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...

🚨 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. 🧬💉

In a time of economic sanctions and political rivalries, how do we keep the global fabric of research and innovation from tearing apart? Find out in my first episode as host of the @sciencepolicy.ca podcast, now streaming on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Yb5... #SciPol #SciComm

👏 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

🚨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 🌱 🌏

Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir Grace McGrenere en tant que nouvelle coprésidente.🎉 Grace est étudiante maîtrise en Durabilité de l’environnement @uottawa.ca. Elle a de l’expérience dans les domaines de la politique, des carburants propres, et de l’activisme climatique 🌱 🌏

Meet ComSciCon Flagship speaker André Isaacs (@drdre4000)! 🤩⚗️ A chemist, educator & advocate, he uses his platform to uplift queer & BIPOC voices in STEM. Catch him on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky & X. #ComSciCon #SciComm

Meet ComSciCon Flagship speaker Usha Lee McFarling! 📰📊 Pulitzer-winning science journalist for STAT, formerly with LA Times, Boston Globe & more. Her work spans oceans, medicine, and bioethics. Follow her here: @ushamcfarling #SciComm #ComSciCon #ScienceJournalism

📰 Meet #ComSciCon Flagship speaker Dennis Overbye (he/him), longtime NYT science writer & author of "Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos". With 50 years in science journalism, he brings deep insight to the cosmos. Still writing, still wondering. Follow his work at www.nytimes.com/by/dennis-ov....

🖍️ Meet #ComSciCon Flagship speaker Rita Clare (she/her), a molecular biologist turned science illustrator! Founder of Scivetica, she brings biochem & polymer science to life through stunning visuals. Follow her: @scivetica.bsky.social

Excited to welcome Dr. Laurie Santos (she/her) as our ComSciCon Flagship 2025 Keynote! 🎤 A Yale prof & host of The Happiness Lab, her work on well-being has reached millions worldwide. Learn more: drlauriesantos.com

🌱 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

📣 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...

🧬 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

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

📢 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

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...

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...

The wait is over — the extended #ComSciCon25 application deadline is tonight at 11:59 PM EST! This is your opportunity to take part in a unique science communication experience this summer. We look forward to reading your application! Apply here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...

We’ve started the countdown--only 3 days to go to submit your application to attend the #ComSciCon 2025 Flagship workshop! Applications due on May 2nd at 11:59pm EST. Submit here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE... Don’t miss out!

We’re giving you a little more time to polish those applications 📝✨ The deadline to apply for ComSciCon 2025 has been extended to May 2nd! 💬 🔗Apply now: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE... #ComSciCon2025 #SciComm #GradStudentLife #ScienceCommunication #DeadlineExtended #ApplyNow

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

Only 3 days to go to submit your application to attend the #ComSciCon 2025 Flagship workshop! Applications due on April 18th at 11:59pm EST. Submit here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE... In the meantime, we are pleased to announce our theme: Bridging Science and Society.

We’ve started the countdown--only 4 days to go to submit your application to attend the #ComSciCon 2025 Flagship workshop! Applications due on April 18th at 11:59pm EST. Submit here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE... Don’t miss out!

We are thrilled to announce that the ComSciCon 2025 Flagship Workshop will be held July 13-16th, 2025 at Emerson College in Boston, MA! Apply by April 18th @ 11:59 PM (ET) for an all expenses paid opportunity to meet experts and leaders in #SciComm and hone your skills: forms.gle/wvsUy7QxNFri...

Make your voice heard—send a letter today! Sign on: evidencefordemocracy.ca/vote-science...

3/ Faites entendre votre voix : envoyez une lettre aujourd’hui! Inscrivez-vous: evidencefordemocracy.ca/votez-pour-l...

2/ Notre outil de rédaction de lettres bilingues permet de communiquer rapidement et facilement avec vos candidats locaux et de leur faire savoir que la science, la recherche et la prise de décision fondée sur des faits probants sont importantes.

The most powerful way to make science a priority this election is to tell your candidates directly. Our bilingual letter-writing tool makes it quick and easy to contact your local candidates and let them know that science, research, and evidence-informed decision-making matter.

Le moyen le plus efficace de faire de la science une priorité lors de ces élections est d’en parler directement à vos candidats.

Science Shapes Our Daily Lives—Let’s Make It a Priority This Election evidencefordemocracy.ca/vote-science/

La science façonne notre vie quotidienne – faisons-en une priorité lors de ces élections evidencefordemocracy.ca/votez-pour-l...

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...

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

At Support Our Science, we know that engagement can make a difference. Why? Because together we turned the tide on two decades of stagnant scholarship values! We had a big win with the investments in Budget 2024 because we made our voice heard. #VoteScience evidencefordemocracy.ca/vote-science/

The Federal Election is just around the corner and what do you know? Thanks to the “Vote on Campus” program you can vote right at school. Whether you’re at uOttawa or Carleton, between April 13 and 16 you can vote for a candidate in your home riding without even leaving campus:

We encourage women, BIPOC, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ communities, & all other people with any intersection of minoritized and/or marginalized identities to apply.

Participation in #ComSciCon is competitive and open to STEM graduate students based out of universities in the U.S. or Canada. For more information on what the review process entails, please check out #ComSciConversation post: www.comscicon.org/news/what-ha...

#ComSciCon provides graduate students in STEM fields with an opportunity to meet early career leaders in #SciComm, to learn from and interact with a group of invited experts, and to discuss how to communicate complex technical science and engineering concepts to a new audience.

Holy shit! Plastic People just made Variety’s list of Best Documentaries of 2024!! <faints>

Do you #SupportOurScience? Now is the time to #VoteScience!

My interview with Kate Moran of Ocean Networks Canada at the Canadian Science Policy Centre 2024 conference @sciencepolicy.bsky.social. The only thing I love more than doing interviews, is oceans research! It was such an informative experience ☺️ youtu.be/Nw8x6pC77zs?...

My first starter pack is made up of folks I admire who use art or tech to subvert the system. Many more to be added as the migration continues. Feel free to make suggestions: go.bsky.app/7zhA8Am