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In 2024, the University of Ottawa continued to make its mark as a leader in research and innovation. Through its investments, state-of-the-art infrastructure and strategic partnerships, the University worked to improve the well-being of local and global communities.

As 2024 draws to a close, we celebrate a year shaped by transformative ideas and productive collaboration. This year’s milestones reflect our research community’s dedication to advancing knowledge. Supported by the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, these achievements underscore our commitment to fostering meaningful progress.

Professor Carl McMillan spent 30 years teaching at Carleton University, so it may surprise some that shortly before his passing in October, he chose to make a significant $1 million gift to the University of Ottawa.

As we celebrate the successes of Giving Tuesday 2023, we invite you to mark your calendars for Giving Tuesday on December 3, 2024. This year, join us in addressing critical needs on campus and creating opportunities for students to thrive.

A couple turns their fight against endometriosis into a donation to support research and awareness. A story of resilience and generosity.

How did university advancement and philanthropy evolve beyond the classic transactional relationship, where a one-off donation was used to carry out a single project? Advancement and philanthropy, seen today as genuine strategic partnerships, are based on co-creation and long-term commitment.

The University of Ottawa's Information Integrity Lab announces a new partnership with the Trottier Family Foundation, backed by a $600,000 grant over the next three years. This collaboration aims to address the spread of mis/disinformation related to climate change.

The Heritage Circle honours our most valued donors: those who have decided to make a planned gift to the University of Ottawa. Members of the Circle are thoughtful visionaries who are committed to maintaining our tradition of excellence. Their actions will affect the lives of students, professors, and the entire uOttawa community for generations to come.

Leaving a gift to charity in your will benefits both you and the organizations you care about. Your gift can be a specific amount, a percentage, a specific asset, or the residual amount of your estate.

When Wynn Quon (BSc ’82, MBA ’94) reminisces about arriving in Canada from the UK as a young child, he certainly remembers the cold and the record snowfalls, but books were also an important element that would later be key to his trajectory.