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Federal $29M fund embeds PhDs and post-docs into tech firms
Talent Innovation Canada receives promised funding to match grad students with companies to develop new technologies.
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More than a doctoral degree
My journey of research, volunteering and advocacy.
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Post-secondary leaders express mixed reactions to Budget 2025
Cuts to international study permits raise alarm, research investments welcomed.
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NSERC celebrates winners of annual 2025 research excellence awards
19 Canadian scientists showcase Canada’s “immense and diverse pool of talent”
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How an academic’s beer line is offering a window into ancient history
Marie Hopwood of Vancouver Island University has partnered with a local brewery to revive the suds of civilizations past.
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The Canterbury Tales, from the Middle Ages to your cellphone
A group of professors teamed up with Monty Python comedian Terry Jones to turn the prologue of The Canterbury Tales into a multimedia app.
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The tale of two pandemics
What the history of pandemics can tell university leaders about the aftermath of COVID-19.
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Ottawa launches three-pronged national research strategy to fight COVID-19
The federal government’s $1.1-billion plan includes more funds for vaccine research, clinical trials, and expanded testing and modelling.
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Laurier professors publish ‘rapid response’ essay collection on COVID-19
Created in about a week, the collection offers a “snapshot” of the pandemic from scholars in the social sciences and humanities.
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Animal care in research labs continues, despite the pandemic
No widespread culling is being reported, as workers strive to maintain this crucial research infrastructure.
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The multi-pronged search for the Holy Grail of the pandemic: a vaccine
Researchers across the country are working tirelessly and collaborating on various approaches.
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As COVID-19 research gets fast-tracked, other projects shut down
With many studies put on hold, professors worry for their research – and what this means for graduate students.
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Researchers eye a quick, functional screening test for COVID-19
The team from U de Montréal and ULaval hope to develop a rapid test before a second wave of the disease strikes.
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How three Canadian research teams are battling the pandemic
“We’ve had dress rehearsals with MERS, SARS and H1N1. We’ve been there before,” says one researcher. “What are we going to learn this time in a way that actually sticks?”
