Dal projects $20.6M deficit, outlines cuts in 2025–26 operating budget

Dalhousie University has released its 2025–26 operating budget, which projects a $20.6M deficit and outlines funding cuts and tuition adjustments. CBC reports that departments will face a 1% budget cut and must absorb compensation increases, amounting to an effective five per cent reduction. Dal Faculty Association President David Westwood warned of job losses and course […]

US News recently published its 2025-26 Best Global Universities ranking, as well as its Top Global Universities by Subject Area. A total of 43 Canadian postsecondary institutions appeared in the global rankings, three of which appeared in the top 100: University of Toronto (tied for #16), University of British Columbia (tied for #41), and McGill […]

With National Indigenous Peoples Day falling on a Saturday this year, several institutions held special events and shared resources in advance of the weekend. Institutions such as NorQuest College, the University of Waterloo, and Vancouver Island University held special celebrations with food, dances, and cultural learning opportunities. Dalhousie University hosted a morning smudge. MacEwan University […]

Dalhousie University will be using a $2.2M investment from the Government of Nova Scotia to expand its Doctor of Medicine program. This Fall, five additional seats for students from Nova Scotia will be added to the program; another five first-year seats will be added in 2026-27. As a result of this investment, 2025-26 will see […]

Dalhousie University has launched the Dalhousie Centre for Global Mental Health, an academic centre focused on worldwide mental health disparities. The centre, which is housed in Dal’s Department of Psychiatry, will work to reduce gaps in mental health treatment through research, care, education, and advocacy. It will be guided by a shared vision focused on […]

The Government of Nova Scotia is supporting four early-career researchers at Acadia University, Dalhousie University, and St Francis Xavier University whose projects aim to improve mental health and addictions care for equity-deserving communities. The researchers have each received grants through the New Investigator in Addictions and Mental Health program, delivered by Research Nova Scotia. At […]

Champlain College Saint-Lambert, Dalhousie University, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University have each unveiled art installations featuring aquatic creatures. Champlain College media students installed a colourful public art piece that in the G-Block stairwell that features fish. Dalhousie University has installed an 18-metre blue whale skeleton in its Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity, which is anticipated to […]

Global News reports that both Dalhousie University and Saint Mary’s University received bomb threats via spam email on Tuesday that prompted police investigations. CBC reports that Dalhousie did not evacuate its campus. However, SMU evacuated its campus, and nearby streets were temporarily closed while Halifax police conducted a search with K9 units. No explosives were […]

Dalhousie University’s Department of Athletics and Recreation and the soccer club Halifax Tides FC have partnered to provide the new club with the services and space it needs to succeed. As the official training centre for the women’s soccer team, Dal will provide the team with access to a dedicated locker room and storage space, […]

The Government of Nova Scotia has reportedly asked Dalhousie University to consider launching a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at its Truro campus. The suggestion, which was made within the funding agreement between Dal and the Nova Scotia Department of Advanced Education, made a note of the need for large animal veterinarians. The department also […]