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I have read the report the ISSP’s report ‘7 Good Practices for EDI in Research, Teaching & KMb’ with interest. It is obvious that the output presents a list of well-founded and well-described concepts which can be used with the University in Research, Teaching and Knowledge Mobilisation (KMb). But, as an academic, who undertakes each of these, the ...

The Rhodes Scholarship is a life-changing opportunity to join outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. Ms. Bouzitoun is one of 11 Canadians who has been awarded this scholarship, which covers full-time, postgraduate course fees at Oxford University, as well as providing an annual stipend for living expenses.

The Economic Student Association of the University of Ottawa, jointly with the Young Canadians in Finance, hosted a fireside chat with Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, on November 22, 2022. Senior Deputy Governor Rogers highlighted the key risks and vulnerabilities in Canada’s financial system and discussed what the Bank of...

Though many Canadians may not realize it, we live in a science-based society.

A new report by senior fellows of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at uOttawa, led by senior fellow Patricia Fuller, Canada's former ambassador for climate change, calls on the Canadian foreign ministry to fully integrate climate change into its diplomatic, trade and development activities. Even though climate change is an ...

Verbal intelligence – normally linked to evening types – may be superior in morning risers despite previous thinking.

It is with great pleasure that the School welcomes two new full-time faculty members, Dr. Nicole Racine and Dr. Jeffry Quan. We also welcome Dr. Andrew Nicholson from the Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families as a Seconded Professor at the rank of Assistant Professor. Drs. Racine and Nicholson joined us over the summer and Dr. Quan will join us in the new year.

In early 2022, the ISSP convened its network of scholars, students, and practitioners to discuss a topic that is top of mind for many working at the interface of science, society, and policy (SSP): equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).

“One of my biggest concerns before starting my internship was the language barrier.”

The Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences is seeking to fill a regular faculty position that focuses on contemporary Indigenous issues, including those related to Indigenous resistance and/or resurgence, two-spirit and queer studies, decolonial and anti-colonial critiques, and transnational perspectives. The hiring for this position will be done in accordanc...