Supporting you from your first term to convocation
Information, resources, and supports for graduate students at Waterloo.
Attend an upcoming workshop
GRADnavigate workshops cover the most common challenges graduate students face and offer support around important program milestones.
GRADnavigate: The Final Year
Prepare to navigate the final year of your graduate degree and life after graduation.
GRADnavigate: Supervisory Relationships and Self-Advocacy
Learn how to build a successful supervisor–student relationship through clear communication, mutual respect, constructive conflict resolution, and strong self-advocacy skills for graduate school and beyond.
News
SSHRC 2026 Storytellers Challenge now open
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has officially launched the 2026 Storytellers Challenge, a national competition that celebrates impactful research and the power of storytelling.
Liquid crystals add oomph to "artificial muscles" for robots
An international team led by researchers at the University of Waterloo has developed new material that can be used as flexible “artificial muscles” to replace rigid motors and pumps in robots and allow them to move more naturally and fluidly.
Graduate Scholars bridge research and community to drive impact
Meet five exceptional Waterloo graduate students crossing the convocation stage as Class of 2025 valedictorians