Canada’s research universities under pressure to diversify
By 
Rebecca Trager2017-05-19T13:28:00
Only 30% of Canada Research Chairs are women and universities will see funding pulled if things don’t improve
The Canadian government has announced that the country’s research universities could lose funding if they don’t recruit more women and other underrepresented groups into the prestigious Canada Research Chairs programme, which establishes research professorships at institutions across the country.