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PhD Candidate Mackenzie Plumb and Professor Justin Piché from the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa have recently contributed to the media coverage surrounding the expansion of jails in Ontario. Their work, reported by national media outlets such as Global News and local outlets across Ontario, has brought large-scale provincial prison projects to the public's attention.

Undergraduate students Djeima Ramos and Zara Rabia are making their mark in public policy discourse, having recently coauthored articles in Policy Magazine alongside Kevin Page of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy.

A new book by FSS professor Christina Clark-Kazak of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs is shedding light on an often-overlooked dimension of Canada’s immigration system: age. Age and Immigration Policy in Canada: Toward an Equitable Approach, published by UBC Press, offers the first comprehensive social age analysis of Canadian immigration law and policy from Confederation to...

A delegation of students from uOttawa's Faculty of Social Scences recently represented Germany at the 2026 National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York. At this year’s conference, the students won the Outstanding Delegation Award, in recognition of the quality of their participation in this international simulation.

Improved methods for social and behavioural sciences research could help enhance public trust in science, says a new study that investigated the robustness of data analysis to understand whether it reliably stood the test of time. It did.

Deputy Minister Christiane Fox addressed students and alumni at the GSPIA's end-of-semester reception.

The Faculty of Social Sciences and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) is proud to congratulate Thomas Juneau on being named one of The Hill Times’ Top 50 most influential Canadians in international affairs.

New uOttawa study provides deeper insight into the complex relationship between verbal and nonverbal cues in technology-mediated communications.

A new edited volume led by François Charbonneau, full professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, offers an in-depth examination of a phenomenon that has fueled public debate in recent years: “Quebec bashing.”

There will always be something that does not go according to plan...