News & Updates

 

'Pax Americana in Toronto:  How speculative art can help us navigate threats
June 1, 2025

Read Western Academy Postdoctoral Scholar Pascal Michelberger in The Conversation

 

Defending the international legal order
May 29, 2029

Lex Pacificatoria speaks with Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke about the enduring importance of international law.

 

Response to Canada's joint statement on Gaza
May 20, 2025

CBC News Network speaks with Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke about the Canada-UK-France statement on Gaza.

 

Ideas from the Western Academy:  Peace and Violence at the Intersections of Gender, Sexuality, and Religion
April 17, 2025

Join us on April 24 for a discussion with Visiting Fellow Uzma Rashid (University for Peace).

 

The Western Academy @ Engage Western 2025
April 16, 2025

Register now!

 

Western Fellow honoured for contributions to Canadian mathematics
February 28, 2025

Congratulations, Ján Mináč!


"The bigger message is that you don't exist"
February 20, 2025

Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke was quoted in the CBC News story, "Trump's talk about Canada parrots Putin's claims on Ukraine."


"Trump threatens international peace and security"
February 13, 2025

Read Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke in The Conversation.

 
The Western Academy welcomes former ambassadors
February 12, 2025

A team of experienced diplomats have joined the Possibilities for Peace theme.

 
A living lab for building smart cities
February 11, 2025

Read about it in the Western News.



Register now! The Limits of the Law: Recent Fiction on the West German Prosecution of Nazi Atrocities
January 22, 2025

The first installment of Ideas from the Western Academy series.


Tackling the Black Box Problem
January 13, 2025

New breakthrough from the Mathematics of Neural Networks theme.

 
The Fields Lab for Network Science has launched
October 7, 2024

New lab will spark advancements in neural networks.


Ryan Liss recognized with Western Research Excellence Award
September 13, 2024

Congratulations to future Theme Leader, Dr. Ryan Liss!


EVENT ALERT: Robots and Sensors for Sustainable Infrastructure
September 5, 2024

A conversation with Dr. Sriram Narasimhan (UCLA).

 
EVENT ALERT: A new approach to carbon management
August 7, 2024

Learn about biochar and other strategies for carbon reduction.

 

REGISTRATION OPEN: Solutions for Carbon Transformation Workshop
July 4, 2024

Join us on July 29th for a design challenge.

 
REGISTRATION OPEN: Smart Cities and Communities Workshop
July 4, 2024

Come learn with us!


EVENT ALERT: Transforming Urban Mobility with Jalel Ben Othman
June 18, 2024

How we move through cities matters.


Ayan Sadhu recognized with national award
June 13, 2024

Theme Leader Ayan Sadhu received the 2024 Whitman Wright Award.

 
CALL FOR POSTDOCS
April 23, 2024

The Western Academy is seeking applications from experts in interstate peace.

 
EVENT ALERT: Exploring solutions for carbon transformation workshop
April 17, 2024

Registration open!

 
Turning carbon into clean energy
April 11, 2024

Innovative new research from Western Fellow Naomi Klinghoffer.

 
Congratulations to our Canada Research Chairs
March 13, 2024

Congratulations to Western Fellows Ayan Sadhu and Katsu Goda.

 
Visiting Fellow named one of USA Today's women of the year
February 29, 2024

Congratulations, Dr. Lucy Jones!

 
Special Concert Event
February 28, 2024

An immersive musical experience inspired by the Northern Tornadoes Project.

 
Visiting Fellow investigates social inclusion in digital cities
January 11, 2024

The Western Academy welcomes Dr. Katharine Willis.

 
New research theme explores smart cities
January 4, 2024

The Western Academy launches a new research theme.

 
Western Academy hosts symposium on disaster mitigation, climate resilience
December 7, 2023

Read about it in the Western News.

 
Possibilities for Peace in the Twenty-First Century
November 30, 2023

A new research theme will be joining the Western Academy in January 2025.

 
Understanding how the brain stores memories
November 10, 2023

A new discovery from the Mathematics of Neural Networks theme.

 
Renowned seismologist and music for climate action
October 26, 2023

Read about it in the Western News.


EVENT ALERT: Music for Climate Change
October 19, 2023

The Don Wright Faculty of Music presents a special concert and colloquium in parternship with the Western Academy.

 
Visiting Fellow offers insight into circular economy
October 5, 2023

The Western Academy welcomes Visiting Fellow Dr. Paola Giudicianni.

 
EVENT ALERT: Tempo! Music for Climate Action
September 8, 2023

Join us for a special concert that combines music with dialogue about climate action.

 
The "Nature-inspired solutions for carbon transformation" theme has launched
September 1, 2023

Newest research theme seeks to develop nature-inspired systems for carbon capture.

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Dr. Gregory Kopp wins international award
September 1, 2023

Western Fellow Gregory Kopp has been honoured with the Davenport Medal for excellence in wind engineering.

 
Mathematics of Neural Networks theme wraps up
August 31, 2023

The "Neural Networks" theme will continue to produce transformative research for years to come.

 
Coming to the Academy in January 2024
July 11, 2023

A new research theme will investigate the future of smart cities.

 
New Research from "Mathematics of Neural Networks" theme
June 9, 2023

Study of visual, sensory systems featured in Nature Communications.


Call for Applications
June 8, 2023

Post-doc opportunity: Nature-inspired solutions for carbon transformation.

 
The Western Academy welcomes Dr. Christian Maire
June 5, 2023

The "Neural Networks" theme hosts a leader in number theory.

 
New Research Theme will Tackle Challenge of Global Emissions
May 24, 2023

"Nature-inspired solutions to carbon transformation" will launch in September 2023.

 
The Western Academy Welcomes Dr. Alex Lubotzky
April 18, 2023

The "Neural Networks" theme hosts renowned contributor to mathematics and computer science.

 
Learning Opportunity Sparks New Insights
April 14, 2023

Western Fellows offer course on artificial and biological brains.

 
The Western Academy Welcomes Dr. Frédéric Chavane
April 7, 2023

The "Neural Networks" theme hosts an expert researcher in the visual cortex.

 
New Research from "Mathematics of Neural Networks"
March 16, 2023

Western Fellow investigates how and why AI technologies fail to replicate human systems of visual cognition.


New Research from "Mathematics of Neural Networks"
March 7, 2023

A new approach to studying complex neural processes.

 
Dr. Katsu Goda Receives Florence Bucke Science Prize
February 7, 2023

The Florence Bucke Science prize honours excellence in research.

 
The Western Academy Welcomes Dr. Maria Chudnovsky
February 2, 2023

The "Neural Networks" theme is hosting a distinguished Visiting Fellow.

 
Call for Letters-of-Intent
January 16, 2023

The Western Academy is preparing for its February 2023 competition.

 
New Developments About a Rare Disorder
October 25, 2022

Western Academy members use neural network model to shed light on Rett Syndrome.

 
2022 Western-Fields Summer School
September 30, 2022

"Neural Networks" theme hosts 2022 Western-Fields Summer School.

 
The Western Academy has officially launched!
September 15, 2022

The Western Academy for Advanced Research officially launches.

 
Consolidating memories through sleep
August 19, 2022

"Neural Networks" Theme Leader Dr. Lyle Muller publishes research on long-term memories.

 
Updates regarding the Western Academy
June 6, 2022

The Western Academy has chosen its two inaugural themes, starting September 2022.

 
Invitation for Letters-of-Intent
November 23, 2021

The Western Academy invites Letter-of-Intent (LOI) in advance of its next full competition.

 
Virtual Information Session
June 15, 2021

Session slide are available for download.

 
Launch of the Western Academy for Advanced Research
May 31, 2021

Which challenges should we tackle first?

 
Introducing the Western Academy for Advanced Research
February 25, 2021

This is an exciting day for Western’s research community.