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The Faculty of Social Sciences congratulates Professor Marie-Ève Desrosiers, of the Graduate School in Public and International Affairs and Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche en francophonie internationale sur les aspirations et mouvements politiques en Afrique francophone, for receiving the Robert Elgie Best Paper Prize 2025 from the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).

The Faculty of Social Sciences is proud to announce that Professor Stuart Fogel, from the School of Psychology, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Weston Foundation in support of his research on dementia and sleep.

A new study led by University of Ottawa researchers suggests that people born more recently are being diagnosed with psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia) more often and at younger ages compared with people born earlier.

A conversation with Professor El Hadji Yaya Koné on the evolution of educational technologies in teaching and learning.

A new French-language paper compilation has been released, bringing together the work of several scholars, including Professor André Laliberté, School of Political Studies. La question laïque vue d’Asie: Regards croisés sur les relations Etats-religions , this volume is the French translation and updated edition of Asia and the Secular: Francophone Perspectives in a Global Age.

As the Arctic experiences global pressure and undergoes transformation at unprecedented speed, as sea ice retreats, infrastructure strains and geopolitical interest accelerates, the North is no longer managed quietly at the margins.

Vanessa Martinez is uncovering hidden risks in places many wouldn’t expect to find them — beauty salons. Through her master’s research, which earned her the prestigious Ontario Graduate Scholarship, she investigated how professional beauty workers could be exposed to harmful chemicals through their occupational use of products like hair dye, nail polish and makeup. Her work aims to provide a bette...

A recent discovery in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Schlossmacher, in collaboration with Dr. Shahar Arzy from Hebrew University, has shown that a key brain change in Alzheimer’s disease, tau deposition, is linked to mood and behavior changes.

Across Ontario, a quiet but powerful shift is underway. French-speaking entrepreneurs, long overshadowed by cultural and social narratives about the Francophone minority, are increasingly stepping forward as drivers of innovation, resilience, and economic growth.

What does it really mean to build a career in civil law research today? How do funding pressures shape what scholars study and how they work? And how do researchers navigate the competing demands of teaching, publishing, administration, and personal life?