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Automated tools for rental practices are promising convenience, objectivity and fairness. But can they avoid reproducing the deep structural inequity underpinning housing markets? In Australia and elsewhere, policymakers need to address the underlying political, social, and material conditions of these seemingly ‘objective’ automated tools.

On November 12, 2024, HRREC and its partners in the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas (CAFA) presented at a thematic hearing on academic freedom and university autonomy at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR, 191° period of sessions).

In Canada, people experiencing mental health problems can be admitted to a psychiatric facility against their will.

The University of Ottawa/Institut du Savoir Montfort Joint Chair on the Health of Francophones in Ontario is breaking new ground with the appointment of Professor Michelle Lalonde to a five-year term.

According to Statistics Canada, one in five people will experience chronic pain in their lifetime, representing 7.6 million people in Canada. Yet people living with chronic pain generally face disbelief and their pain experiences may be invalidated by those around them, resulting in stigmatization. A research conducted by Professor Paula Forgeron, of the School of Nursing at the University of Otta...

Collaborative research sheds light on the mysteries of mitochondrial dynamics and its likely role in the metastatic progression of breast cancer

For her influential work standing up for sound scientific research methods and responsible research reporting, Dr. Kelly Cobey has won this year’s prestigious John Maddox Prize in the early career researcher category.

We are thrilled to announce Drs. Mireille Khacho and Hanns Lochmüller as the new leads of the Neuromuscular Health research hub also known as the Éric Poulin Centre for Neuromuscular Disease (CNMD)

Research from uOttawa, Stats Canada highlights importance of screening for individuals from age 40 who are typically diagnosed with breast cancer at younger ages

Dr. Ousmane Seidou, a professor in the Faculty of Engineering at uOttawa, is dedicated to understanding current and future climate-related risks in watersheds and developing appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies.