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Matière à réflexion
par TANIA SULTANA | 14 spetembre 2023

À l’approche de la date limite pour soumettre un dossier, une ex-boursière formule quelques conseils à l’intention des candidat.e.s.

L’obtention d’une bourse postdoctorale est une grande étape dans la carrière universitaire d’un.e doctorant.e. Accessible aux universitaires du Canada et de l’étranger, la Continue reading est la prom...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/conseils-carriere/matiere-a-reflexion/aide-memoire-pour-preparer-une-demande-de-bourse-postdoctorale-banting/
Contenu commandité
par CHRIS HELSBY | 17 avril 2024

Artificial intelligence has swiftly become a transformative force in higher education, reshaping the student journey from induction to learning outcomes.

The academic community has come a long way in 12 months, with positive attitudes toward AI now prevalent and with academics ranging from cautiously optimistic to enthusiastic about harnessing its potential to invest in students. Now, as the sector transitions from a year of fact-finding in 2023 t...
https://universityaffairs.ca/magazine/sponsored-content/innovation-and-ethics-in-the-age-of-ai-meeting-canadian-student-expectations-for-access-and-pace-of-change/
Articles de fond
par DANIEL DROLET | 09 février 2009

Atlantic universities learn a lot about wooing applicants as their local supply of 18 to 24-year-olds starts to dry up. Are there lessons here for other regions?

Robyn Zajac knew she wanted to study outside her native Manitoba, so she applied to universities in Ontario and Atlantic Canada. Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, was near the bottom of her list;...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/suiting-the-new-recruits/
Articles de fond
par DANIEL DROLET | 12 février 2014

Switching disciplines in academia is not an easy choice, but those who’ve done it say the move can broaden your outlook and enrich your life.

Spend a little time Googling and you can quickly come up with names of famous people who switched careers in mid-stream. Julia Child, for example, worked in intelligence for the U.S. government before transitioning to cookbook author and television chef. Harrison Ford was a carpenter before he made ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/meet-5-academics-who-have-switched-disciplines-mid-career/
Articles de fond
par UA/AU | 30 décembre 2021
As an eventful 2021 comes to an end, here are the stories and issues that shaped the year in Canadian higher education. Re-enjoy some of our award-winning content during your holiday break. And in the spirit of the season, share this newsletter with anyone in your network who may not know about UA. ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/2021-canadian-higher-education-in-review/
Actualités
par NATALIE SAMSON | 21 mai 2014

Library sprouts a new addition, which is accessible to the local community.

Twenty years after transitioning to digital records, Dalhousie University’s MacRae Library has dusted off its wooden card catalogues to house its latest collection: seeds. MacRae’s seed lending library...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/seed-lending-at-dalhousie-library-is-a-self-sustaining-collection-for-the-local-community/
Actualités
par NATALIE SAMSON | 21 spetembre 2015

Residences compete to see which building can conserve the most.

Residence staff and students at Western University have turned an energy conservation initiative into a program with serious buzz. Continue reading, which takes place this year from Sept. 28 to Oct. 11, will involve up to 5,000 stud...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/energy-conservation-event-at-western-asks-students-to-power-down/
Actualités
par NATALIE SAMSON | 20 avril 2016

Mindshare series officially launched in Edmonton with a discussion on the future of energy.

Energy, new frontiers in space, cyber security, socio-economic diversity, water security, reconciliation, human migration: these are some of the big issues Canada’s governments and communities are grappling with – and, with the help of a new travelling speaker series, universities are positi...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/new-speaker-series-promotes-university-expertise-to-solve-the-worlds-pressing-issues/
Actualités
par BECKY RYNOR | 27 juin 2018

To build empathy and find solutions, civic leaders and service providers were asked to navigate the web of local agencies.

If you are 17-year-old Rachelle, you have already had a tough life. Your mom was a drug addict. You were bounced between various family members and an array of foster homes. Some foster parents were nice, Rachelle recalled. “Some would allow us to have family dinners with them. Some locked the fri...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/u-of-ottawa-hosts-poverty-challenge-to-build-empathy-seek-solutions/
Actualités
par UA/AU | 30 avril 2021

April 28, 2021

Atlantic universities under lockdown

The Continue reading is reporting an outbreak at its Magee House residence. ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-april-2021/
Revue de presse
par TARA SIEBARTH | 16 avril 2019
Hamilton Spectator Continue reading Hamilton researchers have discovered "kingpin" cells that or...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-april-16-2019/
Revue de presse
par LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | 20 mai 2020
Huffington Post Continue reading When Ye En Kim came to Canada to study engineering, she was eager to practice at McGill ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-may-20-2020/
Revue de presse
par LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | 08 juin 2020
The Globe and Mail Continue reading For students in the class ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-8-2020/
Revue de presse
par LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | 18 juin 2020
Global News Continue reading Addressing Canadians on Wedn...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-18-2020/
Revue de presse
par HANNAH LIDDLE | 26 juin 2023
CBC News Continue reading A group of academics who took part in an event at King's University College ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-26-2023/
À mon avis
par JAMES SOUTHWORTH | 13 février 2018

Op-ed articles help students to learn the important skills of engaging and persuading a reader.

There’s something rather futile about argumentative research papers that focus on moral, political and social issues. For all their merits in developing students’ writing, research and critical thinking skills, these papers usually fail. That is, they fail in their purpose of persuading a reader...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/value-op-ed/
À mon avis
par VESELIN JUNGIC | 21 avril 2020

My underlying message to my students was to keep their educational goals as an anchor during these unexpected times.

Despite the changes to our everyday lives over the past several weeks, I am convinced that as a teacher it is my role and responsibility to keep my students accountable to the same high academic standards and ethical code of conduct as before COVID-19 upended our community. Like other organizatio...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/despite-the-pandemic-the-rules-of-academic-integrity-still-apply/
À mon avis
par BRYN WILLIAMS-JONES | 23 juillet 2020

Let’s ensure we recognize and support their extraordinary efforts during the COVID-19 crisis.

As a result of the current pandemic, professors and students are having to adapt to new ways of working in a world full of uncertainties. When will our children be able to go back to school? Will we be able to visit our elderly parents? What will happen with the upcoming academic year? They are expe...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/administrative-personnel-are-the-universitys-frontline-workers/
À mon avis
par NAOKO ELLIS & DEREK GLADWIN | 26 juillet 2022

For a consumer, for instance, making the switch to an electric vehicle is a difficult decision.

Despite learning that climate change is Continue reading, society has been slow to decrease the use of fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For a consumer, for instance, making the switch to a...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/how-climate-storytelling-helps-people-navigate-complexity-and-find-solutions/
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