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Elie Ndala was six years old when his family fled a civil war in their home country and landed in a refugee camp. When he and his parents finally immigrated to Canada, he recalls early struggles trying to ‘fit in’ in a new country and an unfamiliar culture. These lived experiences forged a profound interest in learning about identity construction and inclusion, eventually forming the basis for his...

It's been five years since the planet went into a near total shutdown. When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, schools were closed across the globe, with some remaining so for in-person learning for much of the following year.

Science and technology have always been double-edged swords, bringing both remarkable advancements and new risks. Artificial intelligence, quantum computing and nuclear energy, for example, hold immense potential but also demand careful oversight.

A passion for learning about child development led Béatrice de Montigny to a career as a schoolteacher. Now, after a decade in elementary classrooms, she’s a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education researching how to prepare future educators to talk about sexuality and consent with their students. Teaching youth how to think critically about consent, says De Montigny, is an essential aspect of c...

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Timothy J. Stanley, recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Contribution Award from the Canadian History of Education Association. The CHEA is an interdisciplinary academic organization with a focus on “critical dialogue” about schooling and history education. Stanley is an award-winning historian whose research and teaching on anti-racism education continues t...

Dr. Aly Julien’s early-career interest in the brain was inspired by people close to him who suffered with epilepsy and schizophrenia. “I witnessed the devastating impact of these conditions on their lives and their families,” he explains. “When I took up medicine, I sought out every opportunity I could to study the brain. That’s why nearly everything I’ve done since then has been related to brain ...

“I've been immersed in the world of education since I was young,” says Alice Levasseur, a new professor in the University of Ottawa Faculty of Education. “My grandmother was a teacher, my mother, sister and my in-laws are all teachers.” When it came time for her to think about university, “teaching was the obvious career path,” she says.

“Growing up in a society with quotas limiting women in fields like engineering, yet seeing many still pursuing these disciplines, inspired my research about the online representation of women in STEM,” says Golshan Mahjoub, an international student from Iran and doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Education.

School absenteeism has surged post-pandemic. In one Ontario school board, the rate of elementary students missing 20 or more school days rose from 15% in 2018-2019 to 33% in 2022-2023.

The University Research Chairs return this year with a fresh set of challenges, addressing urgent issues both locally and globally.