As Canadian researchers lose US funding, research organizations investigate impact

The Globe and Mail reports that Canadian research organizations such as CIHR are investigating the impact of the loss of US funding on several Canadian-led research projects. The Globe highlights how the US National Institutes of Health recently pulled funding from a project led by the University of British Columbia, while the Canadian Cancer Trials […]

Statistics Canada has released the initial results of the 2024-25 Full-time University and College Academic Staff System data. Drawing on data from 81 of the 110 public degree-granting institutions, StatCan has summarized the number of full-time teaching staff and their respective average and median salaries at each Canadian university. The largest number of faculty, excluding […]

Postsecondary institutions across Canada have issued statements mourning the recent passing of Pope Francis. Representatives from institutions such as Campion College at the University of Regina, King’s University College, and St Mary University remarked on his legacy—including his 2022 apology for the church’s role in Canada’s residential school system—and his approach to the papacy. Corpus […]

The University of British Columbia will implement a multi-year tuition framework in the 2025-26 academic year. This framework, which the university says will provide consistency and clarity, will ensure that international students know how much they will pay for tuition in each year of study. Tuition increases for returning international students will be capped at […]

Canada’s Top 100 has released its 2025 Canada’s Greenest Employers list and nine institutions have appeared among the leaders. The competition assessed employers across the country, ranking them based on employee-led initiatives, programs focused on creating a culture of environmental awareness, and in-house sustainability efforts. The postsecondary institutions that made the ranking were the British […]

CEOWORLD Magazine recently released its 2025 Best Business Schools in the World ranking and 10 Canadian business schools have made the list. The ranking is based on a survey of students, industry partners, and corporate recruiters. The three highest ranking Canadian business schools were the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Business (#52), the Southern […]

Indigenous leaders and organizations such as the BC Civil Liberties Assocation have spoken out against the lawsuit brought forward by a group of professors and a graduate student from the University of British Columbia. The Chiefs of the Syilx Okanagan Nation, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, and Westbank First Nation each issued statements expressing […]

The University of British Columbia has opened Gage Market, a fully autonomous, cashier-free convenience store that is open around the clock. The store uses Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology, which relies on overhead cameras and shelf sensors to track items. Products are added to or removed from an online cart and customers are charged to […]

Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia have reopened applications for American graduate program applicants. According to CBC, some American students are expressing interest in Canadian postsecondary education amid the rising tensions between the US government and US postsecondary institutions. The Vancouver Sun reports that UBC is reopening admissions for the duration of […]

A group of University of British Columbia faculty members and a graduate student have launched a lawsuit against the institution’s administration. In a petition filed in the BC Supreme Court, the group alleges that the university is breaching the University Act with the wording used in Indigenous land acknowledgements, requiring job applicants to agree with […]