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Research that gives back

A one-day event brought scholarship winners together to discuss how their work can benefit communities.
News Students

Quebec’s Anglo universities prepare to meet French language targets

Fall 2026 cohort will be the first required to hit 60 per cent proficiency — and falling short means financial penalties.
Opinion Mental Health

When collegiality breeds contempt

As academics compete for scarce resources, collective decision-making can lead to abuse — but that’s no reason to dismantle the system.
Career Advice Artificial intelligence

Help! AI stole my students’ brains!

Why professors must teach undergrads to think critically about artificial intelligence tools.

Opinion Teaching

Why some people succeed at university without being the ‘top students’

How to help students navigate the unwritten rules of the academy.
Opinion Mental Health

When collegiality breeds contempt

As academics compete for scarce resources, collective decision-making can lead to abuse — but that’s no reason to dismantle the system.
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.

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.
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.

Career Advice Research

How to translate your knowledge for an industry audience

Getting buy-in from industry professionals means understanding their point of view and speaking their language.
Career Advice Artificial intelligence

Help! AI stole my students’ brains!

Why professors must teach undergrads to think critically about artificial intelligence tools.
Career Advice Retirement

End your job, keep your friends

Retiree associations help you stay engaged and connected during the next chapter of life.
News Postdocs

Eight tips to sail through your science or engineering PhD

One-third of people who start a PhD don’t finish within 10 years. Don’t be one of them.

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Features Q&A

Entrepreneurship is weaving its way into engineering schools

Engineering schools are broadening their scope—without losing sight of their technical foundation.

by
Mohamed Berrada
April 21, 2026
News Indigenous

Hydroelectric buffalo jump

A mural at the University of Manitoba connects traditional and modern engineering technologies.

by
Cara Gordon
June 20, 2025

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