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News Research funding

Parliamentary committee urges stronger support for research in French

Granting agencies should consider funding targets specifically for French-language projects, the Standing Committee on Science and Research recommends.
News EDI

Remove EDI from research funding decisions, parliamentary committee says

The Standing Committee on Science and Research says ‘discriminatory’ EDI policies are ‘weakening the quality of Canadian research’.
News Teaching

Good medicine: new programs train country doctors

Université de Montreal follows Queen’s prescription to heal the shortage of family physicians in rural areas.
News Quebec elections

Universities struggle to be heard in Quebec election

In a campaign dominated by the U.S. trade war and the soaring cost of living, universities assert their continued importance.

Opinion Academic freedom

Why Canadian academics shouldn’t boycott U.S. conferences

Show up in person and do good trouble instead.
Opinion Administration

It Takes a Village

University presidents require longer time in office and broad support from within and outside their institutions to confront today’s biggest challenges.
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.

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 Mental Health

Life lessons from the World Happiness Report

Happiness is a gift for elders to pass on to the younger generation.
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.

Nana Haidara

News

Headlines for October 2, 2024

Toronto Star Canada’s limits on international students’ postgrad work permits are ‘elitism,’ Ontario colleges say In an open letter to Immigration Minister Marc Miller released Tuesday, Colleges Ontario said the new policy that will kick in on Nov. 1...

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Nana Haidara
October 02, 2024

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