Resources for Faculty

Supporting Graduate students

We aim to create an environment that supports learning in a positive way through help and encouragement. 

You are encouraged to investigate the links below; they describe ways you can support a student in distress or respond to difficult situations.   If you have not already taken any mental health support training, you are strongly recommended to do so.   

• How to support a student
  • The Crisis Navigation Tool document identifies which actions you should take depending on how distressed the student is. 
• Training Opportunities (both online/self-guided and in-person)
• Managing difficult situations
• Campus wellness for faculty and staff
• https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/faculty-and-staff 
• Creating a healthy workplace

Supervision

• Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs information for Faculty and Staff
• Guide for Graduate research and Supervision 
• PhD thesis examination regulations
• External examiners travel claim guidelines document

Visitors

• All foreign visitors (including Canadian and Permanent Residents) staying for longer than three days require non-faculty appointment form be completed. 
• Non-Canadian visitors must comply with Immigration Regulations and paperwork, which includes completing a Foreign Visitors Checklist with the University. 
  • Non compliance can result in substantial fines (up to $50,000 per infraction)

University resources

• Office of research
  • Inclusive Research Resource Hub
  • Safeguarding Research