Blog
May
12
The contemporary challenges of francophone communities in Canada
Simon Langlois, President of the Academy of Social Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada
As part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the Academy of Social Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada is hosting a Big Thinking presentation by Joseph Yvon Thériault on the topic of contemporary challenges of francophone communities in Canada, specifically in Quebec and in minority settings. The Academy brings together the best social science experts in...
May
11
SSHRC Scholarships and Fellowships 101 at Congress
SSHRC Staff
We in SSHRC’s Research Training Portfolio know that applying for a SSHRC award can be challenging. You spend all that time developing a great research question, pulling together all of your supporting documents, and getting feedback on your proposal from colleagues and peers to create something great.
This is why we’ve prepared an information session on SSHRC funding as part of Career Corner at Congress.
Join us on Wednesday, June 3 at 10:30 a.m. in the Congress Hub—East Expo Event Space for SSHRC Scholarships and Fellowships 101. There,...
May
6
Les défis contemporains de la francophonie au Canada
Simon Langlois, Président de l'Académie des sciences sociales de la Société royale du Canada
Dans le cadre du Congrès des sciences humaines l’Académie des sciences sociales de la Société royale du Canada organise une causerie Voir grand donnée par Joseph Yvon Thériault portant sur les défis contemporains de la francophonie au Canada, plus précisément au Québec et dans les milieux minoritaires canadiens. L’Académie réunit les meilleurs spécialistes des sciences sociales au Canada, plus précisément en droit, sciences de l’administration, sciences de l’éducation et les diverses sciences sociales telles que sociologie, économique, science politique, anthropologie, criminologie, psychologie,...
May
4
What I learned as academic co-convenor of Congress
University Affairs staff and James M. Skidmore, University of Waterloo
I’ve been going to the Learneds for so many years that I still call it the Learneds. Of course it’s the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, and I accept the need for the updated name. “Learneds” is musty and fusty and not a little aloof, though I’m still not sure about a title that invokes images of...
Apr
29
An architectural gem with a green lining
Monique Roy-Sole, Research Communications Officer, University of Ottawa
One of the major hubs of activity during Congress 2015 will be the Social Sciences Building, which houses the University of Ottawa’s largest faculty. Inaugurated in the fall of 2012, the modern, light-filled structure gathers the entire Faculty of Social Sciences — more than 10,000 students, 260 full-time professors and 100 staff — under one roof. For first time in the faculty’s 60-year history, its departments, schools and institute are no longer scattered all over campus.
The 15-storey tower in the heart of campus will be the site of the Big Thinking series at Congress and of several association conferences. The...