Research and innovation

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Our research is founded on excellence, relevance and impact and is conducted in a spirit of equity, diversity and inclusion.

Driving research into the future

As the University of Ottawa charts its vision for the next decade, we are taking research and innovation in a new direction, building on our strengths to better understand and improve the world around us.

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Canada Research Chairs

Canada Excellence Research Chair

$512M

Research revenue

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Canada Impact+ Research Chairs

Join the University of Ottawa through the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs competition, a prestigious initiative to recruit world-class researchers advancing solutions to today’s most pressing challenges.

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Headlines and events

Find out about new research, innovations and upcoming events from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.

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DATA PRIVACY

Sharing health data without compromising privacy

How to make vast amounts of data accessible for research while protecting patient privacy and corporate intellectual property?

From left to right : Marie-Eve Sylvestre (President and Vice-Chancellor, uOttawa), Karim Bardeesy (Parliamentary Secretary), Jennifer Ogilvie (Professor, Faculty of Science), Mélanie Joly (Minister of Industry), and Maggie Chi (Parliamentary Secretary).

Canada Impact+

Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards Launched at uOttawa

A $84.3 million investment in Canada’s innovation ecosystem was announced at uOttawa’s STEM Complex under a federal Talent Attraction Strategy.

Early Career Researchers - 2026 Award Recipients

Awards and Recognition

Smarter mining waste use. Healthier early childhood starts

Early Career Researcher of the Year Award recipients turn evidence into real-world change in mining waste and early childhood mental health.

Major initiatives

Our researchers are constantly redefining how to move discovery and innovation forward. See how they are changing our world.

Impact and discoveries

Arctic Research Hub

Artificial intelligence

Cybersecurity

Health care

Public policy

Research frameworks

Knowledge mobilization

A dynamic approach in which researchers disseminate their findings beyond academia to reach the public and knowledge users in innovative ways.

Open Science

A research paradigm centred on transparency, accessibility and reuse across the research lifecycle.

An Indigenous woman speaking in front of a class

At uOttawa, we are committed to fostering equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

Find out more about EDI in research.

Valuable research platforms

Our research centres and institutes serve as platforms for collaboration and the exchange of ideas among researchers. Our core facilities offer essential services, including analytical support, access to instruments and technologies, and the expertise that researchers need.

Explore our research services

The OVPRI offers a variety of services to help our researchers thrive, from research security and management to funding guidance, lab resources, and partnership and commercialization support.

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