Academic policy makers, administrators and many academics simply don't seem to get how to deal with the multi-variate nature of higher education. Despite having access to the tools and statistics to take account of all this, it is generally ignored. In my opinion, the recent attempts by HEQCO , the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, provide […]
Public understanding of science
More women ecologists: My peek into commercial academic publishing
Sad News over the Weekend: Update September 30 2015: I was very sad to hear on Sunday, that my chief editor and the lead author on Ecology: A Canadian Context 2nd Edition, Professor Bill Freedman had lost his battle with cancer. It's just under a year since Bill told me about his diagnosis. I've thought of […]
Updated Evidence-Based Policy in Canada Blog
I've been learning (and writing) about the science-policy-politics nexus since I took on the directorship of IRIS (York's Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability) in 2006. Colleagues such as York's Steacie Science Librarian, John Dupuis have done important work, documenting the Harper government's cuts to research in general and organizing the Death of Evidence Funeral […]
Figuring out the link between Social Media and What I do as a Biology Prof
Anybody who has given any kind of cursory glance over this website in the last 2 months, will know that webpage construction has rather ground to a halt. The reason for this, is that I have spent a lot of time since mid-September, exploring and experimenting with social media, specifically Twitter. The impetus for […]
Toronto Life's Fortress York piece doesn't let the data get in the way of their "good story"
There are a lot of things that could and should be fixed at York University, but a constant in my 23 years here, has been that the administration of the university has ALWAYS taken the safety and security of women on this campus VERY seriously. Since I was an undergraduate, I have been accustomed to […]
Welcome to the Bazely lab. website
I have been on the internet since before most current York U undergraduates were born. You will find me active on various websites and social media sites, such as LinkedIn, and even on Twitter. But, I have never had my own website. Things have changed because, let's face it, if we don't actively take care […]
