Research and innovation

uOttawa campus illustration — Research and innovation

Our research is founded on excellence, relevance and impact and is conducted in a spirit of equity, diversity and inclusion.

Driving research into the future

As the University of Ottawa charts its vision for the next decade, we are taking research and innovation in a new direction, building on our strengths to better understand and improve the world around us.

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Canada Research Chairs

Canada Excellence Research Chair

$512M

Research revenue

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Canada Impact+ Research Chairs

Join the University of Ottawa through the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs competition, a prestigious initiative to recruit world-class researchers advancing solutions to today’s most pressing challenges.

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Headlines and events

Find out about new research, innovations and upcoming events from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.

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Lígia Teixeira giving a presentation at uOttawa

Preventing homelessness

What it takes to make progress on homelessness

Homelessness remains stubbornly high despite decades of research. Lígia Teixeira shows us a path forward through the “what works” movement.

Driving policy change

Ghost citizens, rights and belonging

Professor Jamie Chai Yun Liew is the recipient of the 2026 EDI in Research Award from the OVPRI, recognizing her research on statelessness.

Donna Strickland and Martine Lagacé during the fireside chat

Fighting disinformation

Why trust in science matters: Donna Strickland at uOttawa

What can science do about eroding trust? At uOttawa, Nobel laureate Donna Strickland shared practical ways to reconnect research with people.

Major initiatives

Our researchers are constantly redefining how to move discovery and innovation forward. See how they are changing our world.

Impact and discoveries

Arctic Research Hub

Artificial intelligence

Cybersecurity

Health care

Public policy

Research frameworks

Knowledge mobilization

A dynamic approach in which researchers disseminate their findings beyond academia to reach the public and knowledge users in innovative ways.

Open Science

A research paradigm centred on transparency, accessibility and reuse across the research lifecycle.

An Indigenous woman speaking in front of a class

At uOttawa, we are committed to fostering equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

Find out more about EDI in research.

Valuable research platforms

Our research centres and institutes serve as platforms for collaboration and the exchange of ideas among researchers. Our core facilities offer essential services, including analytical support, access to instruments and technologies, and the expertise that researchers need.

Explore our research services

The OVPRI offers a variety of services to help our researchers thrive, from research security and management to funding guidance, lab resources, and partnership and commercialization support.

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