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The University of Ottawa is proud to announce its partnership with Pride at Work Canada/Fierté au travail Canada. Pride at Work Canada works with Canadian employers to build workplaces that celebrate all employees and their gender expressions, gender identities, and sexual orientations. As one of Canada’s leading institutions for highe...

In September, two former students of the Faculty of Engineering Secondary School, Esmée Bennison and Alicia Allen, won the Micro:bit’s 2021 Do Your :Bit global challenge by creating a device to help manage anxiety.

Imagine not having to remember a device password, or the convenience of logging in before you even sit down. Entering into your Windows laptop with facial recognition or your fingerprint is now a reality.

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Marc Tassé (English and French) Part-time Professor, Telfer School of Management [email protected] Professor Tassé’s areas of expertise include fraud and money laundering prevention; corporate governance; ethics in international affairs; finance; international business....

A Nobel Prize in Economics winner will headline a uOttawa Homecoming 2021 Alex Trebek Lecture Series examining the COVD-19 pandemic’s influence on the economy. Professor Esther Duflo leads the lecture titled ‘Good economics for hard times’, which looks at how countries can better address pressing socioeconomic challenges and ensure an ...

The University of Ottawa issued the following statement following last night’s street parties in Sandy Hill, Ottawa:   We were immensely disappointed to learn that following yesterday’s Panda Game, some students gathered in very large groups to celebrate loudly and irresponsibly on the streets of Sandy Hill. We understand that these gatherings ...

A trio of uOttawa law students have created an award-winning and free online platform to help small businesses combat cyber breaches. jusTech provides business owners with a simple and easy process to evaluate and act in the event of a data breach. “We have worked hard to create a tool that addresses a significant issue faced by many...

One of the best parts of returning to school is celebrating and participating in Homecoming. At uOttawa, Homecoming is a special annual tradition to acknowledge alumni achievements, relive memories and reconnect with your alma mater.Several workshops, activities and discussions are on the menu for Homecoming 2021, which will take place Oct. 1-5. The ev...

I would like to offer a regulator’s perspective on two principal topics found in What Works? Identifying and scaling up successful innovations in Canadian energy regulatory decision making, Positive Energy’s collaborative project with CAMPUT.

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:   Brenda Macdougall (English and French) Director, Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies and Academic Delegate for Indigenous Engagement; Full Professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, Faculty of Arts. [email protected] ...