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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 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.
Opinion Retirement

Mandatory retirement: the case against

Joe Norris argues that forcing academics to retire is a form of systemic violence.

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.
Features Artificial intelligence

Flight of the Valkyrie

Waterloo engineering students compete for glory with an AI-enhanced urban firefighting drone.
Features Artificial intelligence

Behind the curve

Learning to embed AI in the medical curriculum.

Career Advice Mental Health

Teaching in the great outdoors

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

From scholar to loller

The joys of retiring early.
Career Advice Writing

Say it plainly: Writing a report for your community partners

Part I: How to break away from scholarly style and serve the people who made the research possible.
Career Advice Retirement

Staying active — and activist — in retirement

People often ask me: why are you still doing all those professional things? Haven’t you “retired”? The underlying and well-meaning message is: why aren’t you relaxing more, travelling to faraway places, and binge-watching your favourite television shows? I...

Wendy Glauser

Wendy Glauser is an award-winning writer and editor who lives in Toronto and writes about health and science.

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