ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025

ShanghaiRanking has released its Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025, which assesses institutions from around the world according to 57 subjects across five broad disciplines. Canadian institutions that appeared in the top 25 for at least one subject included McGill University, Simon Fraser University, Université de Montréal, the University of British Columbia, the University of […]

The Government of Canada Tri-Council and France’s national research agency have announced the distribution of $3.29M in funding for research related to artificial intelligence. The funding will be distributed through NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR (in collaboration with IVADO) to 10 collaborative research projects that will be conducted by Canadian and French university researchers. These projects […]

Quacquarelli Symonds has released the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026, and several Canadian universities have appeared among the top ranks. These rankings assess universities from around the world according to their efforts on the fronts of environmental impact, social impact, and governance. A total of 41 Canadian postsecondary institutions appeared in the rankings, and […]

A student project at Western University has identified nearly 100 Victorian-era books in the university’s library system that contain traces of arsenic. Third-year English student Karen Wen discovered the toxic green-covered volumes—nicknamed “poison books”—while studying materials from Western’s library system. Working with Western’s Earth and Planetary Materials Analysis Laboratory, Wen confirmed the presence of copper […]

Western University has become the first Canadian school to join the Global Virus Network, an international collection of institutions with a goal of increasing pandemic preparedness. The university’s Pathogen Research Centre will become a Global Virus Network Centre of Excellence upon its completion in 2027. Western Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Miguel E […]

Western University professor Derek McLachlin has gone viral on social media following his performance of a biochemistry-infused parody of Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You. Posted to TikTok by Western student Hoon Dao, the video shows McLachlin singing about ketone bodies as students clap along. The video has received more than 4 million views. McLachlin told […]

McMaster University and Western University have signed an agreement that will enable researchers from each institution to access 13 research facilities. With reciprocal access to the universities’ facilities, researchers will be able to tap into more tools and spaces to engage in discovery and innovation. The partnership has begun as a three-year pilot project, with […]

Western University will be using a $5M donation to establish two endowed research chairs named in honor of donors Archie and Irene Verspeeten. The Verspeeten Chair in Translational Cancer Research will focus on accelerating cancer diagnosis and care using cutting-edge tools and approaches, while the Verspeeten Chair in Oncology will work to uncover mechanisms that […]

Several postsecondary institutions have announced special events or shared resources this week in light of World Mental Health Day. Assiniboine College, the University of Ottawa, and Western University held special fairs and events focused on wellness. Assiniboine is bringing representatives from various wellness organizations to campus, while UOttawa and Western held events with institutional resources […]

Several institutions have shared special resources and online learning opportunities to ensure their communities can learn about Indigenous history, culture, and the Truth and Reconciliation journey from anywhere. Concordia University, Ontario Tech University, and Trent University were among those that shared guidebooks, virtual tours, and other learning tools to help their community understand key concepts […]