Graduates urged to lead with compassion
Highlights from this year’s inspiring spring convocation speeches across Canada.
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Funny you should say that
A scientific conference is no stand-up comedy club, but research shows a little humour can engage an audience.
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Feeling disillusioned? The Pope is on your side
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI has much to say about the culture of profit, technocracy and competition pervading today’s universities.
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From research to impact: How graduates transform society
A Université Laval study shows that most research-trained graduates contribute to innovation and act as catalysts for societal change.
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The race to reimagine higher education
How Canadian universities can lead the AI transformation.
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Training graduate students in research means investing in the future
Graduate research training shapes the thinkers, innovators and engaged citizens our society needs to address the defining challenges of the 21st century.
Two solitudes: Quebec Universities in WWII
Historical researcher explores English-French divide over Second World War.
Opinion
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Feeling disillusioned? The Pope is on your side
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI has much to say about the culture of profit, technocracy and competition pervading today’s universities.
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From research to impact: How graduates transform society
A Université Laval study shows that most research-trained graduates contribute to innovation and act as catalysts for societal change.
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The race to reimagine higher education
How Canadian universities can lead the AI transformation.
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Training graduate students in research means investing in the future
Graduate research training shapes the thinkers, innovators and engaged citizens our society needs to address the defining challenges of the 21st century.
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Science must become a pillar of Canadian foreign policy
With technological developments reshaping global governance, science cannot remain isolated from international relations.
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Funny you should say that
A scientific conference is no stand-up comedy club, but research shows a little humour can engage an audience.
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Share your expertise and write what you know
Writing a book in retirement can be a source of immense satisfaction.
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The double-edged sword of autonomy
Professors enjoy enviable freedoms, but our inner taskmasters can put us in chains.
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How to hook an SSHRC postdoc grant
Two tips for a catchy opening that will make your proposal stand out.
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Breaking through the “A” track
A woman’s guide to academic leadership.
Northern Shift
The alarming rise of far-right movements in Canada.
Equity
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Breaking through the “A” track
A woman’s guide to academic leadership.
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Q&A with Canada’s former special representative on combating Islamophobia
Amira Elghawaby champions religious accommodations on campus.
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Fourteen women receive engineering scholarships in commemoration of 1989 Montreal massacre
Initiated by Polytechnique Montréal in 2014, the scholarship program has vastly expanded its support for female engineering students.
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The Scarborough Charter and addressing anti-Black racism among francophone postsecondary institutions in Quebec
Under the charter, Canadian postsecondary institutions pledge to establish frameworks to eliminate anti-Black racism from their campuses.
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AI and the future of learning: Why you can’t miss this year’s Canadian EdTech AI summit
Empowering human-centered sustainable learning in an AI-inspired world.
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Meet Marie-Eve Sylvestre, the new University of Ottawa president who sees a world of possibilities
Bringing people together to change the community and the world.
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