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Rustum Southwell renewed as º£½ÇÉçÇøapp chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell renewed as º£½ÇÉçÇøapp chancellor for second term

Rustum Southwell has been reappointed to the university's most senior ceremonial role, looking to continue a º£½ÇÉçÇøapp and community legacy of growing opportunity for others.  Read more.

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Tanis Trainor
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The movement advocates to empower customers, businesses, and independent repair providers with access to parts, tools, and software to repair products, devices, and technologies. Read more about progress in Canada.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, June 18, 2026
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp University placed in the top 20% globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, with strong performance in select research, sustainability, and global engagement indicators.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp hosted Indian partners for a high-level visit last week advancing joint research, innovation programs and industry collaboration, with new agreements, funding pathways and a shared global innovation campus taking shape.

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Andrew Riley
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
World-leading scientific journal Nature placed Dal at 159, making it one of just five Canadian post-secondary institutions included in the ranking.
Matt Reeder
Monday, October 30, 2023
Dal’s Black and African Diaspora Studies major — the first of its kind at a Canadian university — will touch on everything from experiences of oppression and racial injustice to narratives of resilience and empowerment.
Ariel Mackenzie
Friday, October 27, 2023
Award-winning filmmaker and writer Dr. Sylvia D. Hamilton cast a critical eye on past portrayals of African descended people in Nova Scotia and called out segregation in schools in her talk on ancestry at the Universities Studying Slavery conference last week.
Stefanie Wilson
Friday, October 27, 2023
Released annually by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, the rankings include more than 1,900 out of 5,000 universities across 104 countries and regions.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Thursday, October 26, 2023
An award-winning book about the influence of tuberculosis on the modern stage, a deep dive into the archives of Apartheid, and a novel about the threat of nuclear war — the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences contains multitudes as illustrated at this year's celebration of research, publications, and creative activities.