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Alex Marland, Memorial University of Newfoundland Before entering academia, I worked in communications consulting and in government. In the private sector, we had lots of time to ruminate about marketing strategy. But in government, the best laid...

Law and Social Work faculties aim to develop policies and action plans that will make real improvements in access to social justice. Top speakers include Thomas Cromwell, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and more—read on! As part of Congress...

John Packer, Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa Ce billet de blogue a été préparé à l'occasion de la Journée des droits de l'homme 2015. There is a palpable sense of relief within the human rights community...

Gauri Sreenivasan, Directrice des politiques et des programmes, Fédération des sciences humaines Le débat international qui n’a cessé de s’intensifier pendant des mois sur les obligations des différents pays au regard du flux des réfugiés et des...

The digital age is rapidly changing how scholars produce, share, analyze and preserve ideas. At Monday’s interdisciplinary symposium at Congress 2015, the changing nature of scholarly research with technology was the topic of discussion. One of the...

What world can we imagine in 20, 30, even 50 years in the future? How rapid will technology advance and how do we develop policy to match the speed of development? How many times will my job description change? What do we do when machine intelligence...

During a Congress 2015 panel titled "Capitalizing on research: from Idea to Impact", Mitacs presented an interesting perspective on collaboration between researchers, industry, government and community. Through its internship programs, Mitacs...

The all-day hackfest at Congress 2015 was certainly not reserved for computer geniuses only. Researchers of all levels of technology know-how gathered to collaborate on different methods of tackling research data. The event encouraged experimentation...

Dr. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun is a professor and chair of Modern Media and Culture at Brown University, and her background in both Systems Design Engineering and English Literature has helped to shape a unique perspective on New Media and digital...