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.

• 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! 

• Playing politics with social media

  Elizabeth Dubois probes the changing face of public discourse in an era where tweets can alter lives.

• Crime and cryptocurrency

  Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2021

  Computer science professor Guy-Vincent Jourdan and doctoral candidate Emad Badawi team up with an international think tank to uncover cyber scams before they claim victims.

• Urban shift

  What does it take to build greener cities? Daina Mazutis shows how progressive business leadership can go a long way. 

• Human dignity across the lifespan

  Driven by a keen sense of justice, Michelle Giroux contributes to legal reforms by addressing new realities facing families and the health sector.

• In all fairness

  Whether he is considering linguistic rights or wealth distribution, philosopher David Robichaud is always concerned with the concepts of equity and justice.