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Maximize your future: Apply for uOttawa Faculty of Social Sciences Scholarships

We understand how pursuing higher education can be a rewarding yet costly experience. That's why we are excited to introduce you to an exceptional opportunity – the scholarships offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa, as well as scholarships available at the university level. These scholarships not only help alleviate the financial burden of your studies but als...
We understand how pursuing higher education can be a rewarding yet costly experience. That's why we are excited to introduce you to an exceptional opportunity – the scholarships offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa, as well as scholarships available at the unive...

October 6, 2023
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Awards and recognition
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Education

Award for Community Service - Myrtha Lapierre

As a pioneer and nurse dedicated to supporting immigrant women seeking to work in health care, Myrtha Lapierre is an inspiration who has garnered a well-deserved reputation.
As a pioneer and nurse dedicated to supporting immigrant women seeking to work in health care, Myrtha Lapierre is an inspiration who has garnered a well-deserved reputation.

October 5, 2023
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Student life
Panda
Campus

Open and closed during PandaFest

To ensure the safety of our community on Panda Day, please note that access to some buildings will be restricted this Sunday, October 1.
To ensure the safety of our community on Panda Day, please note that access to some buildings will be restricted this Sunday, October 1.

September 28, 2023
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Health
International
Student experience

uOttawa Medicine students in Tanzania: Global health, innovative teaching, and knowledge sharing

Thanks to a partnership agreement signed between the Faculty of Medicine and the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, students have a unique opportunity to learn and gain critical experience abroad.
Thanks to a partnership agreement signed between the Faculty of Medicine and the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, students have a unique opportunity to learn and gain critical experience abroad.

September 28, 2023
Presentation of the Health Humanities Charter, signed on September 20, 2023
Teaching
Humanities
Partnerships

Innovation in teaching: the Faculty of Medicine elevates the role of the humanities in education

As part of the partnership between the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and the University of Ottawa, the faculties of medicine from each school have created and signed the Health Humanities Charter.
As part of the partnership between the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and the University of Ottawa, the faculties of medicine from each school have created and signed the Health Humanities Charter.

September 27, 2023
michele Vinet
Alumni
Arts
Education
Francophonie

A Franco-Ontarian who lets her background shine

Author, teacher, stage actress, theatre addict and uOttawa graduate, Michèle Vinet has won the most prestigious of Franco-Ontarian literary awards.  “From my childhood to the final years of my teaching career, I’d promised myself that one day I’d write,” says Michèle, who, for years, had to put aside this dream to focus on her studies and work.&n...
Author, teacher, stage actress, theatre addict and uOttawa graduate, Michèle Vinet has won the most prestigious of Franco-Ontarian literary awards.  “From my childhood to the final years of my teaching career, I’d promised myself that one day I’d w...

September 27, 2023
Madelaine McCracken
Indigenous
Reconciliation
Research
Alumni

What can the Métis sash teach us about truth, and then reconciliation, for educators?

Métis scholar Madelaine McCracken (MEd ’21) knew she wanted to be a teacher when she was just eight years old. What she didn’t know was where her youthful enthusiasm for education would eventually lead.
Métis scholar Madelaine McCracken (MEd ’21) knew she wanted to be a teacher when she was just eight years old. What she didn’t know was where her youthful enthusiasm for education would eventually lead.

September 25, 2023
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Equity, diversity and inclusion
Pride
Teaching
Education

Talking about gender diversity and inclusion in Canadian education

This is a new and fragile time in education, says Lee Airton, assistant professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education at Queen’s University. Even if we are becoming more accustomed to conversations about gender expression, gender identity and pronouns, polarized public debates about gender diversity in schools are intensifying in many places.
This is a new and fragile time in education, says Lee Airton, assistant professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education at Queen’s University. Even if we are becoming more accustomed to conversations about gender expression, gender identity and pronouns, polarized public debates about gender ...

September 12, 2023
Claude Quevillon Lacasse
Education
Faculty of Education
Research
Francophonie
Bilingualism

New prof brings passion for plurilingualism

The Faculty of Education welcomes Claude Quevillon Lacasse, new professor of language teaching in plurilingual and culturally diverse settings.
The Faculty of Education welcomes Claude Quevillon Lacasse, new professor of language teaching in plurilingual and culturally diverse settings.

September 11, 2023
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Funding
Faculty of Education
Research and innovation

Advancing interdisciplinary research on equity, teaching, technology and wellness

From learning about women’s history to promoting active aging and ending referee abuse in soccer, new funding for projects by Faculty of Education researchers will support the study of numerous pressing issues of our day.
From learning about women’s history to promoting active aging and ending referee abuse in soccer, new funding for projects by Faculty of Education researchers will support the study of numerous pressing issues of our day.

August 30, 2023