On May 21 to 23, HRREC member Slava Balan delivered a three-day long training course on Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) to the staff of the Moldovan Ombudsperson's Office.
On May 21 to 23, HRREC member Slava Balan delivered a three-day long training course on Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) to the staff of the Moldovan Ombudsperson's Office.
In Canada, rates of violent crime have returned to levels of 20 years ago and the homicide rate is second only to the United States and rising. Rates of homicide for Indigenous peoples are six times those of non-Indigenous people. Gender based and sexual violence is at epidemic levels. Our main response has been increased expenditures on policing – now close to $20 billion – and punitive legal ref...
In Canada, rates of violent crime have returned to levels of 20 years ago and the homicide rate is second only to the United States and rising. Rates of homicide for Indigenous peoples are six times those of non-Indigenous people. Gender based and sexual violence is at epidemic levels. Our main resp...
Electrical and computer engineering PhD student Mohammad Hossein Amini is conducting research to improve the safety and reliability of autonomous driving systems.
Electrical and computer engineering PhD student Mohammad Hossein Amini is conducting research to improve the safety and reliability of autonomous driving systems.
As the government reflects on the use of deployment of AI in the federal public service, the President of the Treasury Board of Canada invited two professors from the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau and Dr. Teresa Scassa, to join a critical conversation to design Canada’s AI strategy for the public sector.
As the government reflects on the use of deployment of AI in the federal public service, the President of the Treasury Board of Canada invited two professors from the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau and Dr. Teresa Scassa, to join a critical co...
The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking back at its participation in the 91st edition of the annual ACFAS Congress. Our researchers organized, moderated and took part in the various colloquia of the Congress, held on our campus from May 13 to 17, 2024.Vincent Mirza, Director of the Research Center on the Future of Cities, and his team ...
The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking back at its participation in the 91st edition of the annual ACFAS Congress. Our researchers organized, moderated and took part in the various colloquia of the Congress, held on our campus from May 13 to...
After almost ten years of negotiation, a new Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge was born at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Dr. Chidi Oguamanam, an expert from the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, played a pivotal role in this process.
After almost ten years of negotiation, a new Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge was born at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Dr. Chidi Oguamanam, an expert from the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, played a pivotal role in this p...
The call to knowledge mobilization in French was heard at the 91st annual ACFAS conference, which brought together some 6,000 researchers and more than 250 volunteers. Research findings presented at the 200 symposiums garnered media attention throughout the week. The giant OTTAWA letters in the Byward Market even sported the ACFAS colours!
The call to knowledge mobilization in French was heard at the 91st annual ACFAS conference, which brought together some 6,000 researchers and more than 250 volunteers. Research findings presented at the 200 symposiums garnered media attention throughout the week. The giant OTTAWA letters in the Bywa...
