The University of Ottawa Faculty of Law is now accepting applications for both LL.M. and Ph.D. in Law programs. At the Masters level it also offers a specific LL.M. Concentration in Health Law, Policy and Ethics. At both levels we offer graduate students a wide range of cutting-edge research projects led by the largest concentration of health law scholars and complemented by the broadest selection of health law courses in Canada. See also our Opportunities page for scholarships and bursaries currently on offer.
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The University of Ottawa Faculty of Law is now accepting applications for both LL.M. and Ph.D. in Law programs. At the Masters level it also offers a specific LL.M. Concentration in Health Law, Policy and Ethics. At both levels we offer graduate students a wide range of cutting-edge research projects led by the largest concentration of health law scholars and complemented by the broadest selection of health law courses in Canada. See also our Opportunities page for scholarships and bursaries currently on offer.
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The Seventh International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health, co-hosted by CHLPE and the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA). This year's overarching theme: Towards a healthier and more equitable state.
After leading the world through a global pandemic for more than three years, the World Health Organization is under fire again... Roojin Habibi writes in Hill Times >
What do MGM Studios, Uber, eBay, Moderna, Tesla, Space X and OpenAI have in common? They are successful American companies that have helped change the world and Canadians have played a critical role in their success—in many instances as founders or co-founders. But these connections are not a point of pride for Canada or even widely known. Canadians are great innovators, but our country seldom benefits directly from their efforts. That’s something we urgently need to correct... Kumanan Wilson & Dante Morra write in Policy Options >
The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, is looking to fill a tenure-track position in the Common Law Section for July 1, 2025. Priority will be given to those with expertise and research interest in criminal law or health law. The application deadline is March 10, 2025. Click for more information.
The Centre for Health Law, Policy, and Ethics (CHLPE) is offering two prestigious scholarships of $10,000 each to support LL.M. students whose research focuses on reproduction and health law, including issues like access to abortion, contraception, fertility care, coercive sterilization, assisted reproduction, and obstetrical violence. Deadline February 15. Click for more information.
CHLPE and the Bruyère Health Research Institute have established a multi-year strategic partnership to promote the advancement of health, technology, and human learning through collaboration focused on their shared areas of research.
For the first time, a new study has estimated life expectancy across neighbourhoods in Canada’s largest cities – the first in Canada to drill down below the levels of provinces and cities to census tracts, the smallest level of geography that can support estimates of life expectancy. The results are disturbing. Read an op ed by CHLPE's Michael Wolfson in the Globe & Mail...
