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The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that beginning July 1, 2020, CLTS Faculty member Dr. Jennifer Chandler has been named Interim Director of the Centre for Health Law, Politics and Ethics.

Interview by Radio-Canada Ontario June 24, 2020: Dr. Linda Garcia, Director of the LIFE Research Institute at the University of Ottawa, discusses the importance of caregivers for the health and well-being of residents in LTC.

Over $1.6 million in funding will go to innovative research projects conducted at uOttawa, under the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships programs.

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that PhD candidate Tenille E. Brown has been appointed as an Assistant Professor of Law at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, Lakehead University.

One of the most important issues in the 2019 election was Canada’s energy future. There was intense debate on issues such as carbon taxes, pipeline siting and the balance between environmental concerns and the economic benefits associated with fossil fuel development. These issues were especially important in western Canada, characterized by strongly differing opinions between the Prairies and Bri...

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce the release of “Scaling Innovation: How Open Collaborative Models Help Scale Africa’s Knowledge-based Enterprises”, a new report by the Open AIR that reviews how African knowledge-based businesses are scaling.

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Faculty member Dr. Mary Cavanagh has been appointed Director of School of Information Studies (ÉSIS) at the University of Ottawa.

Preventing preventable deaths Over the past few years, the incidence of opioid-related deaths in all regions of Canada has reached crisis proportions. The latest figures from the Public Health Agency of Canada show that 14,700 apparent opioid-related deaths occurred between January 2016 and June 2019 in Canada, and that nearly all (94%) of these deaths were accidental. One known contributor to ...

New collaborative research project “Changing Orders: Shaping the Future and Securing Rights in a World in Transformation”.

As soon as governments became aware of the severity of COVID-19, most have promoted social distancing measures. This included cancelling or limiting attendance at sporting events, concerts, and other collective meetings where large groups converge.