A leader in educational research, the Faculty of Education unites a wide and diverse community of passionate researchers.

A Leader in Educational Research

At the Faculty of Education, research brings together a diverse community of professors, students and partners working to address today’s most pressing educational challenges.Our Faculty is an accredited provider of French- and English-language services to the Ontario Ministry of Education.

For the past thirty years, graduate students have organized the annual Jean-Paul Dionne Research Symposium, an event that showcases and shares student research.

The Faculty also publishes the University of Ottawa Education Review, a peer-reviewed, open-access online journal, and hosts events that promote dialogue and knowledge mobilization across the education community.

The Faculty is home to:

  • Laboratories, networks and Educational Research Units (ERU)
  • Multiple leading research chairs and professorship holders who are working at the forefront of research in education and other disciplines
  • A training and research facility for counselling and psychotherapy
  • The Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS), which collaborates in research, evaluation and training with organizations in the educational, social service and health sectors
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Research Chair and Professorship Holders

The Faculty of Education is home to the holders of the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue Professorship on Public Policy, the Research Chair on Digital Thriving in Franco-Ontarian Communities, the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-racism, the Canada Research Chair in Youth Mental Health and Violence Prevention, the Canadian Francophonie Research Chair on Teaching French, and the University Research Chair on Inclusion, Mental Health and School Attendance; all known for their world-class, interdisciplinary research in the field of education and beyond.

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Research Laboratories, Networks and Centres

Our research laboratories, networks, and centres bring together scholars and graduate researchers working in cutting-edge areas of teaching and learning.

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Educational Research Units (ERU)

The Faculty of Education's Educational Research Units (ERU) strengthen links between researchers and address critical issues in the field of education that have regional, national, or international impacts.

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Research Conversations Series

The Faculty of Education’s Research Conversations Series brings together professors, graduate students and other experts from the scholarly community to discuss a range of research topics and issues.

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Scholars in Education

Our Scholars in Education series highlights the inspiring research carried out by current graduate students and recent alumni, each project advancing knowledge in education.

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Jean-Paul Dionne Symposium

The Jean-Paul Dionne Symposium is an annual event organized since 1985 by and for Faculty of Education graduate students, and those from other institutions, to highlight their research projects.

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Education Review

The University of Ottawa Education Review is a semi-annual, thematic online journal published by the Faculty of Education.

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Research and teaching assistantships

Research and teaching assistantships provide graduate students with opportunities to gain new skills under the mentorship of experienced scholars.

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Education in the time of COVID-19 and beyond

Responding to the many challenges and opportunities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, professors and graduate student researchers from the Faculty of Education share their expertise in media.

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Listen to our Faculty Members

Discover podcasts featuring students and professors from the Faculty of Education.

Our researchers in the news

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Equity, diversity and inclusion

Award honours research rooted in equity and community

Congratulations to Professor Tya Collins, recipient of the Faculty of Education’s 2026 New Researcher Award. The distinction recognizes her contributi…
uOttawa study finds AI use for emotional support may signal youth distress
Artificial Intelligence

uOttawa study finds AI use for emotional support may signal youth distress

Nearly 40,000 students surveyed across four Ontario school boards; researchers urge parents, educators and clinicians to pay attention to why young pe…
New chairs at CCRMF: Lavagnon Ika, Joël Thibeault, Stéphanie Gaudet, Kasereka Kavwahirehi and Sophie Cloutier
Francophonie

New chairs to advance knowledge in French and direct the future of Francophone research

The Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone (CCRMF) has reached a new milestone in its role as a leader in research conducted in Fre…

Research events

Dialogue sur la recherche
Oct 20

Research Priorities and Impact Pathways: A Dialogue with the Faculty of Education

Join us for the next event in our Research Conversations Series entitled “Research Priorities and Impact Pathways: A Dialogue with the Faculty of Educ…

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Nov 12

From learning disruption to educational recovery: National launch of Canada’s Pandemic Learning Loss Report  

On November 12, 2026, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, and the University of Ottawa will launch a landmark natio…

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Sep 23 to Dec 2

Writing circles for graduate students

Looking for quiet time, support, and motivation to work on your writing project? Join our Writing circles and connect with fellow grad students.…

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Be part of a research study

The Faculty of Education offers opportunities for volunteers to participate in research conducted by our professors, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers.