Supporting you from your first term to convocation
Information, resources, and supports for graduate students at Waterloo.
Events
Systematic and Scoping Reviews: Systematic Screening using Covidence and Zotero
This workshop will focus on using technical tools, Covidence, to streamline the review process, as well as a reference manager, Zotero, to work with the search results from your structured review to generate in-cite citations and an automated bibliography.
SSHRC Storytellers Webinar
Information webinar about the 2026 SSHRC Storytellers Challenge.
Rock Your Thesis 1: Plan Your Project
The first in the three-part 'Rock Your Thesis' series, this workshop will help you clarify your direction and develop a practical plan for successfully executing a large academic writing project, such as a thesis or dissertation.
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