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Hands down, it’s been one of the warmest weeks we’ve had in months, but before springing forward too quickly, what are some of the Federation’s highlights from 2013? Be sure to read our 2013 Annual Report and watch our new “Ideas can… bring us...

Maeve Lydon, Secretary, Office of Community Based Research Canada, University of Victoria Community Based Research Canada (CBRC) is a national network of post-secondary institutions, community-based research organizations and individual members...

The humanities and social sciences represent some of the oldest and broadest academic disciplines that continue to provide us with insights about humanity. The study of economics, art, history, law, philosophy, religion, among many others, represents...

The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences was pleased to announce the finalists for the 2014 Canada Prizes during its 2014 Annual Conference last Friday. An animated afternoon reception celebrated the authors of 14 books that were named...

Re-posted on behalf of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada INVITATION Gary Polonsky, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, Fernand Proulx, Interim President and CEO, Canada...

Jane Koustas, Academic Convenor for Congress 2014, Brock University It is my pleasure as Academic Convener for Congress 2014 to welcome you to Brock University and the Niagara region this May to explore borders without boundaries. As host institution...

Last Friday, Chad Gaffield, president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), spoke at Carleton University about whether social scientists have an obligation to solve society’s problems. In a subsequent article about the event...

Only days away! The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences will be hosting its 2014 Annual Conference at the McGill Faculty Club on Friday, March 28. Can’t make it to the Conference? Good news: you can still catch the day’s events. The...

Jessica Clark, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences As the coordinator of the Congress Expo, I have the unique privilege of getting to find out which exhibitors will be taking part in the Expo one at a time. As the contracts roll in, the...