All news

Novel technology allows for detailed study of the Temple of Isis and its 2000-year-old etchings.

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:

This is to inform you that the Student IT Care service closed down its operations on April 30, 2023.

In a world increasingly shaken by crises and polarized debate, science is more critical than ever, and the concept of scientific diplomacy is taking on added importance. Bolstered by collaboration in place for more than 20 years now, the University of Ottawa and the Embassy of France in Canada are launching a brand-new research chair in scientific diplomacy aimed at shedding light on and examining...

The Maker Jam Challenge is an event combining student innovation and creativity. Nearly 100 students attended this year’s edition on the University of Ottawa campus. The participants, divided into 29 teams, took part in the Game Jam and MakerCon competitions. The atmosphere was intense as the participants displayed their inventiveness.

This research should have a far-reaching impact: it allows scientists to forge valuable carbon-carbon bonds used in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries, and beyond. A team of scientists from the University of Ottawa has developed an innovative technique to manufacture complex chemical structures from easily accessible substrates, making it one of the simplest and most practical metho...

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, Jacques Frémont, and the Vice-President, International and Francophonie of the University of Ottawa, Sanni Yaya, expressed their commitment in a partnership to prevent and respond to sexual violence in conflict by signing a Framework of C...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:

The University of Ottawa is celebrating the launch of its new Health Equity for the Aged Lab (HEAL). This initiative aims to improve the health and well-being of seniors from linguistic and cultural minority communities.

The newly discovered gene variant could contribute to high rates of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Inuit populations. Researchers at the CHEO Research Institute and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have discovered a previously unidentified gene variant that causes Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), which is present in Inuit populations in both Nunavut and N...