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A multidisciplinary team of researchers from INRAP, CNRS, the universities of Ottawa, Rennes 2, Toulouse III Paul Sabatier and the Max Planck Institute has recognised the soldiers of the last battles of the siege of Rennes in 1491. These are the only witnesses of the forces involved in the conflict between the armies of Duchess Anne of Brittany a...

uOttawa study finds nearly two-thirds of Black individuals in Canada suffer severe depressive symptoms with women worse affectedThe first mental health study of Black communities in Canada has found the majority of Black Canadians display severe depressive symptoms – women, even more so – with racial discrimination confirming the appearance of these si...

New research shows that planned caesarean deliveries on maternal request are safe for low-risk pregnancies and may be associated with a lower risk of adverse delivery outcomes compared with planned vaginal deliveries. The study is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The study used province-wide data...

Law, nursing and social work students to support innovative uOttawa Civil Law project receiving funding from the Chambre des notaires du Québec Advocating for rights and furthering proper access to services for people dealing with the justice system is the raison d’être of a new interdisciplinary social law clinic in the region: the Cl...

The University of Ottawa, and some 80 members of its research community, is proud to take an active part in the 88th Conference of the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS), which will take place virtually from May 3 to 7, 2021. The event is a crossroads of multidisciplinary scientific exchange. Representatives from all the fa...

New book highlights how to empower educational leaders School leaders, including principals and school trustees, navigate through complex and challenging situations on a daily basis. Now add the current pandemic context to the mix and it highlights how strong leadership and decision-making abilities are vital in dealing with the uncert...

On March 30, uOttawa President and Vice-Chancellor Jacques Frémont announced that he had called upon former Supreme Court Justice the Honorable Michel Bastarache (C.C, Q.C.) to establish and chair a Committee on Academic Freedom to review the nature and limits of academic freedom at uOttawa. The mandate of this committee has already bee...

The University of Ottawa is concerned about the consequences of the restructuring of Laurentian University for its students, faculty and support staff. Consequently, the University of Ottawa wishes to express its support for the Laurentian University community and calls on the provincial and federal governments to review and increase f...

The University of Ottawa calls for increased funding for Francophone post-secondary education in minority settings The closure of programs taught in French and the layoff of some 100 members of the teaching staff at Laurentian University have generated strong feelings, and for good reason. It is a body blow, not only to Ontario’s Franco...

uOttawa sleuths uncover cyber scams before they claim victims With thefts, hacks and scams costing cryptocurrency investors an estimated USD$4.4 billion in a single year, a team from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa has developped a detection system for catching scammers in the act. Professor Guy-Vincent Jourdan,...