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Autonomous technologies
A collage of the Smart Connected Vehicle Innovation Centre team at Kanata North.
Autonomous technologies

Innovating together: Project will advance connected and autonomous vehicle rese…

The Smart Connected Vehicle Innovation Centre (SCVIC), at the University of Ottawa Kanata North campus, is a beacon of collaborative innovation in Can…
Nanotechnologies
Molecule structure
Nanotechnologies

A uOttawa professor is leading advances in nanofabrication for future technolog…

For the past ten years, uOttawa Engineering professor Pierre Berini's nanofabrication research at the NanoFab, a core facility at the University of Ot…
Climate change
Valencia, Spain
Climate change

Unprecedented flooding in Spain highlights urgent climate risks and infrastruct…

By learning from extreme events like the Valencia floods, Canada and other countries can better understand the severe risks of climate change, prepari…
Testimonials
Technology schematics.
Testimonials

Designing their own educational path: Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Design stud…

Students from the recently-launched Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Design share their unique experiences in the program, which offers a hands-on approach to learning and opportunities to make a real-world impact.
Entrepreneurship
Two hands closed together.
Entrepreneurship

How the uOttawa Faculty of Engineering instills an entrepreneurial mindset in s…

How uOttawa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem helped TerraFixing founder Vida Gabriel turn a love of chemistry into a $10 million carbon capture startup transforming Canada’s North.
Awards
Collage of ten uOttawa student winners of 21Under21 awards.
Awards

Ten uOttawa students shine at “21 Under 21” awards

Ten uOttawa students are among 21 inspiring young trailblazers to be recognized by Youth Ottawa’s 21 Under 21 Awards for showing “remarkable initiative and leadership” as they spark positive change.

Awards and recognition

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Ontario Government
Dr. Sawsan Abdul-Majid with a group of participants from her ANCWT program
Ontario Government

Championing inclusion and diversity: Prof. Sawsan Abdul-Majid wins Ontario gov…

In recognition of her exceptional, long-standing contribution to strengthening the role of immigrant and refugee women in science, technology, enginee…
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of engineering buildings
Faculty of Engineering

Presenting 2023’s best engineering theses

Two graduate students at the Faculty of Engineering have received recognition for their outstanding research theses. Meet Jordan Nhan (MASc Chemical E…
New Frontiers in Research Fund
Thomas Uchida
New Frontiers in Research Fund

Professor Thomas Uchida receives funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fu…

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Thomas Uchida has been awarded $250,000 in funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund for his research…

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