Over the last year, the Max Bell School's听听been building out a research program on kids & tech to explore a range of policy implications related to data governance and children's rights, ed-tech, school surveillance, targeted ads, kids content, gender and mental health.
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March 1, 2020听| Children 鈥榖orn of war鈥� are increasingly recognized as a particular victim group in relevant international policy frameworks.听Previous scholarship has primarily documented the challenges faced by their mothers as caregivers and as victims of wartime sexual violence, while a听discussion on fathers to children 鈥榖orn of war鈥� is notably听absent.听Based on research in northern Uganda between 2016 and 2019, this article听explores how some fathers seek to maintain a relationship with children born as the result of 鈥榝orced marriage鈥� and assume partial or full responsibility for their wel
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The number of patients with cancer in Africa has been predicted to increase from 844鈥�279 in 2012 to more than 1路5 million in 2030. However, many countries in Africa still lack access to radiotherapy as a part of comprehensive cancer care. The objective of this analysis is to present an updated overview of radiotherapy resources in Africa and to analyse the gaps and needs of the continent for 2030 in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
September 23, 2021 | What does a feminist foreign policy entail听within the Canadian context, and how do we ensure that it observes a gender based analytical approach? This听policy report proposes concrete recommendations toward this goal, it also encourages foreign and defence actors to reflect on fundamental gender equality principles and considerations that get lost in the face of results-oriented policy approaches aimed for the short term.
Stress increases people鈥檚 tendency to avoid cognitively demanding tasks, without necessarily altering their ability to perform those tasks, according to new research from 鲍鱼直播.
鈥淕enerally speaking, people are demand-averse,鈥� says Ross Otto, an assistant professor of psychology at 鲍鱼直播 and the senior author of a recent paper in Psychological Science. 鈥淸Our study showed] stress increases that aversion.鈥�
August, 2021 | Co-written by our postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Luna K.C., this paper uses a critical and intersectional feminist lens to uncover听the roots of the alt-right movement in Canada and听how it continues to function and proliferate.听Read on to understand how these forces operate in a Canadian context and how its inherent racism and misogyny can be countered.听
Starting in September, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montr茅al听is happy to welcome Ph.D candidate Pavel Kunysz as part of a three-month research stay!
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Montr茅al (CIRM) is very pleased to welcome urban studies researcher Leila Ghaffari听as the recipient of the BMO Postdoctoral Fellowship听2021鈥�2022!
August 18, 2021 |听Facebook and other social media companies have done a lot over the past five years to address the problem of their platforms' being used by bad actors to influence elections or spread misinformation. However, they still have a way to go. The Media Ecosystems Observatory's听Aengus Bridgman comments on the steps Facebook is taking听to prevent their platform听from being misused during the federal election campaign.
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The GNCDA 2021 calls for grant proposals which was published on June 5, 2021 have been extended! These grants are designed for graduate students, health professionals and medical residents. Whilst the eligibility criteria and requirements remain the same, the deadlines have been extended by one month.
To see the requirements or to apply, review the funding page.
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Dr Isabelle Malham茅 received the FRQS Clinician Scientist Junior 1 Career Award!
New research co-authored by 鲍鱼直播 Earth and Planetary Science professor John Stix challenges conventional views about scientists' ability to reliably predict volcanic eruptions.
