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In 2020, the Government of Canada acknowledged that Black communities in our country face “health and social inequities linked to a process of discrimination at multiple levels of society, including individual, interpersonal, institutional and societal discrimination.”

Citizen science – participation of members of the public in the production of scientific knowledge –  can take many forms. For example, last Spring I visited a snake enthusiast who maintains a study site, where he monitors Southern Rubber Boa population dynamics. He had searched for and photographed these snakes for many years, a hobby called herp...

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, hackathons have become instrumental in fostering innovation and collaboration, and the rapid development of solutions to complex problems. The recent Faculty of Social Sciences’ Learning by Experiencing Challenge, held over an intense weekend in January, brought together students to tackle the following question: how can we reimagine programs of study t...

The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs is delighted to announce that Olive Folsetter, an undergraduate in the Faculty of Social Science’s Conflict and Human Rights (ECH) program, has been selected as the 2023-24 winner of the David Petrasek Human Rights Prize and Mentorship. They plan to use the prize to continue working on human rights issues such as LGBTQ+ inclusion, disability ...

Xumeng, 4th year. International Development and GlobalizationInternship Country: GhanaCanadian NGO: AFS Interculture CanadaLocal NGO: Center for Sustainable Transformation (CeST)Since the moment I chose to study international relationships and globalization, I always knew that there would be a chance for me to see the world in a larger scope and take p...

The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Ottawa welcomes nominations for the position of Senior Fellow.

This SSHRC funded collaborative research, led by Lilian Negura, Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Ottawa and Annamaria de Rosa from the University Sapienza of Rome, examines the intricate immigration discourse in Canada and Italy.

Understanding the neuroscience and physiological basis of the brain and training its networks to combat anxiety and life’s stressors

Research security is the protection of researchers’ work from unwanted access, interference or theft, while preserving the openness and integrity of the research and innovation ecosystem.

We are pleased to announce that the Board of Governors has approved the renewal of Victoria Barham's mandate as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her new mandate will be for a period of five (5) years, from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029.