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News Students

Ottawa extends successful program to recruit French-speaking international students

Minority communities, universities, benefit from demographic boost of young francophones.
News Research

Ottawa announces 64 new research chairs in international talent attraction strategy

Top-tier researchers from 13 countries to join Canadian universities in first wave of appointments.
News Teaching

Level Up Learning

Amélie Vallières investigates how story-driven video games can support learning and build identity.
News Research

A look inside the hive: celebrating honey bee research at two Canadian universities

As MacEwan University marks 10 years of bees on campus, the University of Guelph kicked off the year by unveiling its newest centre for honey bee research.

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.
Opinion Retirement

Mandatory retirement: the case in favour

Jamie Paris argues that guaranteed employment for life skews the age balance of the professorate while enabling the exploitation of early- and mid-career scholars.
Opinion Mental Health

When misconduct moves on

Universities need a fair way to share serious misconduct findings across institutions.

Features Research

A bridge to human rights

IDRA scholarship winner Karen Spring studies Central American communities seeking redress for harms caused by major development projects.
Features Research

Heat waves and brain waves

IDRA scholarship winner Tianqi Zhao studies climate change and mental health in South Africa.
Features Research

Take me to the river

IDRA scholarship winner Peter Duker studies community fishing practices in Thailand.
Features History

Two solitudes: Quebec Universities in WWII

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

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.
Career Advice Retirement

From scholar to loller

The joys of retiring early.

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News Budget

Quebec makes 5-year, $392M investment in universities to drive economic growth

With targeted investments in research and innovation, the provincial budget banks on universities to boost the economy — but fails to address structural underfunding.

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Marie-Lou Bernatchez
March 20, 2026

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