News in Research

2020

• Protocol for approval of critical or time sensitive research

  Given the rapidly-evolving situation with the current COVID-19 pandemic and in our continuing efforts to contain it, the University is adapting to research that needs to continue.

• Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 and research

  Research activities will be impacted by the recent measures implemented by the various levels of government and local authorities. Learn more about how this announcement impacts your research activities.

• Ten University of Ottawa professors receive Ontario’s Early Researcher Awards

  Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2020

  The University of Ottawa has received 10 Early Researcher Awards from the Ontario government. The award program aims to help new researchers build their research teams.

• The University of Ottawa honours two researchers for their early career accomplishments

  Professors Constance Crompton and Ebrahim Karimi are the 2019 recipients of the University of Ottawa's Early Career Researcher of the Year Awards.

• Mitigating the epidemic: uOttawa at the heart of Canada’s response to COVID-19

  Five uOttawa researchers play a key role in Canada’s rapid research response to coronavirus epidemic.

• Pardon my accent!

  uOttawa research shows you can’t rely on pronunciation as a measure of linguistic proficiency.

• Professor Abel Brodeur is awarded the John Charles Polanyi Prize

  Professor Brodeur’s research covers a wide range of topics—from terrorism and sex trade, to health and family planning—all through an economic lens. 

• Why Bumble Bees Are Going Extinct in Time of “Climate Chaos”

  University of Ottawa researchers develop technique to predict impact of climate change on species extinction risk.

• uOttawa tool to democratize nanopore research

  The uOttawa T.-Cossa Lab is democratizing the field of nanopore research by offering free access to a unique tool to accelerate the development of new applications and discoveries.

• New collaborative research hub bolsters Canada’s leadership in the science of light

  Posted on Friday, January 31, 2020

  The National Research Council of Canada and the University of Ottawa launch the Joint Centre for Extreme Photonics.