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Funny you should say that

A scientific conference is no stand-up comedy club, but research shows a little humour can engage an audience.
News Students

Graduates urged to lead with compassion

Highlights from this year’s inspiring spring convocation speeches across Canada.
News Teaching

UNB educates Indian nurses to bolster province’s health care

Partnership with Manipal Academy of Higher Education brings Canadian component to international nursing education.
News Artificial intelligence

New federal AI strategy emphasizes university research, training and commercialization

Expansion of Canada CIFAR AI Chairs signals ‘Canada really can be a leader.’

Opinion Artificial intelligence

Feeling disillusioned? The Pope is on your side

Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI has much to say about the culture of profit, technocracy and competition pervading today’s universities.
Opinion Research

From research to impact: How graduates transform society

A Université Laval study shows that most research-trained graduates contribute to innovation and act as catalysts for societal change.
Opinion Artificial intelligence

The race to reimagine higher education

How Canadian universities can lead the AI transformation.
Opinion Research

Training graduate students in research means investing in the future

Graduate research training shapes the thinkers, innovators and engaged citizens our society needs to address the defining challenges of the 21st century.

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 Research

Funny you should say that

A scientific conference is no stand-up comedy club, but research shows a little humour can engage an audience.
Career Advice Retirement

Share your expertise and write what you know

Writing a book in retirement can be a source of immense satisfaction.
Career Advice Mental Health

The double-edged sword of autonomy

Professors enjoy enviable freedoms, but our inner taskmasters can put us in chains.
Career Advice Research

How to hook an SSHRC postdoc grant

Two tips for a catchy opening that will make your proposal stand out.

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Career Advice Research

Funny you should say that

A scientific conference is no stand-up comedy club, but research shows a little humour can engage an audience.

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Caroline Samii-Esfahani
June 16, 2026
Career Advice Mental Health

The double-edged sword of autonomy

Professors enjoy enviable freedoms, but our inner taskmasters can put us in chains.

by
Frédéric Deschenaux, Stéphane Allaire
May 28, 2026
Career Advice Teaching

Supporting students through better communication

Three practical strategies to enhance student success.

by
Nadeem Saqlain
October 17, 2025

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