It’s been a month since Congress 2025. Over 7,500 participants gathered at George Brown College to question, collaborate, and make the voice of the humanities and social sciences heard.
We invite you to celebrate and reflect on the incredible achievements of our community. Here are just a few of those accomplishments:
Congress in the news
Top media stories
LU professor wins 2025 Canada Prize for book documenting Indigenous women's experiences
Candace Brunette-Debassige, Canada Prizes recipient, Laurentian University
Professeur à l’UQTR, Pierre Lavoie remporte un prestigieux prix pour son livre
Pierre Lavoie, Canada Prizes recipient, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Fahimeh Mehrabi, University of Calgary
Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
Linking through litter: CBU researcher finds that plogging unites mllennials and boomers
Kelsey Harvey, Cape Breton University, and Kaneera Uthayakumaran, McMaster University
Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS)
VIU study finds many post secondary students going hungry
Jenna Sportak, Sydney Gallant, and Meagan Sharpe, Vancouver Island University
Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
University of Waterloo study raises concerns over remote work surveillance
Adam Molnar and Danielle E. Thompson, University of Waterloo
Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
Economic benefits of supporting farmers’ markets
David Connell, University of Northern B.C.
Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS)
N.S. news: Educator discusses dangers of social media addiction
Paul Bennett, Saint Mary's University
Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE)
AI Tutors Can Be Just as Effective as Humans in Welcoming Newcomers to Canada: Toronto Study
Ji-young Shin and Liz Coulson, University of Toronto Mississauga
Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL)
Researchers Urge Action on Black Food Insecurity in Toronto
Julian Hasford and Emmanuel Kyeremeh, Toronto Metropolitan University
Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS)
Toronto Researcher Urges Colleges to Treat Students as Customers in New Study
Blair Smith, George Brown College
Revisit the magic of Big Thinking and the Canada Prizes
All four Big Thinking lectures and the Canada Prizes ceremony are now live! Whether you missed them during Congress or want to revisit the powerful ideas and discussions they sparked, full recordings of each session are available below:
- Technologies of togetherness
- Environments of togetherness
- Care of togetherness
- Pedagogies of togetherness
- The Canada Prizes: Unwritten histories, unfolding futures
Research in action
From timely panels to thought-provoking research presentations, Congress 2025 brought bold ideas and urgent questions to the fore. Thousands of scholars across disciplines explored the issues shaping our world from climate and culture to justice, language, and belonging.
Missed a session? The Congress Digests capture some of these moments, offering reflections and resources to keep the conversation going.
- Congress Digest #1 - Ubuntu, A.I. ethics, and navigating freedom of expression
- Congress Digest #2 - The Black sonic imagination; Facial recognition; and Forgotten history
- Congress Digest #3 – Queer marronage, Indigenous intellectual traditions, and the future of Canadian education
And there's more...
Stay tuned for our upcoming Congress in Conversation series this summer, a special two-part presentation of the Big Thinking podcast, hosted by The Conversation Canada in dialogue with Congress researchers. Subscribe to the podcast at the link below to stay updated with new releases.
Visit the Congress 2025 archive page for more content and insights.
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