The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council聽(SSHRC) has recently announced a partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research聽(CIHR) to fund more projects under the聽Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative.聽CIHR聽will provide support to social sciences and humanities projects on the themes of race, gender and diversity that include a focus on health. The main goal of…
Researchers applying for funding under the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council鈥檚 Alliance Grants program will now have to complete a security risk assessment as part of their application if the work involves a private sector partner, the federal government announced Monday. In a news release, it said NSERC will conduct the risk assessments on…
The sixth edition of the National Building Reconciliation Forum was held virtually on Sept. 21-23 under the theme 鈥淔alling into step with First Peoples students.鈥� The forum was held nearly one year to the day after Joyce Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman, died in hospital in the Quebec region of Lanaudi猫re after being mistreated and insulted…
October 7, 2021 鈥� The Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program鈥檚 2022-2023 competition is now open. This program offers grants to full-time faculty for short-term teaching and/or research activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program aims to support Canadian postsecondary institutions that are either developing new collaboration and/or…
Colleges have long been among Canada’s strongest resources for research, innovation, and economic development. With the advance of global interest in clean technologies like battery manufacturing and integration, the role of Canada’s research colleges is only becoming more crucial. Even under the cover of a global pandemic, the climate change crisis has taken centre stage…
Perspectives LIVE聽is back for a second season,聽starting October 20, ready to tackle the biggest questions of the year, to take a look at how our world has changed, and to consider what the future holds. Following a record-setting first season and back by popular demand, Perspectives LIVE is a bilingual web series that brings experts…
Opening Plenary with Saul Carliner:聽 Teaching in Turbulent Times (and We鈥檙e Not Just Talking about COVID-19) Even without considering COVID, experts predicted disruption in higher education over the next decade or so resulting from a combination of trends in demographics, technology, and society. When COVID hit, it unearthed some additional considerations. This session first explores…
After holding consultations with 140 people in January 2021, the government of Quebec has released its聽action plan for student mental health in higher education. However, the Centrale des syndicats du Qu茅bec (CSQ), which represents the F茅d茅ration de la recherche et de l鈥檈nseignement universitaire du Qu茅bec, and the Union 茅tudiante du Qu茅bec (U脡Q) have expressed reservations…
More than ever, the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec network falls into step with First Peoples students Over 400 people from colleges, universities, and Indigenous organizations gathered virtually from September 21-23, 2021, for the 6th edition of the聽National Building Reconciliation Forum,聽held for the first time in Qu茅bec. At the request of Indigenous partners, the event focused on…
Research activity continues to grow at colleges and institutes across Canada who are increasingly recognized for their essential contribution to the country鈥檚 innovation ecosystem, by both government and industry partners. This portrait emerges clearly from the results of Colleges and Institutes Canada鈥檚 (CICan) latest survey on applied research. To read more, please click here.
Last Modified: October 25, 2021
