Policy

Canadian universities are facing uncertain prospects as they weigh the Liberal Party’s mixed record on postsecondary education against Conservative threats to EDI initiatives and research funding.

Here’s a rundown of each party’s platform on higher education.

Ted Hewitt, president of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, discusses the need to think differently about how we measure and report the impact of humanities-related research.

Final applications are due February 7, just weeks after inaugural competition was launched.

The Université de l’Ontario français is the culmination of a long struggle on the part of the province’s francophone community.

Learning in community is linked to better academic performance and gains in skill, competence and knowledge as well as overall satisfaction with university experience.

They might have been able to better back their initial position by problem solving with the budding francophone university in face of budget constraints.

The different interests and needs of each jurisdiction mean there is a range of funding schemes with disparate aims, formats and objectives.

There are fundamental questions that we should be considering about the role and format of science advice in this country.

University groups also call for the next federal budget to include additional help for Indigenous students and more support for study-abroad opportunities.

A phenomenon called “ethics creep” is discouraging researchers rather than protecting study participants.

The Science Meets Parliament event will take place on Parliament Hill to coincide with annual science policy conference in Ottawa.

A recent study finds evidence that thoughtful, persuasive commentary by academics can shift the debate and affect policy.