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.

A renowned scholar in information law and policy, Dr. Teresa Scassa has been appointed as a member of the Ontario Health Data Council (OHDC) to support the management of Ontario’s health data.

With the support the Queen Elizabeth Scholars Advanced Scholars West Africa Africa (QES-AS-WA) program, Dr. Ogochukwu Monye and Dr. Onyema Otitodiri are joining the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) at University of Ottawa’s Centre for Law, Technology and Society to reinforces the network’s dedication to advancing legal research, technology, and open collaborative innovation.

The University of Ottawa Press just released Intellectual Property Futures, a new collection co-edited by Dr. Alexandra Mogyoros to explore the trajectories and challenges of intellectual property law and policy in the global landscape.