President Ursula von der Leyen European Commission Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgium/Belgique/België Dear President von der Leyen, In an era of global [...]
June 9, 2025 (TORONTO, ON) – U15 Canada has welcomed the federal government’s commitment to a new defence and security plan that recognizes the role [...]
As leading research universities across three countries which have associated to Horizon Europe, we warmly welcome President von der Leyen’s announcement last week that the [...]
Executive Summary Canada stands at a crossroads, with the rules-based international order, global trading system, and even our sovereignty under question. Canada’s leading research universities, [...]
May 5, 2025 (OTTAWA, ON) – The Global Research-Intensive Universities Network, representing leading research universities across Canada, Europe, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, [...]
Read the report: U15 Canada – Driving Innovation (February 2025) Introduction Canada stands at a crossroads. Global pressures are mounting, including an accelerating digital transformation, [...]
Read the report: U15 Canada – Developing Talent Introduction People are the cornerstone of an innovative and productive economy, now more than ever. Economic competitiveness [...]
Large Language Models (LLMs) and other generative artificial intelligence tools have become accessible through consumer-facing products and seen widespread adoption. This period has seen substantial [...]
September 4, 2024 (OTTAWA, ON) – Canada’s leading research universities have issued guidance on the use and integration of generative AI in academic teaching and [...]
Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance 2025 Recommendations: To optimize the increased research investments announced in Budget 2024, U15 Canada [...]
July 29, 2024 (OTTAWA, ON) – Canada’s leading research universities have issued a series of recommendations ahead of Budget 2025, which seek to build on [...]
July 2, 2024 (OTTAWA, ON) – U15 Canada has joined its international partners through the Global Research-Intensive Universities Network to sign a joint statement articulating [...]
Our groups represent many of the world’s leading research-intensive universities. These universities share a long, trusting and highly productive history of cooperation, collaboration, and engagement [...]
April 22, 2024 (OTTAWA, ON) – The Coalition for Canadian Research has welcomed the significant federal investment into Canada’s research system outlined in Budget 2024. [...]
April 16, 2024 (OTTAWA, ON) – U15 Canada welcomes the significant new research funding outlined in Budget 2024. This funding will provide a major boost [...]
Udice, German U15 and U15 Canada, together representing 40 leading research universities across France, Germany and Canada, are delighted with the announcement of the completion [...]
August 30, 2023 (OTTAWA, ON) – U15 Canada and the German U15, representing leading research-intensive universities in both Canada and Germany, have signed a new [...]
June 22, 2023 (OTTAWA, ON) – U15 Canada today released detailed guidance for universities and researchers on leading practices to safeguard research from security threats. [...]
March 28, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) —U15 Canada notes with dismay that today’s Federal Budget contained no new investments in research funding for universities offered by [...]
U15 Canada enthusiastically welcomes the release today of the Report of the Advisory Panel on the Research Support System. We thank the members of the [...]
November 5, 2021 (OTTAWA, ON) — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities announced today the appointment of Dr. Chad Gaffield as its new executive director, [...]
September 28, 2021 (Ottawa, ON) – A defining characteristic of Canada’s world-class university system is its openness to the world. Global engagement is indispensable to [...]
April 19, 2021 (Ottawa, ON) — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes Budget 2021, presented by Minister Chrystia Freeland today. “We congratulate Minister [...]
May 15, 2020 (OTTAWA, ON) — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomed the announcement today by the Prime Minister and Ministers Bains and Hajdu, [...]
We are pleased to announce that COGNIT.ca is now available to the public. COGNIT.ca is a tool for businesses, non-profits, governments and others who want to [...]
March 19, 2019 (OTTAWA, ON) — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes Budget 2019, which includes major investments in skills for Canadians, including post-secondary [...]
February 27, 2018 (OTTAWA, ON) — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes Budget 2018, which includes major increases in funding for scientific research. [...]
OTTAWA, ON (February 15, 2018) The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes today’s announcement of the successful Innovation Superclusters consortia by Innovation, Science and [...]
Ottawa, ON (December 13, 2017) – The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes Science Minister Kirsty Duncan’s announcement today of the first Canada 150 Research [...]
Ottawa, ON (November 2, 2017) – Today Minister Kirsty Duncan announced changes to the Canada Research Chairs program that would limit the number of renewals. [...]
Ottawa, ON (October 27, 2017) – The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes the announcement of the Canada Research Coordinating Committee by Ministers Duncan [...]
Ottawa, ON – September 26, 2017 – The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes the appointment of Dr. Mona Nemer as Canada’s Chief Science [...]
August 24, 2017 (OTTAWA, ON) — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities announced today the appointment of Dr. Gilles Patry as its new executive [...]
Preamble Access to research and scholarly outputs is essential for scientific discovery, innovation, and education. To maximize knowledge transfer and impact, our researchers’ work must [...]
OTTAWA, ON — June 12, 2017 — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes the federal government’s announcement today of the Global Skills Strategy. [...]
Ottawa, ON (March 11, 2017) – The Executive Heads of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities gathered in Ottawa this week, meeting Prime Minister Justin [...]
April 10, 2017 (OTTAWA, ON) — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes Science Minister Kirsty Duncan’s release of the Fundamental Science Review today. [...]
OTTAWA, ON — January 30, 2017— During a time of growing international tension, the U15-Group of Canadian Research Universities would like to underscore its deep [...]
Upon the announcement of his retirement, The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities thanks Dr. Alain Beaudet for his years of public service and his [...]
After learning of the death of David Strangway, Guy Breton, the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities’ Chair and Rector, Université de Montréal, made the [...]
Ottawa, ON (Dec 5, 2016) – The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities warmly welcomes Minister Kirsty Duncan’s announcement today of the search process for a [...]
U15 Welcomes Immigration Reforms in 2016 Fall Economic Statement OTTAWA, ONTARIO (November 1, 2016)— In response to the Fall Economic Statement delivered by Minister of [...]
WATERLOO, ON (September 6, 2016) — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities warmly welcomes the federal government’s announcement of the second round of Canada [...]
OTTAWA, ON (August 29, 2016) — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities has named Guy Breton, Rector of the Université de Montréal, as its [...]
PARIS, FRANCE (June 30, 2016) —The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities met in Paris today with the Council of Rectors (CRef) of Universities in [...]
PARIS, FRANCE (June 28, 2016)—The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities met in Paris today with the Coordination of French Research-Intensive Universities (CURIF) to discuss [...]
OTTAWA, ON (June 14, 2016) The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes the announcement today by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains [...]
“In May 2016, The U15 Executive Heads agreed to the following statement on the indirect costs of research.” ************ Research-intensive universities are an integral part [...]
OTTAWA, ON (June 13, 2016) The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes Science Minister Kirsty Duncan’s formal announcement today of the Review of Support [...]
OTTAWA, ON — April 6, 2016 — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes Science Minister Kirsty Duncan’s formal announcement today of the Post-Secondary [...]
OTTAWA, ON — March 22, 2016 — The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities welcomes Budget 2016, which Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced in the [...]
