Current students

Taking a course this term? Your feedback matters! The Student Experience Survey (SES) will help the university understand students' learning environment and experience, challenges, and successes. 10,000 randomly selected undergraduate students will be invited to take the survey. Check your @uwaterloo email or LEARN to see if you have been invited on Oct 16, 2023. Those that submit their responses will receive $5 on their WatCard. The survey is open until Oct 31, 2023.

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🌿 Experience an Unforgettable Expedition: Embark on a 3-day learning adventure filled with mentorship sessions, team-building activities, and traditional indigenous knowledge.
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To find out more, attend the information session on October 5 at 12:00 p.m. at the ECE conference room (EIT 3142). Register for the session here https://bit.ly/467pelW

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Gehan Amaratunga, Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

This seminar is titled "Quantum Dots to Light" and will be held on Monday, September 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM in QNC 1501.

Registration is required!

An opportunity for campus community members to engage in conversations, activities, and events focused on consent, in an effort to build a #ConsentCulture.

This panel highlights emerging scholars in Black game studies. Panelists will present recent and/or ongoing work, sharing a glimpse of the emerging research questions animating the field. Topics include Black worldbuilding in and across games (Fletcher), perceptions of Black male exceptionalism in gaming cultures (Dashiell), and the relationship between avatar representation and Black user experience in social VR (DeVeaux). This event is part of the “ADE for Game Communities: Enculturing Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ADE) in Games Research and Creation” series from the ADE Committee of the Games Institute, University of Waterloo, and is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Register for the Canadian Graduate Engineering Consortium (CGEC) Fair 2023 to explore Master’s and PhD opportunities with Canada’s Top Engineering Graduate programs. 

The CGEC brings together nine of Canada’s top universities – Concordia, McGill, McMaster, Queen’s, TMU, UBC, UofT, UWaterloo and York – to address the urgent need for qualified engineers who can solve today’s most complex technical, social and environmental challenges. 

Representatives from all 9 partner universities will be present at every event, so you can meet and speak with faculty, admissions advisors and students in graduate programs to answer your questions about your desired field of research and how to apply. The CGEC runs from September 19 to October 3and is hosting a free fair on each participating university campus.

UWaterloo day is on Tuesday Sept 26, at the E7 2^nd Floor Events Space.

This hybrid panel covers the exploration of biometrics (or physiological measures) in game user research, driven by advancements in sensing technologies and the increased accessibility of signal processing tools.

Come to our annual election night, have fun with the current ITE members and other like-minded people

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a seminar with Juliane Simmchen, Associate Professor (Reader) from the University of Strathclyde and TU Dresden.

This seminar is titled "Polysaccharides-based hydrogels and films containing nanocapsules for drug delivery," and will be held on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM in QNC 1501.

Registration is required!

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present a seminar with Letícia Cruz, Associate Professor from the Department of Industrial Pharmacy at the Federal University of Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

This seminar is titled "Polysaccharides-based hydrogels and films containing nanocapsules for drug delivery," and will be held on Thursday July 6, 2023 at 11:00 AM in QNC 1501. Registration is required!