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Professor Michèle Diotte has been awarded a research grant from the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) to support a new project examining the role of the forensic rape kit in the production of evidence in sexual assault cases in Quebec.

Two undergraduate students have achieved a significant academic milestone by coauthoring articles in Policy Magazine, one of Canada’s leading public policy publications.

For more than 20 years, Canadian governments have promised to reduce poverty through ambitious strategies and better social programs. But one question remains: have these efforts really improved financial access to food for the most at-risk households?

We are pleased to announce the publication of the collective volume Fragments of Images: Between History(ies), Arts, and Societies, focused on visual approaches in the humanities and social sciences. Photography, comics, documentary and ethnographic film, mapping, drawing, visual archives, and digital tools are explored as fully legitimate modes of research and storytelling—still too little recogn...

This article centres Indigenous—specifically Kanien’kehà:ka (Mohawk)—understandings of law, healing, and justice to contribute to debates on criminal justice reform and abolition. Drawing on Kanien’kehà:ka politico-legal traditions, including the Great Law of Peace and the concept of the Good Mind, it offers a relational and community-based perspective on responding to harm.

This year’s top research stories showcase the power of collaboration. By uniting disciplines and engaging communities and industry, these partnerships deepen our understanding of society’s most pressing challenges and shape solutions that deliver real impact.

Building on their championship win last year, the University of Ottawa has advanced to the finals of the Bank of Canada’s Governor’s Challenge, a national annual economics competition between Canadian universities, marking a major achievement for the team and opening the door to a potential winning streak for the University.

Once again, the University of Ottawa has confirmed its stellar reputation for research, placing within the top five research-intensive universities in Canada according to Research Infosource Inc.

Discussions around the development of pipelines to export oil beyond North America may get a significant public boost after a survey found Canadians prioritize exports to Europe and Asia over the United States.

Since 1999, the United Nations has recognized November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.