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Dr. Peter Liu, scientist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and co-scientific director of the Brain-Heart Interconnectome, has been elected as a Fellow by the Royal Society of Canada – the country’s highest academic honour.

The Centre on Governance is delighted to share exciting news that highlights the excellence and impact of our academic community. One of our colleagues, Professor Paul Daly, has received national recognition for the outstanding quality of his research. His most recent book has been shortlisted for the prestigious Walter Owen Prize, an award that celebrates major contributions to the advancement of...

Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau, the University Research Chair in Technology and Society and Director of the Centre for Law, Technology, and Society at the University of Ottawa, has been awarded the Royal Society of Canada’s Kitty Newman Memorial Award for outstanding contributions as an emerging scholar in the field of the philosophy of law.

Three Professors of the Faculty of Arts are among the twelve Professors from the University of Ottawa that have been elected as Fellows and College Members of the Royal Society of Canada. Congratulations to Faculty of Arts Professors Lori Burns, Jitse Dijkstra and Irene Makaryk!

Welcome to the 2025-2026 academic year. In this blog, I give a preview of our main research, teaching and outreach activities in the coming months. All our activities aim to advance the ISSP’s five-year strategic vision: helping Canada transform decision-making to meet the grand challenges of our time by strengthening science-society-policy relations w...

When Thu Uyen Nguyen first set her sights on studying abroad, she hoped to follow in her mentor’s footsteps, bringing knowledge back home to inspire future generations of Vietnamese law students.

The NexQT Institute is pioneering quantum research and innovation while working with Kanata North to put it into action.

Nur Kumru and Damola Adediji are this year's recipients of the Impact Awards of the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society.

An international research team has unveiled significant findings regarding the locomotion of elongated amphibious animals. The researchers developed an innovative model that explains how elongated amphibious animals—such as eels—coordinate movement both in water and on land.

Membership in the RSC is considered Canada’s highest academic honour.