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We are publishing regular updates on the situation facing Canada’s universities with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The government is preparing an action plan to improve university access and success – and it may bring additional funding to the sector.
The Centre for Career and Vocation prompts students to ask how social responsibility and ‘calling’ factor into their work lives.
After consultations and approval from its new board of governors, Western University’s ‘founding college’ will apply for autonomy to grant its own degrees.
Additional country-wide lab infrastructure and training capacity will allow researchers to be ‘ready to go.’
How the Indigenous-led think tank is forging its own path through community, not competition.
‘If the programs don’t fit the outcomes, let’s see about changing the [programs],’ says Concordia academic who oversaw latest report tracking outcomes of PhD graduates.
Projects are prime opportunities for stimulating economic recovery, says Universities Canada president.
To tackle the world’s biggest problems, ‘we’re going to need our government and scientists working together.’
Using portable 3D scanners, a team of professors and graduate students created a new database that attempts to replicate the hands-on experience of identifying fossils and other specimens.
In a Q&A, incoming U of Waterloo president Vivek Goel reflects on cutting through the noise of COVID-19 information, his vision for a post-pandemic university and what working in public health has in common with academic administration.
A group of CBU administrators and local physicians aim to improve access to health care at the provincial and municipal levels, while also improving health services on campus.
The donated images document the Canadian photographer’s renowned career, starting with his time as a Ryerson student.
February 24, 2021 More universities announce fall plans McGill University will return to on-campus teaching this fall. In a statement posted to its website yesterday, the university said that while some courses will continue to use components of online teaching, “students and teaching staff should plan for a return to more regular rhythms of on-campus […]
A new certificate program at Dalhousie University tackles the changing landscape of postsecondary leadership.
Ontario unveils its new funding formula for colleges and universities as Alberta mulls its own PBF scheme.
MyCreds provides students and graduates with fast, secure access to their official transcripts and other academic documents.
Laurentian University’s financial difficulties and the challenges facing the Université de l’Ontario français create uncertainty.
Universities mark the first anniversary of the plane crash in Iran that killed 176 people, many connected to Canada’s academic community.
With three shows in development, the Amplify network aims to bring peer-reviewed podcasts to the public.