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)
  • The holders of the Research Chair on Digital Thriving in Franco-Ontarian Communities, the Air Canada Professorship on Anti-racism, the Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, and the University Research Chair on Inclusion, Mental Health and School Attendance
  • 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, 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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uOttawa and Vanderbilt University forge new partnership on Indigenous digital archives and mobile history research

The agreement reflects a shared commitment to advancing respectful, community-engaged research and supporting the preservation of Indigenous knowledge…
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Mental Health

School transitions, bullying and mental health

The shift from elementary to high school is a defining period of adolescence. It shapes how young people perform academically and how they learn to co…
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Education

Designing online education for connection and belonging

Vivien M. Slezak’s work in diverse college classrooms has fuelled her dedication to teaching and learning from people with different perspectives.

Research events

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May 1 to Sep 15

Call for Applications: Fulbright Canada Research Chair

The Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa invites U.S. scholars and professionals to apply for the Fulbright Canada Research Chair Program …

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May 27

HORIZON EUROPE grants: Understanding to better contribute to this important international program

Join us for the next event in our Research Conversations Series entitled “HORIZON EUROPE grants: Understanding to better contribute to this important …

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Jun 11

Decolonizing the Archive: Anam Zakaria on the Legacies of 1971

Please join us for an upcoming interview with prolific author Anam Zakaria. We will be discussing her extensive research on the Partition and her accl…

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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.