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The University of Ottawa is known as a research-intensive institution with a highly multidisciplinary and diverse research community of elite academics who, through their work influence policy, find novel cures, question the status quo and solve real-world problems.

Academic experts available to provide context or comment on the following topic: Ford government pays for-profit clinic more than hospitals for OHIP-covered surgeries

Academic experts available to provide context or comment on the following topic: Risk of volcanic eruption in Iceland

OLBI is pleased to announce that since mid-October, Chantal Forget has been working at OLBI as an Information Officer.

Roughly 80% of Canadians have unmet legal needs. Research shows that while most Canadians can identify a legal problem when they’re facing one, many aren’t sure what to do about it or don’t think the legal system can help. “That’s an access to justice problem,” PhD student Natasha Jaczek told a roomful of students taking part in this year’s Solutions Lab.

It gives us great pleasure to announce that our former student Raouf Farrah (SIDGS, MA 2021), was released after eight months of arbitrary detention. You can read more at:

Academic experts available to provide context or comment on the following topic: Mental health impacts of Israel-Hamas war

In our quest to demystify complex language concepts through this column, OLBI’s Marketing team spoke with Nikolay Slavkov, Director of the Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL) and OLBI Full Professor, for insights on language policy. 

The Government of Canada has recently banned the Chinese chat social network WeChat and the Russian antivirus Kaspersky from its corporate mobile devices. The University of Ottawa strongly recommends removing these apps from any mobile device you use.

The University of Ottawa took part in October’s International Cyber Security Awareness Month this year, marking its 20th anniversary since its creation in 2004.