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As a student, you will be using Microsoft Word (trust us). These five tips will help you get around some of MS Word’s frustrating features. You have our word.

Did you know that our community is connecting to uOttawa from 181 countries? For most of this year, the University has been facilitating these connections and providing tools that support learning, teaching and research.

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: David Robitaille (English and French) Full Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section David.Robitaille@uOttawa.ca    “The Supreme Court of Canada’s very tight decision of 5 judges against 4 ruled in favour of Mike Ward. The court ruled the right to freedom ...

The Fall 2021 graduating class – all 1790 of them - will celebrate the culmination of their studies virtually surrounded by faculty, family and friends. This group has shown tremendous resiliency as they have completed their degree in the midst of a global pandemic.  These ceremonies will premier on the convocation websit...

Here are highlights of the events taking place at the University of Ottawa from November 1 to 8:   Monday, November 1   Michael Ignatieff: The Inaugural Global Ideas Lecture: Academic Freedom, Free Speech and Thinking for Yourself 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.   Tuesday, November 2 Decolonization and conservation of ...

As a member of the U7+ Alliance of World Universities, the University of Ottawa reaffirms its strong commitment to a healthier global environment and support the implementation of climate goals set at the COP26 conference in Glasgow.  The University of Ottawa, along with 22 universities from 11 countries, signed a joint statement , which clearly o...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:   Ryan M. Katz-Rosene (English only) Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa rkatzros@uottawa.caProfessor Katz-Rosene can discuss climate change mitigation. His research focuses largely on climate policy debates – in particular t...

According to a joint University of Ottawa and University of British Columbia study, many children across the country do not eat lunch at school, and this issue affects students regardless of income, education level and racial or ethnic background. Being older and living in a food-insecure household also increases the likelihood that chi...

Expansion of 13-Year Partnership to Address Cybersecurity Talent Gap in Canada Ottawa (ON), October 28, 2021: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Ottawa today announce a multi-year partnership to build and operate a Cyber Range: a fully immersive, interactive, and experiential learning facility that will enable state-of-the-art research and traini...

It is an exciting time for IT at the Faculty of Engineering. The pandemic combined with remote learning/working, has contributed to an urgent need to review of all Faculty IT systems and the manner in which we support and deliver services to the Faculty.