Museum of Nature.

From biotech research to federal granting agencies, this is a rare insider perspective.

🗓️ Jan 16 | 11–12
📍 In-person + Zoom

#SciencePolicy #SciPol101
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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🌟 Meet Sabrina Guo, our VP Administration at
@ottawascipolnet.bsky.social!

Sabrina is an MSc student in Biochemistry at
@uottawa.ca whose research explores metastatic breast cancer and treatment resistance.💡

#SciPol #SciComm
January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Who protects science when politics get messy?

I hosted a new SciPol Digest episode for @sciencepolicy.ca on academic freedom, open science, and evidence-informed decision-making in Canada.
Federal scientists. Universities. Civil society. One big conversation: open.spotify.com/episode/0p52...
Safeguarding Academic Freedom and Evidence-Informed Decision-Making in Canada
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December 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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🌎How is international #ScienceCollaboration evolving in an age of geopolitical shifts?
🎤Our very own @OttawaSciPolicy VP of Social Media, Alexa D’Addario, hosts the latest @sciencepolicy.ca podcast:
open.spotify.com/episode/6Yb5...
#SciPol #OSPN #CSPC #ScienceDiplomacy #InternationalRelations
October 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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🚨 Leadership Spotlight! 🚨
We’re thrilled to welcome Valeria Vasilyeva as OSPN’s new Co-President! 🎉
Valeria is an incoming MD-PhD Candidate in Microbiology & Immunology @uottawa.ca whose research explores immune cell dysfunction in cancer. 🧬💉
October 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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👏 Huge shoutout to Nathan Sanders, @laurengh.bsky.social and @mackenziewhite.bsky.social from #ComSciCon!

We’re so proud to see our community empowering researchers to share their voices! 💬
#SciComm #ScienceCommunication #PublicEngagement #OpEdWriting
October 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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🚨Big news from OSPN!🚨

We’re thrilled to welcome Grace McGrenere as our new Co-President 🎉

Grace is an MSc student in Environmental Sustainability @uottawa.ca. with experience in clean fuel policy, forest health research, and climate activism 🌱 🌏
October 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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New from my fellow LTR-CSEE member Mel Boudreau:

Understanding the breadth and depth of long-term ecological data collection in Canada and the United States doi.org/10.1139/face... @facetsjournal.bsky.social @csee-scee.bsky.social #LongTermResearch
Understanding the breadth and depth of long-term ecological data collection in Canada and the United States
While several formal long-term ecological monitoring or research networks have been established, efforts are undertaken by many different organizations, leaving little understanding on the breadth of ...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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🌱 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
June 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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📣 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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May 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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🧬 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
May 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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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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May 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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📢 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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May 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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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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May 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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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...
May 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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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
April 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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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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April 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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La science façonne notre vie quotidienne – faisons-en une priorité lors de ces élections

evidencefordemocracy.ca/votez-pour-l...
April 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Science Shapes Our Daily Lives—Let’s Make It a Priority This Election

evidencefordemocracy.ca/vote-science/
April 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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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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April 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM