This is not another opinion piece outlining the need for open access (OA). It is about the pitfalls the research community ...

Researchers applying for grants from Canada’s three main federal funding agencies will soon have cause for celebration: the unpopular Canadian Common CV is being phased out in favour of a new ...

Universities Canada launched a new platform to support prospective university students navigate schools, programs, and scholarship opportunities. UniversityStudy.ca, the website that previously housed ...

Trent University invites applications for a tenure track appointment in the Trent School of the Environment (TSE) at the rank of Assistant Professor. The position will be at Trent’s Peterborough ...

“Remember that you are setting a precedent.” This statement has echoed throughout my career in higher education, constantly reminding me of the weight carried by every decision. Whether it was ...

Here’s the good news: faculty num­bers are up significantly in Canada and should continue to rise. The not so good news: student enrolment has climbed even faster, far outpacing fac­ulty growth. Those ...

Despite efforts to address student mental health, services are not meeting needs.

Students come to universities for an education. But with the opioid crisis continuing to kill thousands of people across the country every year, campuses are focusing attention and resources on the ...

In 2023, more than 26,000 undergraduate and graduate international students from 150 countries around the world chose to pursue higher education in Atlantic Canada. Why did they choose to come to our ...

Editor’s note: the interviews for this article were conducted before the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election was announced. Asa McKercher has written, co-written and edited multiple books ...

Universities ought to be places that offer stable, secure and dignified employment to faculty and staff while encouraging all the members of our academic communities to flourish. Unfortunately, the ...

Universities are well-positioned to help combat the climate crisis. They are centres of research on climate adaptation and mitigation across various disciplines. And as institutes of higher learning, ...