Queen's University, Ontario

Established in 1841 and one of Canada’s oldest degree-granting institutions, Queen’s today is a mid-sized university that provides a transformative student learning experience within a research-intensive environment A member of the prestigious U15 group of research-intensive Canadian universities, Queen’s conducts leading-edge research in areas of critical concern. Queen’s is also a member of the Matariki Network, an international group of research-intensive universities with a strong shared commitment to the undergraduate and graduate student learning experience.

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Confrontations between pro- and anti-Iranian regime protesters at a rally in Toronto in March 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Why the Iranian diaspora is so bitterly divided — in Canada and abroad

Although the connection between the Canadian far right and the pro-Reza Pahlavi movement is weaker than in Europe, growing diaspora violence shows it’s now taking root in Canada.
Klaim “terbukti dalam penelitian” sering kali disampaikan dengan penuh keyakinan, baik yang didasarkan pada penelitian tahap awal maupun penelitian yang telah berlangsung selama bertahun-tahun di berbagai populasi dan konteks. (Wikimedia Commons/Gwydion M. Williams)

Panduan menilai klaim sains: Kapan kita bisa mempercayai kata ahli?

Sains bekerja melalui proses revisi. Sebagai konsumen kita harus belajar mengevaluasi kematangan bukti dan selalu fleksibel terhadap temuan-temuan baru.
It is essential that teachers have a solid foundation of confidence, knowledge and skills to support students with disabilities from the moment they receive teacher certification. (Ahmet Kurt/Unsplash)

Why teacher training is the overlooked route to a stronger special education system

While investing more money could play a hand in improving Ontario’s special education, improvements should begin with a critical look at teacher training.
Le meilleur moment pour préparer une grossesse en santé, c'est avant qu'elle ne commence. Si vous souffrez d'une maladie inflammatoire de l'intestin, parlez-en à votre gastro-entérologue avant la conception, si possible. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Maladie inflammatoire de l’intestin : trop pensent à tort que ça exclut d’avoir des enfants

Autrefois déconseillée aux femmes atteintes de MICI, la grossesse profite aujourd’hui des traitements modernes : meilleurs résultats pour mère et enfant.
Claims about what “studies show” are often delivered with confidence, whether they are based on early-stage research or many years of study across populations and contexts. (Wikimedia Commons/Gwydion M. Williams)

When to trust the experts? Follow these guidelines to evaluate science on any topic

Science works through a process of revision. As consumers, we must learn how to evaluate how mature evidence is, and always remain flexible to new findings.
Educators do not fall into simple categories of being for or against genAI. (Christina Wocintechchat/Unsplash)

Canada’s AI strategy needs educators who feel prepared, not just trained

A survey and workshop project is designed to help educators reflect on their comfort with genAI, assessment and educational practices and their fears and challenges.
Romeo Dallaire, right, a Canadian senator at the time, and Hassan Jallow, prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, speak about genocide and crimes against humanity in Ottawa in December 2013. Dallaire headed Canada’s ill-fated peacekeeping mission in Rwanda in the 1990s. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Why Canada is effectively shutting down its 70‑year peacekeeping legacy

The Canadian Defence Department’s recent announcement that it’s scaling back peacekeeping missions marks the final step in the triumph of one national peacekeeping mythology over another.
As Gen Z embraces textile crafts as a screen-free pastime, it is rediscovering a practice that once helped shape computer programming and is now driving innovations. (Unsplash)

How weaving helped invent modern computing — and is shaping its future

Weaving is one of humanity’s oldest crafts, but its patterns helped inspire early computing. Today, textile makers are using conductive yarns and digital looms to invent new kinds of technology.
The best time to prepare for a healthy pregnancy is before it starts. If you have inflammatory bowel disease, speak with your gastroenterologist before conception if you can. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Nearly 1 in 100 Canadians has inflammatory bowel disease. Too many believe it rules out having children

Historically, women with inflammatory bowel disease were advised against pregnancy. Current evidence shows modern medication use in pregnancy leads to best outcomes for mother and infant.
Paramedics wheel a patient into the emergency department at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto in 2021. The public safety sector includes correctional workers, communicators and dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics and police. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Mental health programs alone won’t fix psychological injury among public safety workers

Public safety workers face rising rates of psychological injury and suicide. Research suggests employers are focusing on the wrong solutions.
Aussi passionné que l’on soit par son travail, rien ne remplace un bon management. StudioRomantic/Shutterstock

Ce que signifie vraiment « aimer son travail » – et quand cet amour peut devenir un problème

De nouvelles recherches explorent la psychologie qui sous-tend l’amour du travail et ses implications pour les organisations modernes.
Les personnes faisant preuve d’une grande maîtrise de soi ont davantage tendance à inspirer la confiance de leurs collègues et partenaires, mais ces attentes peuvent s’avérer néfastes. NewAfrica/Shutterstock

La maîtrise de soi est une force, mais un excès de discipline peut se retourner contre nous

Derrière une apparente facilité pour celles et ceux qui ont une maîtrise de soi, les effets secondaires sont légion : épuisement professionnel, familial et sacrifices permanents.
Ice-off in Resolute Bay, Nvt. Warming is leading to earlier ice-free dates and challenging the local community who uses the sea ice to access traditional hunting areas. (Élise Devoie)

Researchers ask us to rethink the ways we see and study the Arctic

Given increasing geopolitical tensions and economic interest in the region, how can academic research support those who live in and depend on the Arctic?
Talking with your child about the world around them is part of what builds their foundation for becoming a confident reader. (Pexels/Grace)

Starting kindergarten soon? Summer is a perfect time to support your child’s early literacy learning

The best part of having fun with rhymes and words, noticing letters and reading together is that interactions build both early literacy skills and family connections.
If shareholders want corporations to take climate change and social responsibility seriously, firms should pay their leaders for results on those dimensions. (Unsplash+)

The push to standardize ESG scores could make corporate greenwashing easier, not harder

Tying executive pay to ESG metrics is now standard practice at most large companies. But new research finds that when the scoring methodology becomes predictable, it becomes easier to game.
Women show their marked thumbs after casting their vote at a polling station during the country’s parliamentary elections in Karachi, Pakistan, in February 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistan’s voter turnout decline: Why more women registered, but fewer cast ballots in 2024

Pakistan added millions of women voters in 2024, but declining turnout reveals deeper barriers to meaningful political participation.

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