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Awards and recognition

Awards and distinctions have become a key component of our strategic plan to promote research excellence and enhance our university’s visibility.

Celebrating success

We have put into place several initiatives and mechanisms to foster a culture of research excellence, increase recognition opportunities for our researchers and celebrate success.

Our approach to reaching our goals includes:

  • Promoting awards as a means to further our researchers’ career growth and attainment of their own research and knowledge mobilization goals.
  • A strong commitment toward making equity, diversity and inclusion an integral part of all processes;
  • Celebrating achievement within and outside the uOttawa community.

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Professors Marc Carrier and Carole Yauk
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Researchers Marc Carrier and Carole Yauk elected fellows of the CAHS

Congrats to uOttawa researchers Carole Yauk and Marc Carrier on their Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) Fellowship! Yauk’s research at the Faculty of Science reveals how environmental chemicals cause mutations leading to cancer and other genetic diseases. At the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Carrier leads a trailblazing study on blood clots and their link to cancer.
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Kerri-Anne Mullen and Elizabeth Dubois
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uOttawa's Kerri-Anne Mullen and Elizabeth Dubois winners of KMb Award

Their boundary-breaking activities shed light on two issues — cardiovascular disease in women and the role of media in election integrity.
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Catherine Mavriplis
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Catherine Mavriplis wins EDI award for transforming Canada's STEM landscape

As NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering in Ontario from 2011 to 2021, Professor Mavriplis significantly empowered women and girls in STEM by addressing their persistent underrepresentation.
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Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI) is committed to fostering a research environment that provides equitable opportunities for everyone and that respects and values diversity and inclusion.
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Internal competitions

The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation recognizes researchers for research projects with high impact through two annual internal competitions.

Advisory committee

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The Advisory Committee for Research Prizes and Awards is mandated by the OVPRI to support the University in its efforts to promote research excellence through prizes and distinctions, and increase its visibility on the national and international scene.

President

Howard Rundle (Faculty of Science)

Members

Meredith Rocchi (Faculty of Arts)
Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Faculty of Education)
Mamadou Fall (Faculty of Engineering)
Chantal Matar (Faculty of Health Sciences)
Emmanuelle Bernheim (Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section)
Delphine Nakache (Faculty of Law, Common Law Section)
Barbara Vanderhyden (Faculty of Medicine)
Stephen Brown (Faculty of Social Sciences)
Jane O'Reilly (Telfer School of Management)

Connect with us

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland St.
Room 246
Ottawa ON Canada
K1N 6N5

Tel: 613-562-5270
innovation@uOttawa.ca

Contact our services

Awards and recognition

Marie-Claude Tremblay
Research Prizes and Awards Manager

Tel: 613-562-5800 ext. 3470
Marie-Claude.Tremblay@uOttawa.ca