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Narrative CVs: prioritizing impact and influence

Published by Alison Moore
Have you heard the news? In 2025, Canada’s major research funder, the Tri-agency  - home of your favourite funders, NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR - is moving away from the Canadian Common CV to a new, narrative format CV, called the “tri-agency CV”. This new CV format will be rolled out for Tri-agency competitions over the next year, starting with the current SSHRC Impact Awards competition. In this blog post, we’ll dive into what narrative CVs are, what the tri-agency is looking for in a narrative CV, and share some resources for developing your own narrative CV.

AI and theses

Published by Alison Moore
While SFU does not at this time (December 2024) have institution-wide guidelines around the use of AI in graduate theses, we know that this is a topic of considerable interest. As such, in consultation with the SFU Associate Dean, Policy + Curriculum in Graduate Studies,  we have compiled some considerations on the process for disclosing the use of AI tools in thesis research and writing. Please note that this is an area that is changing rapidly so the information contained here may be swiftly out of date!

Should I be worried about my thesis or dissertation being openly available in Summit?

Published by Jennifer Zerkee

It can be daunting to think about your thesis or dissertation being openly available in Summit for anyone to find and read. You may have heard concerns about plagiarism, predatory publishers or limitations on your ability to publish a manuscript based on your openly available thesis. Be reassured that, for the most part, these concerns are unwarranted. Most universities in Canada make their students' theses and dissertations open.

Can I publish my thesis?

Published by Jennifer Zerkee

Your Masters or PhD thesis is the result of years spent in study of a specific topic. It's no surprise that many grads would like to turn their thesis into an article, a series of articles, a book chapter or a monograph.

Do you have the right to do this? What are SFU's rights to your thesis? Will publishers want a work that is based on a thesis, especially once the thesis is publicly available in Summit?

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