QC universities form Polaris to attract top researchers

McGill University, Université Laval, Université de Montréal, and Université de Sherbrooke have formed Polaris, a group focused on making Québec a global hub for research talent and reinforcing Canada’s scientific leadership. The group proposes federal and provincial investments in initiatives such as research chairs in AI, health, and biodiversity; scholarships for PhD and postdoctoral researchers; […]

The Government of Québec Minister of Higher Education Pascale Déry has reportedly indicated that the provincial government is not planning to provide any further funding to support QC universities. La Presse reports that institutions such as the Université de Montréal, Université de Sherbrooke, and several members of the Université du Québec network have announced deficit […]

HEC Montréal, the Université du Québec à Montréal, the Université de Sherbrooke, and SAP Canada are launching a three-year project to help Canadian companies harness the power of AI. The $2M project will focus on reducing the costs associated with data visualization errors, helping Canadian companies better interpret data and optimize their real-time decision making. […]

In Québec, postsecondary institutions are adapting their medical training to consider the growing population of aging patients and equip doctors to meet their needs. McGill University, Université Laval, Université de Montréal, and the Université de Sherbrooke all offer specialized training in geriatrics; however, several have struggled to recruit medical students for these programs. UMontréal geriatrics […]

The Université du Québec’s plans to create a family medicine training program in Chicoutimi are being questioned by the Université de Sherbrooke, reports Radio-Canada. UQuebec President Alexandre Cloutier said that a family medicine training program—which would be offered at UQAC, UQAT, and UQTR—would meet existing demand rather than conflict with current programming. However, USherbrooke, which […]

NSERC and NRC are providing a combined $11M to support six collaborative research projects in quantum sensing technologies. These projects bring together postsecondary institutions, small- or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and other organizations. The six projects receiving funding will be coordinated by the Université de Sherbrooke, University of Alberta (two projects), University of British Columbia, University […]

Postsecondary institutions across Canada are celebrating Pi Day today. Several are holding events involving free pie: Camosun College is hosting a pie eating competition with pies created by culinary arts students, the Université de Sherbrooke’s Institut quantique is inviting its members to bake and share pies, and the University of Waterloo is passing out free […]

The Union étudiante du Québec, which represents students from institutions across QC, has expressed concern about the provincial government’s decision to cancel a provincial survey that examined sexual violence on campus. The Journal de Montréal explains that the provincially-funded survey, which was conducted by the Institut de la statistique du Québec, collected data on safety […]

The Université Laval, the Université de Sherbrooke, and the Governing Council of the University of Toronto have received funding from the Government of Canada to support the research, development, and demonstration of carbon capture and storage technologies. U of T’s project will collect $2.5M to leverage low-cost, renewable, electric direct air capture removal processes. ULaval […]

The Government of Canada recently announced the 2024-25 recipients of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Funding Program, which include several postsecondary institutions. In total, this year’s program is allocating $9.9M to support 30 projects that raise awareness of the SDGs and advance progress on the 2030 Agenda. This year’s postsecondary recipients are Conrad Grebel University […]