Edward Elgar Publishing has just published "Robot Law: Volume II”, a new landmark collection co-edited by Dr. Kristen Thomasen that delves into the legal, ethical and societal challenges that robotics and automated systems pose.

Prof. Marina Pavlović and Dr. Katie Szilagyi have been awarded the Ian R. Kerr Memorial Best Paper Award at We Robot 2025 for their research on contract theory and generative AI.

Professor Karen Eltis has been appointed to Presidential Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies of the New York City Bar Association.

A group of students of the University of Ottawa’s Neuro Law Lab have received a “Best Poster” Prize at the 2025 International Neuroethics Society Annual Meeting held in Munich, Germany.

An internationally recognized expert on the governance of biomedical and brain technologies, Professor Jennifer Chandler has been awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in the Law and Ethics of Brain Technologies.

Dr. Marcelo Thompson has been appointed as a Faculty member of the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society.

The Pol Comm Tech Lab releases "Influencers and Elections: The many roles content creators play," a new report by Dr. Elizabeth Dubois and Louise Stahl examining the varied roles social media influencers play during elections and how they shape public discourse, engage voters and impact electoral outcomes.

A renowned scholar in the fields of data governance and AI regulation, Dr. Teresa Scassa has been renewed as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy.

A global thought leader on innovation and intellectual property, Professor Jeremy de Beer has been awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Innovation and Intellectual Property Law.