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News Research

NSERC laureates help save people — and the planet

Researchers at McMaster, Western and the University of Guelph honoured for work in human health and environmental protection.
News Policy

Budget pressures put satellite campuses under threat

Universities wrestle with educational mission, financial realities.
News Research

Universities in Guelph, Toronto, Alberta and Trois-Rivières win Synergy Awards

From cell biology to sustainable packaging, the NSERC prizes recognize innovative research partnerships.
News Research

NSERC announces Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship winners

Research council kicks off a week of prizes with grants for early-stage academics.

Opinion Artificial intelligence

Gen Z meets genAI

We are the first generation to learn alongside AI. What do we owe the next?
Opinion Indigenous

Canada’s sovereignty is being tested

As Canada faces mounting pressure from the United States, an Indigenous-led exhibition at the Gwangju Biennale offers a timely way to think about conflict, responsibility and the choices ahead.
Opinion Academic freedom

It’s time to boycott U.S. conferences

As trade hostilities continue, we shouldn’t use taxpayers’ dollars to travel stateside.
Opinion Academic freedom

Rebuilding Jewish students’ trust in universities

As students return to campus, discussions of the Middle East conflict deserve a scholarly, responsible and robust treatment that recognizes antisemitism in all its forms.

Features Policy

Northern Shift

The alarming rise of far-right movements in Canada.
Features History

How social movements shape Canadian universities

A history of clashes, challenges, and lessons learned.
Features Indigenous

U the North

Working together with Inuit, First Nations and Métis, university researchers are bolstering sovereignty and improving living conditions in the Arctic.
Features Policy

Degrees of Change

British Columbia’s funding pressures, shifting enrolment and policy reforms signal sweeping changes ahead for colleges and universities across the province.

Career Advice Artificial intelligence

Can you spot an essay written by AI?

Learn the common patterns, limitations, and clues that may reveal AI-generated writing.
Career Advice Students

The paradox of doctoral learning

Completing a PhD doesn’t mark the end of learning, but rather the loss of the illusion that learning ever ends.
Career Advice Administration

The secret to good labour relations

Two negotiators — one from a faculty association, one from a university administration — share their advice for building trust and achieving the common good.
Career Advice Mental Health

Teaching in the great outdoors

A unique creative writing class at the University of Toronto connects students to nature.

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