Skip navigation

News

BY MATTHEW HALLIDAY | MAR 17 2021

Projects are prime opportunities for stimulating economic recovery, says Universities Canada president.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | MAR 15 2021

To tackle the world’s biggest problems, ‘we’re going to need our government and scientists working together.’

BY NATALIE SAMSON | MAR 11 2021

Using portable 3D scanners, a team of professors and graduate students created a new database that attempts to replicate the hands-on experience of identifying fossils and other specimens.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | MAR 10 2021

In a Q&A, incoming U of Waterloo president Vivek Goel reflects on cutting through the noise of COVID-19 information, his vision for a post-pandemic university and what working in public health has in common with academic administration.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | MAR 08 2021

A group of CBU administrators and local physicians aim to improve access to health care at the provincial and municipal levels, while also improving health services on campus.

BY ANQI SHEN | MAR 01 2021

The donated images document the Canadian photographer’s renowned career, starting with his time as a Ryerson student.

BY UA/AU | FEB 28 2021

February 24, 2021 More universities announce fall plans McGill University will return to on-campus teaching this fall. In a statement posted to its website yesterday, the university said that while some courses will continue to use components of online teaching, “students and teaching staff should plan for a return to more regular rhythms of on-campus […]

BY NATALIE SAMSON | FEB 24 2021

A new certificate program at Dalhousie University tackles the changing landscape of postsecondary leadership.

BY DIANE PETERS | FEB 22 2021

Ontario unveils its new funding formula for colleges and universities as Alberta mulls its own PBF scheme.

BY BECKY RYNOR | FEB 15 2021

MyCreds provides students and graduates with fast, secure access to their official transcripts and other academic documents.

BY JULIEN CAYOUETTE | FEB 10 2021

Laurentian University’s financial difficulties and the challenges facing the Université de l’Ontario français create uncertainty.

BY CHRISTINA FRANGOU | FEB 09 2021

Universities mark the first anniversary of the plane crash in Iran that killed 176 people, many connected to Canada’s academic community.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | FEB 04 2021

With three shows in development, the Amplify network aims to bring peer-reviewed podcasts to the public.

BY AFFAIRES UNIVERSITAIRES | JAN 31 2021

Jeudi 28 janvier Des journées de consultation pour améliorer la santé mentale des étudiants La ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, Danielle McCann, a tenu deux journées de consultation, les 26 et 27 janvier. Celles-ci visaient à trouver des moyens d’améliorer la santé mentale des étudiants. Au total, plus de 140 personnes ont été invitées à participer […]

BY TERRI COLES | JAN 28 2021

At the event, teams of Manitoba postsecondary students developed solutions to an issue now familiar to all in Canada’s university sector: how to improve online learning.

BY DIANE PETERS | JAN 27 2021

New expert report from the Council of Canadian Academies finds a growing number of doctoral graduates in Canada is having trouble transitioning to the labour market.

BY MATTHEW HALLIDAY | JAN 26 2021

The new online portal makes it simple to find research projects and contact primary investigators nationwide.

BY SHAUNA MCGINN | JAN 19 2021

With a Coast Salish design and modern fit, the new academic robes honour Kim Baird, the first Indigenous woman to serve as chancellor at the institution.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | JAN 15 2021

Tackling racism isn’t a ‘flash-in-the-pan kind of thing,’ says the head of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing.

BY FATIMA SYED | JAN 11 2021

“Let us begin our time together by vowing to support each other while we do the hard work of challenging the status quo,” says faculty of law dean Donna Young.

Click to fill out a quick survey