Ross Finnie, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Information and communication technologies (ICT) sector skills shortages workshop
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$41,309
Educational policy research initiative partnership
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$200,000

All 2 grants and awards

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Information and communication technologies (ICT) sector skills shortages workshop

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Finnie, Ross E.

Keywords: information and communication technology; stem; post-secondary education; labour economics; digital economy; skills shortages; research and development; innovation

$41,309

Educational policy research initiative partnership

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Finnie, Ross E.

Keywords: post-secondary education; access to higher education; student experiences; student retention; post-schooling outcomes

$200,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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