Holland College, UNB partner on accelerated criminology program

Holland College’s Atlantic Police Academy and the University of New Brunswick have partnered to provide students with an accelerated route to a criminology degree. The new program allows students to obtain their bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice in three and a half years. Students begin the program at UNB’s Fredericton campus for their […]

The University of New Brunswick and Canadian University Dubai (CUD) have signed a pathway agreement that will expand access to health training. The CUD–UNB Bachelor of Health Pathway Program is a 2+2 pathway that will enable students from CUD’s bachelor of science in public health program to transfer into the third year of UNB’s bachelor […]

Keyano College and the University of New Brunswick have launched a 2+2 pathway that will provide Keyano students opportunities to further their education. Graduates from Keyano’s environmental technology program are now able to transfer to UNB to complete a bachelor of science in forestry or a bachelor of science in environmental management with two additional […]

Medicine Hat College, the University of Calgary, and the University of New Brunswick have each celebrated the launch and recognition of new programs. MHC has launched a two-year Addictions Counselling program that has officially received recognition from the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation. UCalgary has launched two graduate programs—a master’s and a PhD program—in Transdisciplinary […]

The University of New Brunswick and the University of Saskatchewan have each launched strategic partnerships with industry partners. UNB has partnered with NB Power to advance power research through the NB Power Industrial Research Chair in Smart Grid Technologies, as well as to continue to provide co-op experience at NB Power for students. USask’s Global […]

As students from across the country gathered in Halifax for the 2025 Canadian Universities Debating Championships, CBC interviewed several attendees about the value of learning how to communicate in polarized times. Tournament tabulations officer Meghan Runge, who is also a student at Dalhousie University, explained that speaking to others civilly while also conveying important information […]

The University of New Brunswick’s McKenna Institute, ContactNB, and a network of partners have launched the AI Adoption in Contact Centres project. This project will accelerate AI adoption and workforce readiness in the province’s contact centre sector by providing organizations and employees the skills, tools, and applied learning experiences they need to integrate AI into […]

The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network has announced a pilot project that will provide access to what is reportedly the largest collection of cancer data ever assembled in Canada. Researchers from organizations across Canada—including McGill University, Memorial University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Calgary, and the University of New Brunswick—will gain […]

The Association of Atlantic Universities has released its 2025-2026 Preliminary Survey of Enrolments, which show the full-time and part-time enrolments at each university in Atlantic provinces as of October 2025. The association celebrated the 4% rise in full-time first-year students. However, AAU pointed to the heavy impact of the federal government’s international student cap: International […]

The University of New Brunswick and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) – Local 3339 have signed a collective agreement. CUPE Local 3339 represents approximately 55 support staff employees who work on the Saint John campus in a variety of roles, including general labour, trades, clerical, secretarial, and library assistant positions. UNB said that […]