News in Research

2021

• New generation of uOttawa researchers receive Banting and Vanier awards

  Future University of Ottawa leaders in their fields have received over $1.9 million in Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships.

• Eight new studies to investigate COVID-19 variants of concern in Canada

  New research projects funded by CoVaRR-Net, a national network of interdisciplinary researchers, are getting underway to probe COVID-19 variants of concern and variants of interest.

• uOttawa continues to expand its presence in Canada’s largest technology park

  The University will join Hub350, a new state-of-the-art global technology centre in Kanata North.

• Education and research in Canada’s Francophonie: the University of Ottawa presents a brief to the Quebec government

  Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

  The University of Ottawa presents a brief during a summit that aims to strengthen ties between Canada's Francophonies.

• Accomplished uOttawa professors earn Canada Research Chairs

  Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2021

  Outstanding uOttawa researchers earn six CRC to strengthen their expertise in artificial intelligence, health, law, quantum communications and photonics. 

• Expert panel discusses gender and sexual diversity

  In mid-May, the Office of the Vice-President, Research invited an interdisciplinary panel to identify the challenges that members of LGBTQI2S+ communities face in research.

• More Inclusion, Better Research: Inspiring Stories Competition

  Does your research team or project offer an inclusive and/or stimulating environment? Submit your story before June 21, for a chance to be featured in a short video! 

• New research chair examines challenges faced by democracies

  Professor Daniel Stockemer of the School of Political Studies has been awarded the Konrad Adenauer Research Chair in Empirical Democracy Studies.

• Mobilizing Indigenous and Francophone communities through research

  Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021

  Professors Wendy Gifford and François Larocque have won the Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) Excellence Award for 2020-2021.

• uOttawa, Wesley Clover launch Alacrity Ottawa to build next generation of Canadian tech entrepreneurs and companies

  Together, uOttawa and Wesley Clover will educate, train and support engineering graduates with mentorship and investment opportunities aimed at fostering a pipeline of new Canadian tech startups.