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Lyne Sauvageau takes on Acfas presidency
The Federation wholeheartedly congratulates Lyne Sauvageau on her election to the presidency of the Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas). In her role as Vice-President, Academic and Research at the Université du Québec since November 2011...
Sharing knowledge through Community Connections
More than ever, universities are expected to produce knowledge that is of tangible benefit to people and communities. This idea is the inspiration behind Community Connections, a series of events held throughout the week of Congress that will touch...
Webinar: Publishing with The Conversation
Getting a Life: The Social Worlds of Geek Culture
When someone asks you where the idea for a research project came from, there’s a right and a wrong answer. The right one is about debates in the field and gaps in the literature, and it presupposes what you eventually discovered. I find the wrong one...
Trade and human rights: What is Canada's role?
Responding to Human Trafficking: Dispossession, Colonial Violence, and Resistance among Indigenous and Racialized Women
Responding to Human Trafficking: Dispossession, Colonial Violence, and Resistance among Indigenous and Racialized Women is dedicated to my late mentor and friend, Trisha Anne Monture. Her Mohawk name, Aywahande, means “the one who starts things with...
Past Big Thinking speaker now "Immortal"
Jessica Clark, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences On December 12 th, everyone here at the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences was very excited to learn that Dany Laferrière had been named to the Académie française. He is...
SSH News: Mandela scholarships, two Tri-Agency consultations, digital infrastructure, Big Thinking
In memory of Nelson Mandela, the Government of Canada announced the launch of the African Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships. Open to candidates across Africa who are early career professionals working in the public sector, the scholarships will...
Ideas can… build relationships
Eleanor Fast, Director of Policy and Programming, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The Federation’s Programming team is delighted to announce that Genome Canada will be coming to Congress 2014 with an exciting interdisciplinary event...