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The portal is now open for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Grants competition. Once again, the Faculty of Social Sciences will be coordinating a voluntary proposal review initiative. We are encouraging colleagues to submit their proposals by September 2 for pre-review. Here are some tips and resources to assist you in preparing your submission.

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A team of international researchers led by the University of Ottawa has made a breakthrough in the development of ultra-thin magnets—a discovery that could lead to faster, more energy-efficient electronics, quantum computers, and advanced communication systems.

uOttawa researchers demonstrate new laser power converters to transmit power to further, remote destinations.

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Ottawa, expected to continue into the week.

Professor Xiaoyi Bao is a leading figure in fibre optic sensing and photonics who has devoted her career to advancing research and supporting the next generation of scientists. Her trailblazing work has been honoured with three major awards from the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)—a first in the organization’s history.

It began with a question—and a need. What happens when a university community wants to be inclusive, but many don’t feel equipped to meaningfully engage with First Nations, Métis and Inuit realities? And how should that same community respond to a growing public conversation about “pretendians,” individuals falsely claiming Indigenous identity?

How queer uOttawa medical student Samuel Streicher is reshaping medicine through ethics, advocacy, and a commitment to inclusive care.

The spaces we move through shape how we feel—whether we feel we belong, whether we feel safe, whether we feel seen. For Indigenous Peoples, institutional spaces have long carried the weight of harm. From the legacy of residential schools to ongoing systemic exclusion, these places are rarely neutral. “You carry that in your blood memory,” says Tareyn Johnson, uOttawa’s director of Indigenous Affai...