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University of Ottawa SUNLAB study provides improved means for accurate measurements of bifacial solar panels – a key long-term renewable energy source – by taking ground cover into account

Who better to bolster relationships between universities and government than a distinguished research fellow in public policy with extensive experience in both research and government? Peggy Schmeiser, PhD, the University of Ottawa’s very first director, public policy research and outreach, checks this box — and many more.

Two members of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, Catalina Arango and Nelson Arturo Ovalle Diaz, worked on an international participative research project from 2019 until 2022, under the directorship of Yves Le Bouthillier, Full Professor in the Faculty of Law’s Common Law Section.

Research led by Dr. Marc-André Langlois describes an against-the-grain discovery that could show the way forward for HIV cure research.

Happy New Year! I’m looking forward to a great year at the ISSP and want to tell you a bit about what I will be doing. As a lifelong science and technology (S&T) policy geek, and having been involved with the Institute since its founding, I was honored to accept Monica’s invitation to join the team as the inaugural Executive-in-Residence. Under Mo...

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Faculty member Dr. Teresa Scassa has been awarded “Best Developments in the Field Article of 2021” by the Development in the Field Panel of the Cambridge University Press for her article “Pandemic Innovation: The Private Sector and the Development of Contact-Tracing and Exposure Notification Apps”.

The effects of oral contraceptives (OCs) like birth control on the brain and mood of women may come down to age and their gut microbiome, according to new research from the University of Ottawa.

The participation of members of the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability (CELGS) as official observers at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) and Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) is a testament to the centre’s desire to promote policies that offer solutions to the environmental challenges facing Canada and the world.

The Centre on Governance is pleased to announce the publication of an open-topic issue of the Governance Review composed of 5 articles, Volume 19, number 2, 2022

The Director of the Centre on Governance, Eric Champagne, spoke with Mélanye Boissonault on the radio show Des matins d'ici on Radio-Canada.