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Road trip! Salut Quebecers! We’re looking forward to seeing you in Montreal, Gatineau or online this February to help you discover the many benefits of studying at the University of Ottawa.

The notorious 585-bed Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre would be replaced with a new, larger 725-bed Ottawa Correctional Complex as part of the then-liberal government of Ontario's announcement in May 2017 that it intended to "transform corrections" by bringing about better solitary confinement conditions and expanding programming to meet the needs of t...

The Faculties of Social Sciences and Arts at the University of Ottawa are pleased to invite you to an exceptional conversation with Léonard Wantchekon, professor at Princeton University and official historian of the acclaimed film The Woman King.   On February 9, from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., join Léonard Wantchekon in conversation with Pascasie Minani, aut...

The Multimedia Anthropology Collaboratory (CAM/MAC) and the Research Centre on the Future of Cities (RCFC) invites you to a talk by Jonathan Wald.

Indigenous people and others who are directly impacted by extractive development and the climate crisis are taking action to defend their prized lands and waterways as well as the interconnected planetary systems on which we all rely. They are developing a strong force for change in our nation, but they must contend with opponents who have access to mu...

On February 15th 2023 at 7PM, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) and the Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience) will host a panel discussion titled Cybersecurity at the crossroads of science, society, and policy - Understanding the risks and implications for individuals, business and government. ...

Laboratory for Engaged Research invites you to a lecture by historian and geographer, Georges Eddy Lucien, Professor at the State University of Haiti, and the Director of the Dynamic Laboratory of American Worlds (LADMA). 

This event is organized by the Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (CRECS) to improve social programs and policies for citizens, especially those facing social exclusion.

On Thursday, February 23rd 2023, at 12:00PM, the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP) will host Professor Karin Hinzer, Vice-Dean of Research at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa, and Rafael Aguirre, Alex Trebek Post-Doctoral Fellow at the ISSP, to discuss Research and Training Advances in Solar Power Plants and Photoni...

Title: Rethinking Capitalism: The Power of Creative Destruction Date and time: March 3rd, 2023, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Speaker:  Philippe AghionProfessor at the Collège de France, INSEAD and the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on ...