Boys seem to underachieve educationally relative to girls. But many questions remain about what’s going on and what, if anything, should be done to address the issue.

Are laptop bans the answer to the misuse of computers in the classroom?

Meet the risk-taking scholars who are shaking things up while they build tomorrow’s academic library

A heated debate over how to train PhD students for the jobs awaiting them has percolated for 15 years in Europe and the U.S. It’s high time for a Canadian discussion

Big-city universities try new strategies to keep commuter students on campus, so they’ll do better academically

There’s growing interest in the role of the university as a tool for regional development, but the impact is hard to measure, warns expert Mario Polèse

A handful of Canadian colleges and universities are exploring the learning possibilities of this virtual online world, with mixed results

Canada’s ‘professors of privacy’ are leaders in a global effort to understand the ways governments and corporations are using surveillance methods on average citizens – and to let the public know

Every year, there are new options for remote conferences, largely due to advances in software.

Skills training gives PhD students a boost, whether they find work inside or outside academia.

Nuclear imaging has revolutionized how we diagnose and treat life-threatening diseases. But the technology requires a reliable supply of isotopes to produce the high-quality images. Canada had it, but nearly lost it, throwing the nuclear imaging field into crisis. The federal government wants to ensure that doesn’t happen again.

As journals test the waters of open peer review, authors and editors remain divided over the merits of tinkering with a tried-and-true system.

Everything you wanted to know about digital humanities.

Unconscious bias still plays a role in keeping women scientists from the top tier.

Traditional in-person conferences have been criticized for a variety of reasons, but the current COVID-19 pandemic puts them in a whole new light.

On their way to graduation, PhD students become converts to the Church of Knowledge. But this secular church is in need of reformation.

A group of York University students got together to discuss what aspects of in-person classes they miss most while studying remotely.

Skyrocketing student financial need has called for universities to go beyond the food bank model.

With the integrity of the international student system under fire, what can universities do?

University of Alberta part of UNESCO program to train teachers