Quebec makes 5-year, $392M investment in universities to drive economic growth
With targeted investments in research and innovation, the provincial budget banks on universities to boost the economy — but fails to address structural underfunding.
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The tyranny of the average
Driven by statistics, AI homogenizes humanity and devalues outliers.
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Universities are living beacons of knowledge lighting Canada’s path to a sustainable future
Steven Guilbeault reflects on Canada’s environmental pressures and the role higher education plays in shaping sustainable solutions.
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Saskatchewan increases funding to universities, confirms multi-year agreement in 2026 budget
Universities will receive $33.6 million in operating funding in 2026-27.
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New Brunswick effectively freezes post-secondary funding in 2026 budget
Universities given reprieve after cuts proposed earlier this month.
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Stéphane Dion: “The university will always be a forum for debate”
Université de Montréal’s new diplomat-in-residence talks about the enduring role of universities in a world marked by uncertainty, international tension and technological change.
Flight of the Valkyrie
Waterloo engineering students compete for glory with an AI-enhanced urban firefighting drone.
Opinion
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The tyranny of the average
Driven by statistics, AI homogenizes humanity and devalues outliers.
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Adopting AI is a social contract
Integrating artificial intelligence into our societies and personal lives binds us to certain futures and forecloses the possibility of others. Are we ready to accept the consequences?
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Research VPs empower discovery
An impressive list of women are leading research at universities across the country.
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Universities have a critical role to play in the fight against “forever chemicals”
As PFAS contamination spreads, universities must champion interdisciplinary learning, ethical reform and community partnerships, says Robert Bilott, the attorney at the center of Dark Waters.
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GenAI is in — so why are we still burnt out?
Will generative artificial intelligence end up diminishing, or increasing, researchers' workloads?
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February-March 2026
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Supporting human skill development in and beyond the classroom
AI heightens the need for the unique abilities of human beings.
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Thriving after your PhD
Evidence and advice from postdocs about finding your footing in the working world.
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Teaching in the age of AI shortcuts
Students will use AI. Here’s what it takes to ensure it strengthens their thinking instead of replacing it.
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Administration calls. Should you answer?
The pros and cons of taking on admin roles in different stages of your career
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How to craft a strategic research statement
Identifying themes in your work history can help you move from a laundry-list to a compelling story.
Behind the curve
Learning to embed AI in the medical curriculum.
Equity
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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 Mintz Report is wrong on EDI
Demanding ‘institutional neutrality,’ Alberta’s report on the post-secondary system risks silencing equity.
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Inclusivity and our fundamental rights
Interference in research is putting academic freedom and open science in jeopardy.
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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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Meet Wisdom Tettey, Carleton University’s new president
Transformation through education.
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Editor
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Francophone Associate Editor
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