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university and research funding
International Students in Quebec Universities
November 2024. An overview of the situation (available in French only).
Protecting the Integrity of Quebec’s University Network
November 2024. Bill 74 in the Context of University Autonomy, Program Viability, and International Attractiveness (available in French only).
Protecting research in Quebec - all research
March 2024. Brief submitted as part of the specific consultations and public hearings on Bill 44.
Financing the fundamental missions of universities
June 2023. Brief submitted as part of the review of Quebec's university funding policy at the invitation of the Minister of Higher Education.
The place of science
May 2021. Brief submitted to the public consultations on the Quebec research and innovation strategy.
Academic freedom
Research Ethics and Academic Freedom
February 2024. An opinion by the Committee on Academic Freedom.
Research ethics and academic freedom
February 2024. Standing Committee opinion no. 6 on academic freedom.
Academic freedom and freedom of expression in educational institutions: a contribution from the FQPPU
January 2024. Note from the Standing Committee on Academic Freedom to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Ms Farida Shaheed.
Duty of loyalty and academic freedom - Workshop-conference
October 2023. A workshop-conference to better understand the Standing Committee's Opinion No. 5 on academic freedom.
Duty of loyalty measured against the yardstick of academic freedom
October 2023. Opinion no. 5 of the Standing Committee on Academic Freedom.
The Duty of Loyalty of University Professors
February 2023. An opinion by the Committee on Academic Freedom.
Examination of the impact of certain provisions of Bill 23
September 2023. Opinion No. 4 of the Standing Committee on Academic Freedom.
The effects of the Academic Freedom Act on collective agreements in the academic sector
November 2022. Opinion no. 3 of the Standing Committee on Academic Freedom.
The contours of academic freedom under the Academic Freedom in the University Environment Act
October 2022. The Standing Committee's Opinion No. 2 on academic freedom.
FQPPU brief on Bill 32, An Act respecting academic freedom in the university milieu
May 2022. Brief submitted by the Standing Committee on Academic Freedom as part of the special consultations and public hearings on Bill 32.
Summary analysis of the report by the Independent Scientific and Technical Commission on the recognition of academic freedom in the university environment
February 2022. The Standing Committee's Opinion No. 1 on academic freedom.
Teachers' working conditions
Public signage in classrooms: an issue to be considered from the standpoint of preventing psychosocial risks and domestic violence
January 2024. Memo written by Célia Favre, consultant for the analysis of teachers' working conditions.
The impact of the pandemic on the overall health of university professors
December 2022. Research report produced under the scientific direction of Christiane Bergeron-Leclerc (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi) and Danielle Maltais (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi).
Survey on the quality of work life for professors at Québec universities
October 2021. Review presented by researchers Henriette Bilodeau (UQAM), Pascale Denis (UQAM), Angelo Dos Santos Soares (UQAM) and Geneviève Hervieux (UQAM).
The San Francisco Declaration on research evaluation
June 2021. Research note written by Samy Mesli, FQPPU research professional.
Teaching and Education (Report 4: Working Conditions for Professors in Quebec Universities)
2016. This report focuses on the most visible aspect of a professor's work: teaching and education. How do professors view this component of their workload? What specific challenges are associated with it? Other than time spent in the classroom, what is involved in teaching at the university level? Why do teaching and education seem to be on the bottom rung of the mission of universities? This report will attempt to shed light on these and other issues.
Teaching and training (Issue 4: the status of professors in Quebec universities)
2016. Historically, teaching has been at the heart of the professorial function. Based on research carried out with 145 professors from ten Quebec universities, this booklet highlights how the conditions under which teaching is carried out have changed in recent years, with the paradoxical consequence of marginalizing this component of the job while at the same time making it more onerous. In a context of austerity and the priority given to research-creation, the devaluation of teaching in the professorial career rubs shoulders with the composition of larger classes requiring adapted pedagogical strategies, and the reduction in resources allocated to guarantee the best quality. These phenomena are accompanied by a proliferation of out-of-class activities, amplified by the booming use of digital technologies, and the emergence of a commercial logic that distorts the meaning of this activity.
Research and creation (Report 3: Working Conditions for Professors in Quebec Universities)
2015. University professors are passionate about, but increasingly frustrated with, research and creation. Based on the results of a study of 145 professors in ten Quebec universities, this publication demonstrates how central research-creation is to the academic workload, as well as the issues that go along with it: frantic competition for funding, unhealthy competitiveness among colleagues, cumbersome administrative processes, targeted funding, funding that is held by a minority and whose allocation is controlled by a few colleagues, manipulation of activities by senior university administrators in order to compensate for small operating and capital budgets, etc. These issues require collective action.
Research and creation (Issue 3: The status of professors in Quebec universities)
2015. University professors are passionate about, but increasingly frustrated by, research and creation. Based on a survey of 145 professors at ten Quebec universities, this booklet bears witness to the centrality of this component of the professorial task, and to the excesses that accompany it: unbridled race for grants and unhealthy competition between colleagues, cumbersome administrative procedures and targeted funding, monopolization of funding by a minority and control of dissemination bodies by certain colleagues, instrumentalization of activities by senior administrators to compensate for low operating and capital budgets, and so on. These are all shortcomings that call for collective responses.
Collegiality and Management (Report 2: Working Conditions for Professors in Quebec Universities)
2015. Collegiality is a fundamental principle of university management. Based on the results of a study of 145 professors in ten Quebec universities, this publication outlines, through many first-hand accounts, the ways in which collegiality is present in universities on a daily basis. Lapses in collegiality and many other current issues in universities require collective action.
Collegiality and Management (Issue 2: The Status of Professors in Quebec Universities)
2015. Collegiality is an essential principle of university management. Based on research carried out at ten Quebec universities, this booklet presents a wide range of examples of how collegiality is practiced on a daily basis. Numerous problems and abuses within today's university call for collective action.
The Juggling Act (Report 1: Working Conditions for Professors in Quebec Universities)
2015. This brief report focuses on professors' work as a whole, including the working conditions that are valued and the difficulties associated with juggling various professional demands in addition to one's personal life. Which working conditions matter most to professors? What is leading so many of them to experience work overload, high levels of stress, and low job satisfaction? What are the consequences of this overload on individuals, their work, and their health?
Le défi des conciliations (Fascicule 1: la condition professorale dans les universités québécoises)
2014. The result of a survey of 145 professors at ten Quebec universities, this booklet outlines some of the most appreciated aspects of their work, but also lifts the veil on the pitfalls it entails: overload, fragmentation of work, promotion conditions and bureaucratization. The lived consequences of these realities call for action.
Equity
A short guide to inclusive writing
December 2023. This guide sets out the Federation's guidelines for using inclusive writing.
Science en français
Research and scientific dissemination in French: countering inequalities
December 2022. Brief submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research.
Bylaws and regulations
FQPPU by-laws and regulations
February 2024 (last update). Definition of the Federation, main principles, general provisions, finances, Federal Council, Executive Committee, regulations.