For over 50 years the Faculty of Environment has been dedicated to having a positive impact locally and globally. Our community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and industry partners make meaningful change happen in the classroom, the office, and in communities around the world, together. Our vision is to use our unique position as a leading teaching and research institute for the environment to create sustainable solutions needed to address the complex challenges facing our world.
Departments and schools
Our five departments and schools offer environmental education from all angles and their activities are enhanced by our two support units: Environment Technology & Instructional Support and the Ecology Lab.
Research excellence
Today, sustainability is a driver of modernization and profound changes are taking place in society as the pace of technological change accelerates, environmental concerns reach crisis levels, and demands for justice intensify. These changes provide an imperative to focus our research on the world’s most pressing challenges.
TD Walter Bean Professorship
Building the knowledge and skills necessary for society to address complex environmental issues, the TD Walter Bean Professorship aims to attract top international research professors on the environment to campus to give public lectures, teach classes, and meet with professors and students.
Discover your story in Environment
Join the global movement advocating for a greener, more sustainable world. Get outdoors and protect vulnerable ecosystems. Command a boardroom and make environmentally responsible business decisions. Design livable communities close to home, or work toward economic global equality. How do you want to leave your eco-friendly mark on the world?
Your scholarship and funding opportunities
Your community
We know that our students are among the best and brightest, and our staff and faculty are here to help you to continue to grow and succeed. Find out about the current student resources, supports and services that are available to you.
News
Co-op student of the year works towards sustainable waste management in Waterloo
Avery Sudsbury, a fourth-year Environment and Business student has been awarded the 2023 Co-op Student of the Year. Congratulations, Avery!
New award funds work to improve sustainability of small-scale fisheries
Navya Vikraman Nair, a PhD candidate in the School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development, has been selected as a recipient for the 2023 International Doctoral Research Awards. Congratulations Navya!
ENV students win the Bake Your Research competition
Environment graduate students from the Wetland Soils and Greenhouse Gas Exchange Lab and Biogeochemistry Lab took first and second place respectively in the first Bake Your Research competition hosted by the Water Institute and the Society of the Water Institute Graduate Students (SWIGS).
Events
Happiness in Environment with Dr. Rekhi Singh
What does Happiness mean to you and what is the science behind it? Join Dr. Sanginter Signh Rekhi for a public lecture to learn about the Science of Happiness, and how that can be brought to the Faculty of Environment.
Future Cities Institute launch
On April 3, 2024, the University of Waterloo will embark on a bold new mission to create healthier, more prosperous cities with the launch of the Future Cities Institute founded by CAIVAN.
Environment grad send-off
Come out to celebrate your upcoming graduation with classmates and favourite staff & faculty members. Enjoy an evening of delicious food, fun prizes, a photo booth and inspirational alumni speakers. Attire is business casual.
Registration for this event begins on March 18th, and will close on April 5th.