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Julie St-Pierre and Kevin Page discussing Canada's Budget 2025 in front of an audience at uOttawa
Public policy

Canada’s priorities for 2026: What they mean for research and innovation

Budget 2025 isn’t subtle. The federal budget’s priorities are loud and clear: strengthening Canada’s economic and political sovereignty in an increasingly unstable world. At a recent University of Ottawa Brown Bag Lunch on public policy, two panelists with very different backgrounds converged on the same message: the pace, scale and expectations around research have been supercharged.

Margarida Garcia
Leadership

Professor Margarida Garcia is challenging the global leadership crisis

“Maybe we have it all wrong: there is a real crisis in leadership,” says Professor Margarida Garcia, “everywhere you look. We all agree that leadership is needed, we spend lots of money on leadership education – but the results aren’t there. Yes, we are witnessing unprecedented technological breakthroughs. But where are we heading as human beings?”

Mois de la francophonie - Stories from Four Members of the Faculty of Medicine
Francophonie

Francophonie in health: Perspectives from our community

To mark le Mois de la Francophonie, Francophone Affairs at the Faculty of Medicine gathered perspectives from students and a staff member on the impor…
Three students collaborating in front of a computer screen.
Experiential learning

CoCreate Health Sprint tackles food security on campus

Proper nutrition is essential to academic performance. However, rising food insecurity is forcing students to choose between groceries and rent, putti…
Trésors d'archives
Francophonie

New episode of the podcast “Trésors d’archives”: spotlight on the collection of Québec Artists' Books

To mark the Mois de la francophonie, the Library is releasing a new episode of its “Trésors d’archives” podcast, which highlights various French-langu…
Mar 23 to Mar 27

Poutine Festival

Dive into the ultimate poutine experience with our festival celebrating this beloved Quebec dish!

Mar 26

How Intergovernmental Relations Shape Evidence Use in Public Policy

Join us for the next event entitled “How Intergovernmental Relations Shape Evidence Use in Public Policy”, hosted by Professor Isabelle Bourgeois with…

Mar 27

Celebrate Francophonie through Video Games!

Join us to celebrate Mois de la Francophonie! 

Indigenous Affirmation

We pay respect to the Algonquin people, who are the traditional guardians of this land. We acknowledge their longstanding relationship with this territory, which remains unceded. We pay respect to all Indigenous people in this region, from all nations across Canada, who call Ottawa home. We acknowledge the traditional knowledge keepers, both young and old. And we honour their courageous leaders: past, present, and future. 

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