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News Students

Red Alert!

Students tackle underground rescue scenarios as Laurentian University hosts the Intercollegiate Mine Emergency Response Competition.
News Policy

Why has the Atlantic region been hit hardest by IRCC’s student visa cuts?

Reduced international student intake threatens local economies, workforce pipelines and long-term growth in less populous regions.
News Research

Maple: from soil to syrup

Discover the ecology behind Canada’s sweetest treat in this documentary short, featuring Université Laval Professor Guillaume Moreau.
News Artificial intelligence

Art schools grapple with AI

Creative arts among the first and hardest-hit by powerful new tech.

Opinion Teaching

What are universities really for and why does it matter now?

A review of Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities, University of Regina Press, 2026.
Opinion Research

Curiosity over canon

The benefits of research beyond methodological silos.
Opinion Communication

What do universities owe the public?

Institutions of higher learning exist to serve the needs of society, from global to local.
Opinion Research

Beyond protection?

The impact of ethics sprawl on researchers at Canadian universities.

Features History

Two solitudes: Quebec Universities in WWII

Historical researcher explores English-French divide over Second World War.
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.

Career Advice Advice

Learn when to say no… and yes!

How to strike your own balance between ambition, institutional expectations, and personal limits.
Career Advice Students

PhD studies: perception vs reality

How do I tell my friends and family about what I really do as a doctoral student?
Career Advice Writing

Dr. Editor’s summer reading list

Five books to improve your academic writing.
Career Advice Retirement

Creating retirement, step by step

Building a fulfilling life after work means remaining creative, playful and open to opportunities.

Audrey Pridham

Audrey Pridham is a Carleton University journalism student and an intern at University Affairs.

News Artificial intelligence

Art schools grapple with AI

Creative arts among the first and hardest-hit by powerful new tech.

by
Audrey Pridham
May 04, 2026
News International students

No more ‘soft touch’ on student visa fraud, IRCC vows

New technology and better enforcement will pre-emptively deter rule-breakers, deputy minister says.

by
Audrey Pridham
April 22, 2026

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