News in Research

2015

• uOttawa researchers get a $29 million boost from the Ontario government

  Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2015

  OTTAWA, June 11, 2015  — Today the Government of Ontario announced a total of $29,446,580 in funding for research projects that will be carried out by professors and students at the University of Ottawa and its affiliated institutions.

• Transformative research at University of Ottawa nets $28.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation

  Posted on Monday, June 1, 2015

  OTTAWA, May 29, 2015 — A group of scientists from the University of Ottawa and its affiliated institutes, the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), will share $28,511,215 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to support cutting-edge research in  areas ranging from pediatric diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and stem cells to photonics and chemistry.

• The University of Ottawa hosts Canada’s largest academic conference: Researchers to address “Capital ideas” of importance to Canada and the lives of Canadians

  Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2015

  OTTAWA, May 25, 2015 — More than 8,000 academics, researchers and practitioners will converge on the University of Ottawa campus for the 84th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, from May 30 to June 5. Organized by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress is Canada’s largest interdisciplinary academic gathering, bringing together scholars, students and policy-makers involved in a broad spectrum of disciplines including political science, literature, sociology and education.

• Prowess in photonics brings third Max Planck Centre in North America to the University of Ottawa

  Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2015

  OTTAWA, May 26, 2015  —  The University of Ottawa is proud to announce a formal partnership with the Max Planck Society that will establish the Max Planck-University of Ottawa Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics. The centre will link two of the world's foremost research teams in the field of photonics and be only the third Max Planck Centre in North America.

• Newly appointed Research Chair in the Faculty of Health Sciences’ School of Nursing bridges the gap between scientific evidence and routine care

  Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2015

  OTTAWA, May 20, 2015 — Despite the large volume of research on health practices that is published every year, health professionals tend to rely on older research knowledge years after its publication, which contributes to an inconsistent healthcare system that does not meet Canadian standards. How do we move the latest research results from researchers to health practitioners?

• uOttawa’s $400M fundraising campaign looks to change your life

  Posted on Thursday, May 7, 2015

  Healing the brain. Resolving conflicts. Developing green energy. Eliminating bullying.
  
  These are some of the many hopes and dreams that inspire the University of Ottawa’s students, professors and researchers. And to enable them to achieve their ambitious plans, the University is launching the largest fundraising campaign in its history, Defy the Conventional: The Campaign for uOttawa, with a goal of $400 million.

• How to make Canada the most innovative country in the world? Look to universities, says Allan Rock

  Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2015

  OTTAWA, April 14, 2015  —  Canada’s universities should be at the core of a national effort to maintain our standard of living and our quality of life to ensure Canada is more innovative, productive and competitive, said University of Ottawa President Allan Rock in a speech today at the Economic Club in Toronto.

• Young researchers receive accolades from University of Ottawa

  Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2015

  OTTAWA, February 5, 2015 -- Professors Roland Pongou, from the Faculty of Social Sciences, and Maxim Berezovski, from the Faculty of Science, were honoured today as recipients of the University of Ottawa Young Researcher of the Year Award for their exceptional contributions to research and student mentorship.

• New university research chairs to scrutinize two-tier health care and explore new horizons for quantum devices

  Posted on Wednesday, January 21, 2015

  OTTAWA, January 21, 2015 - The University of Ottawa has appointed two new research chairs who will enhance the University's leadership in health care policy and advanced communication technologies.

• Two uOttawa labs get funds to study land protection around mining sites and design machines inspired by plants and animals

  Posted on Tuesday, January 20, 2015

  OTTAWA, January 20, 2015 - Plans for two new research labs at the University of Ottawa have received major financial support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).  One of the labs will design better strategies to protect lands in and around mineral extraction sites, while the other will study the mechanical, physiological and behavioral traits of organisms, to inspire design of new materials and mechanical systems.