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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.
News Research

Proposed Alto rail route slashes through Queen’s field biology station

Federal government praises the wilderness station as ‘globally unique,’ considers cleaving it with high-speed train.
News Indigenous

Decolonization efforts entangle Franco-Albertan heritage

The University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean is wrestling with the historical legacy of its founders, who represent French Canadian survival to some but colonial oppression to others.

Opinion Mental Health

When misconduct disappears into university bureaucracy

Universities have procedures for misconduct, but too often lack the governance structures needed to see the patterns that emerge across sectors.
Opinion Artificial intelligence

AI in universities: the case in favour

Joël Blit argues integrating AI into curricula and pedagogy can make universities more human, not less.
Opinion Artificial intelligence

AI in universities: the case against

Ping Lam Ip and Andrea DeKeseredy argue generative artificial intelligence has no place in higher education.
Opinion Policy

Universities participating in Canadian militarization: the case against

Henry A. Giroux argues that the militarization of Canadian universities threatens to transform institutions devoted to critical inquiry and democratic life into extensions of the warfare state.

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 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...
Career Advice Career

The academic’s guide to pitching for podcast interviews

Three tips for snagging a spot on your favourite series.
Career Advice Artificial intelligence

Why are multiple-choice questions making a comeback?

Distinguishing the correct answer from plausible, but incorrect, alternatives sharpens students' skills in detecting AI slop.
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.

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Postgraduate development

The case for administrative postdocs

A postdoctoral fellowship in the dean’s office offers graduates a chance to apply their research skills to a complex institution and brings valuable insights to university administration.

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Yukiko Tanaka & Jessica Fields
April 03, 2025

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