Topic: Funding

Funding, Universities and the academic mission

How to reject a broken system

Nigmendra Narain

As OCUFA celebrates 60 years of raising key issues affecting faculty, academic librarians, and academic professionals, President Nigmendra Narain explores the state […]

Funding, Public policy, Universities and the academic mission

OCUFA, Laurentian and the First (and Last) CCAA Proceeding in the University Sector

James Harnum

Law firm Koskie Minsky LLP advised OCUFA on the impact of the unprecedented corporate bankruptcy proceedings undertaken by Laurentian University in February […]

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Funding, Governance, Universities and the academic mission

What happens if a university goes bust?

Robert MacIntosh, Northumbria University, Newcastle

A person sits in a study carrell in a library.

Equity and social justice, Funding, Public engagement, Research and innovation

Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals

Tatsuya Amano, The University of Queensland

Funding, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Public engagement, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Northern Ontario needs more local post-secondary education — and the province’s funding

Avery Beall, Nipissing University and David Zarifa, Nipissing University

A group of people wearing suits sitting at a big conference table.

Funding, Students, Teaching and learning, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission

The Universities Accord will plan for the next 30 years: what big issues must it address?

Melinda Hildebrandt, Victoria University and Peter Hurley, Victoria University

Funding, Public policy, Research and innovation

Two decades of stagnant funding have rendered Canada uncompetitive in biomedical research. Here’s why it matters, and how to fix it.

Stephen L Archer, Queen's University, Ontario

A person wearing protective clothing and a mask doing work in a science lab.

Academic freedom, Academic mentorship, Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Intellectual property

Why we need open-source science innovation — not patents and paywalls

Joshua M. Pearce, Western University

Protesters walking down the street carrying signs in support of education workers.

Collective bargaining, Equity and social justice, Funding, Politics

Ontario education strike fallout: Workers’ anger about economic inequalities and labour precarity could spark wider job action

Michael Mindzak, Brock University

CUPE members and supporters join a demonstration outside the office of Parm Gill, Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Milton, […]

Corporatization and commercialization, Funding, Governance, International issues

Why big university surpluses in Australia underscore the need to reform how they are funded and governed

Damien Cahill, University of Sydney

The election of a new Labor federal government probably drew sighs of relief across the higher education sector. University staff and students […]