Before Australia proceeds with plans to devote fewer resources to a less frequent national census, we should consider the Canadian experience of what losing such rich data means.
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Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, McGill University is Canada’s top ranked medical doctoral university. McGill is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning two campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 40,000 students, including more than 10,200 graduate students. McGill attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,800 international students making up 31% per cent of the student body. Over half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 19% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.
Fondée en 1821, à Montréal, au Québec, l’Université McGill figure au premier rang des universités canadiennes offrant des programmes de médecine et de doctorat. Elle se classe parmi les meilleures universités au Canada et dans le monde. Institution d’enseignement supérieur de renommée mondiale, l’Université McGill exerce ses activités de recherche dans deux campus, 11 facultés et 13 écoles professionnelles; elle compte 300 programmes d’études et au‑delà de 40 000 étudiants, dont plus de 10 200 aux cycles supérieurs. Elle accueille des étudiants originaires de plus de 150 pays, ses 12 800 étudiants internationaux représentant 31 % de sa population étudiante. Au‑delà de la moitié des étudiants de l’Université McGill ont une langue maternelle autre que l’anglais, et environ 19 % sont francophones.
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PhD student, Music Theory, McGill University
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Associate professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
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Academic Associate, Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University
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Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University
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Faculty Lecturer, Science Education, McGill University
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Faculty Lecturer and Academic Program Co-ordinator, Supply Network and Aviation Management, McGill University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
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Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations (Global Environmental Governance and Diplomacy), McGill University
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Étudiant au MD-PhD, chercheur en cancer du poumon, McGill University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Children, Families and Armed Conflict, McGill University
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PhD Ccandidate in Management, McGill University
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Associate Professor of Law, McGill University
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PhD Candidate - Candidat au doctorat, McGill University
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, McGill University
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James McGill Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Health Sciences, McGill University
