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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.

In the spring of 2024, the BHI awarded funding to 56 promising trainees to support dedicated research projects at the intersection of brain and heart health. These awardees encompass a range of levels – from undergraduate and graduate students to postdoctoral and clinical fellows – reflecting BHI’s commitment to fostering research talent at every stage. These trainees play a critical role ...

Mina Moshajjari, who is enrolled in the University of Ottawa’s Master of Fine Arts program, has won this year’s Holiday Greeting Card Contest, hosted by the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI).

• New study with small sample size highlights systemic issues in how family courts address parental rights • Biases including racism, Islamophobia, and sexism shape outcomes, often to the detriment of fathers and their children • Fathers often portrayed as authoritarian or unfit, children’s well-being neglected • Research team advocates for bias training for judges, attorneys, and custody evalu...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was inundated with information, some of it accurate, some misleading. Amidst this noise, Faculty of Health Sciences Professor Raywat Deonandan, who is also a journalist, epidemiologist and writer, realized the need for reliable communication about public health issues. As misinformation spreads and public confidence in science declines, Deonandan’s work unde...

Professor Paul Corkum, a physics researcher at the University of Ottawa best known for his pioneering contributions to attosecond science, has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2025 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research.

Removing 10 per cent of a patient’s blood before major liver surgery and giving it back afterwards reduced transfusions by half, according to a large clinical trial published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Known as hypovolemic phlebotomy, this practice could save one in every 11 patients having this surgery from needing a transfusion.

The Canadian Yearbook of Human Rights (CYHR) invites submissions for its next issue, Volume 5 (2024), to be published in 2025.

New research sees mRNA and RNAi-based therapies delivered in single treatment, paving way for treatment of cancer, cardiovascular diseases