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From Peer Review to the Public: Re-imagining Academic Freedom and Advocacy
Thursday, March 5, 2026 12:00-13:00 ET Co-presented by the Samara Centre for Democracy and the Federation, From Peer Review to the Public: Re-imagining Academic Freedom and Advocacy is a timely conversation about how the humanities and social...
Nourishing Black scholarship, nurturing collective joy
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction Something remarkable happens when spaces are allowed to feel more human—when they are welcoming, grounded in care, and shaped with intention. When...
As global tensions rise, can Canada maintain its Women, Peace, and Security commitments?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Introduction | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Introduction As global conflicts intensify, the federal government is being forced to make hard choices about security, defense spending, and values. These...
Past Big Thinking speaker now "Immortal"
Jessica Clark, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences On December 12 th, everyone here at the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences was very excited to learn that Dany Laferrière had been named to the Académie française. He is...
SSH News: Mandela scholarships, two Tri-Agency consultations, digital infrastructure, Big Thinking
In memory of Nelson Mandela, the Government of Canada announced the launch of the African Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships. Open to candidates across Africa who are early career professionals working in the public sector, the scholarships will...
Ideas can… build relationships
Eleanor Fast, Director of Policy and Programming, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The Federation’s Programming team is delighted to announce that Genome Canada will be coming to Congress 2014 with an exciting interdisciplinary event...
SSH News: Open Access publishing, SSHRC opportunity, ISSC report
The costs of an Open Access (OA) monograph are an open debate, but a recently published Final Report of the Dutch OAPEN-NL project gives some initial answers. Over the past three years, Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN) Foundation...
The Leadership Council launches a “Have Your Say” Crowdsourcing Campaign to advance Canada's Digital Infrastructure
Guest blog by Leadership Council Co-Chairs, Jay Black, Chief Information Officer, Simon Fraser University and Steven Liss, Vice Principal Research, Queen’s University The Leadership Council for Digital Infrastructure is seeking your input. The...
SSH News: New Rhodes Scholars, Humanities around the globe, watch Ron Deibert’s Big Thinking lecture online
The 2014 class of Rhodes scholars has been announced and the list of 83 includes 11 Canadian students. The social sciences are fairly well represented among the Canadian scholars’ fields of study, with areas of interest ranging from public health to...