Thank you for your interest in the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. We want to help you with your stories about research in our disciplines and the political, demographic, social and economic context of for humanities and social sciences research in Canada.
Contact Us
Please contact the Federation’s media relations officer with any questions or for support in setting up interviews with our board or membership.
Ryan Saxby Hill
613-238-6112 ext. 303
Recent News Releases
- March 9, 2010: Delegate Services Assistant - Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
- March 4, 2010: Budget signals the value of social science and humanities research
- February 18, 2010: THINK CANADA: Canadian Research and Innovation
- January 14, 2010: New Executive Director Appointed to the Federation
- November 20, 2009: Brock wins bid to host Canada’s premier academic gathering in 2014
Topics of interest and policy relevance
- Experts at your finger tips – we can put you in touch with experts on issues of importance to the future of the research community in our disciplines such as copyright, ethics, research infrastructure and open access.
- Big Thinking: transform, inspire, challenge – Held six times a year, the Federation invites speakers from the humanities and social sciences to speak on Parliament Hill. Media can attend this marquee speaker series for free. More information on the series, along with current and past topics, can be found on the Big Thinking webpage. To add yourself to the media list for the next event, please contact our media relations officer.
- Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010 – Each year Congress brings together researchers and graduate students from more than 70 scholarly associations to interact and engage on the current research in their disciplines. Congress affords members of the media an opportunity to gain access to researchers working on the forefront of their fields, providing a vibrant source of story ideas.
