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GSPIA master’s student, Angelica Kalubiaka, represented Canada at a major United Nations conference in Geneva, taking part in discussions on trade, investment, and sustainable development.

The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) is proud to present FSS Portraits, a project that shines a spotlight on the inspiring journeys of our alumni since graduating from the faculty.

Every year, the Faculty of Social Sciences proudly recognizes the excellence of its professors and administrative staff by granting Faculty awards. Here is the list of the 2025 award recipients. Congratulations to all! Please note that all testimonies are provided in the recipients' language of choice.

Two new publications by Stéphanie Gaudet, Full Professor at the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies and Director of CIRCEM, explore democratic citizenship and civic participation from complementary perspectives.

How do young people learn to engage with democracy outside of classrooms and political institutions? The newly released book Doing Democracy in "Third Places": Youth Citizenship Education explores exactly that.

The Government of Canada has announced the list of Canada Research Chairs, including four awarded to University of Ottawa professors.

The School of International Development and Global Studies (SIDGS) at the Faculty of Social Sciences is seeking a visionary and dynamic individual to join its team as Executive Director of the Global Development Policy and Practice Hub.This newly created Hub is an innovative initiative designed to bridge the gap between academic research and real-world...

We are proud to share that Marie-Eve Desrosiers, Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs in the Faculty of Social Sciences, was recently featured in the print edition of the prestigious magazine The Economist (October 9, 2025).The article, titled “Africa’s leaders-for-life offer a warning to the world,” highlights her resea...

“Housing is health, and housing is well-being,” says Katrine Sauvé-Schenk, associate professor of rehabilitation sciences in the Faculty of Health Sciences. It was while working as an occupational therapist with people living in low-income situations that she noted the adverse effects of the shortage of affordable housing on their health.