Organization: U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities

Dr Gilles Patry

Dr Gilles Patry has been appointed executive director of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities effective this week, replacing inaugural executive director Suzanne Corbeil, who is stepping down after five years. Patry recently completed seven years as president and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. He was previously president and vice-chancellor of the…

Industry Canada launches DRI strategy

The federal government is moving on commitments made in its recent Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy and 2015 Budget by launching consultations for a Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) strategy. Led by Industry Canada, the on-line consultation is seeking submissions from a broad range of stakeholders to guide development of a strategy that the department says…

U15 hires staff and sets up shop in Ottawa

The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities — a new organization established to represent Canada’s top 15 research-intensive universities — has established an office at the Univ of Ottawa and hired Suzanne Corbeil as its inaugural executive director (see page 7). U15 was formed last year to better represent the priorities and concerns of the…