In January, 15 Canadian universities met as the Founding Members of a new organization, “Neutrons Canada.” The creation of Neutrons Canada is part of a cohesive, multidisciplinary, nation[...]
Client awarded $14M from provinces, completing funding for $47M national infrastructure project
TVB Associates was pleased to have a central strategic role supporting McMaster University in a national proposal for a $47M project for infrastructure for neutron beams. This project, entitled “Buil[...]
The Need for Highly Qualified Staff at Core Research Facilities: An Analogy with Medical Diagnostics
Many universities are developing “core facilities”—i.e., research infrastructure that is open to researchers from across the university and that may be available to outside users as well. Operating c[...]
An Innovative and Accessible Solution for Measuring Impact on the Training of Highly Qualified People
Major Research Facilities (MRF’s) in Canada have a big impact on the training of highly qualified people (HQP), and especially on students and post-docs who use these facilities as part of their rese[...]
Proposals to fund national facilities are more successful, new data shows
Consolidating research infrastructure into national facilities that support large user communities can be an effective use of resources and can enable scientific progress that is often not possible u[...]
Scheduling a meeting? Save everyone some time with these simple, considerate behaviours
Have you ever spent more time trying to schedule a meeting than was spent on the meeting itself? Are you often interrupted by emails or instant messages from others who are trying to schedule some ti[...]
House of Commons to create new committee on science
Science will get a boost in attention from federal Members of Parliament with a new committee on science and research beginning in the next term of parliament. Author: Daniel Banks, President, TVB[...]
Physics in the 2021 federal budget
The 2021 Federal Budget provides new funding for quantum technology, artificial intelligence, clean energy technologies, life sciences and student internships. Author: Daniel Banks, President, TVB[...]
Client awarded $14M in federal funds toward $47M national infrastructure project
TVB Associates was pleased to have a strategic role supporting McMaster University in a national proposal for a $47M project for infrastructure for neutron beams. This project, entitled “Buildi[...]
National neutron strategy consultation draft released
TVB Associates was pleased to support the Canadian Neutron Initiative (CNI) working group by writing its national neutron strategy discussion paper. The consultation draft was released publicly[...]