The Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue has provided 12 uOttawa Centres and Institutes with the opportunity to examine public policy, help update or create new laws and regulations and to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of citizens, through three research projects whose work is conducted over a three year period. The projects are united under the Smart Changes for a Better World banner.
Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue
Our world is changing at an unprecedented rate, challenging policymakers to keep up with advancements and economic, social, and political innovations. This progress requires us to re-examine existing public policies and update or create new laws and regulations to help shape the new realities of our world, while safeguarding the rights and wellbeing of citizens. The Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue provides the University of Ottawa’s greatest research minds with the opportunity to do just that.
About the Forum for Dialogue
Endowed by a $5 million gift from distinguished alumnus Alex Trebek, the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue supports the work of uOttawa researchers and institutes engaged in finding solutions to complex public policy challenges facing governments in Canada and the world.
The Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue is a platform for University of Ottawa researchers to partner with government officials and put our research into action now and in the future by driving change on important issues.
Science Diplomacy
The University of Ottawa is hosting H.E. Kanji Yamanouchi, ambassador of Japan to Canada, for a keynote presentation entitled "A New Chapter in Canada-Japan Relations: In Light of Geopolitical Realities and Global Challenges."
Our distinguished guest will discuss Canada-Japan relations in a number of areas, including science and technology cooperation, and will share his vision of Canada and his goals for the future of relations between the two countries.
The high-profile event is organized under the auspices of the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue, and will highlight the richness and impact of research collaborations between Japan and the University of Ottawa, with perspectives from anthropology, engineering and medicine.
Programs and grants
Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue Professorship on Public Policy
An initiative born of the collaboration between the Office of Public Policy Research and Outreach (OPPRO) and the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue (ATFD). The Professorship will rely on the expertise of University of Ottawa researchers to promote academic knowledge and research on the design and implementation of public policies.
Knowledge Mobilization Grants — uOttawa Research Centres and Institutes
These grants aim to amplify the impact of research on knowledge users and their involvement throughout the research and knowledge mobilization (KMb) process.
About the Office of Public Policy Research and Outreach
The Office of Public Policy Research and Outreach (OPPRO) advances the goals of the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue and helps uOttawa centers, institutes and researchers, engaged in finding solutions to complex public policy challenges facing governments in Canada.
To learn more about the OPPRO
Research Outreach
Research Outreach
Bridging gaps between university research and public policy
The OPPRO: promoting uOttawa's academic expertise to increase the impact of research on public policies.
Session 3
Session 3
Feb 24
Research and Public Policy Brown Bag Lunch Series
Researchers engaging government during and after an election.
Alex Trebek Conference
Alex Trebek Conference
The Impact of Participatory Music on Mental Health
Alex-Trebek Forum for Dialogue Conference: leading specialists unveil the links between musical activities, the brain and mental health
Transforming AI, Water Governance and Human Rights Policy
Smart Changes for a Better World
Diversity by Design
A 2021 research project set out to explore how emerging agri-industry technologies might benefit small-scale farmers, as well as what the technologies’ limits are, and why.
Find out more about the project
