Research centres and institutes

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Research centres and institutes

The University of Ottawa is committed to research excellence and innovation. Its research centres and institutes provide valuable platforms for collaboration and the exchange of ideas among researchers, both within and across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

“Building on partnerships and the expertise of our researchers, our research centres and institutes are the foundation of our strategy to advance knowledge and innovation while informing policy.”

Martine Lagacé

— Associate Vice-President, Research Promotion and Development

News and events

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LIFE Research Institute

LIFE Research Institute

Professor Nafissa Ismail receives Governor General's Award

The Life Research Institute's Director wins the GG's Award for her research work on women's health.

ISSP

A Signature Knowledge Mobilization Initiative by the ISSP

A KMb process and a strategic publication embodying the strategic vision of the Institut for Science, Society and Policy

PUBLIC LAW CENTRE

PUBLIC LAW CENTRE

The Public Law Centre successfully brought the 2024 Public Law Conference to u…

The international Public Law Conference “Public Law: Rights, Duties and Power” is placing the PLC at the heart of research on public law.

CIRCEM Citizenship/ Minorities

Podcast episode with the author of the book "La société de provocation"

Professor Stéphanie Guadet interviews author Dahlia Namian on her Governor General's Award-winning book on the obscenity of the wealthy.

CRCCF- Francophonies

CRCCF- Francophonies

The archives of the French Canada: from one border to the other

Exploring the originality and diversity of French Canada through 40 Franco-Canadian archival collections held at the CRCCF.

CLTS - Law Tech and Society

Panel at the genetic resources and traditional knowledge Diplomatic Conference

CLTS - Law Tech and Society

Chidi Oguamanam contributed to the new international treaty on genetic resource…

The expert from the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society played a pivotal role in this process leading to an historic treaty.

Research institutes

A - L

uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute - uOBMRI

Institute of the Environment - IE

Research Institute for Indigenous Studies - RIIS

LIFE Research Institute - LRI

Data Literacy Research Institute - DLRI

M - Z

Music and Health Research Institute - MHRI

Institute for Science, Society and Policy - ISSP

Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology - OISB

Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute (NEXQT)

Research centres

International collaboration research centres

Max Planck – uOttawa Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics

The centre provides a platform for close collaboration and scientific exchange between uOttawa and the Max Planck Society.

Group of people during the inauguration of the Joint Research Center on Systems and Personalized Pharmacology (JRSPP)

Joint Research Center on Systems and Personalized Pharmacology (JRCSPP)

The JRCSPP is a research and scientific collaboration platform established between uOttawa and the Shanghai Materia Medica Institute (SIMM).

Affiliated hospital research institutes

The University of Ottawa has close ties to research institutes at hospitals in the National Capital Region, including:

Affiliated think-tanks

The University of Ottawa hosts think-tanks that have ties with government, business and community groups, including:

Networks of Centres of Excellence

The Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program fosters powerful partnerships between university, government and industry. The University of Ottawa is a member of numerous networks of centres of excellence including: