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University of Waterloo events

At Waterloo, we're proud to host a wide variety of events for the campus community and our larger community. Find out what's happening on campus, from free public lectures to workshops and information sessions.

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For support with your event, view our resources for event planners and contact community.relations@uwaterloo.ca.

Events

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Waterloo Womxn + Nonbinary Wednesdays: Learn to Lift

Join us for a beginner/size-friendly weightlifting workshop with movement specialist Sam Germann. Sam will share her passion for weightlifting and guide us through a fun and inclusive hour of movement, where you'll learn techniques that work for you.

Everyone is welcome – no experience necessary! Space is limited, so please register in advance.

Thursday, March 27, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Long COVID Awareness: Silent Walk

Did you know that some people experience ongoing health challenges after a COVID-19 infection? Long COVID, also known as Post-COVID Condition (PCC), affects millions worldwide, impacting daily life, work, and well-being. Join students, staff, faculty, and community members for a silent walk to support those with Long COVID and promote the need for Long COVID recognition, research, and remedy.

Monday, March 31, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Awakening the Language: A Celebration of Haudenosaunee Language Revitalization

Join us as we celebrate National Indigenous Languages Day with an informative event focused on language revitalization of the Haudenosaunee languages. Featuring presentations by Dr. Talena Atfield, Dr. Sara General, and Dakota Rohrer, this hybrid event will explore the ongoing efforts by University of Waterloo faculty and community members who have dedicated their lives to preserving these languages.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 10:00 am - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Vapour Deposition (PVD) Seminar: Part 2

Building upon the knowledge from the Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) Introductory Seminar – which introduced film growth techniques and potential applications – the Quantum – Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility (QNFCF) and Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) will be hosting PVD Seminar: Part 2.

This event will expand on the materials covered in the first seminar. We will be joined by Mike Miller (Angstrom Engineering) who will be further exploring properties of thin films, process parameters and associated effects, statistical process control, and surface analysis techniques.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Velocity Pitch Competition: All-Stars

Join us for the Velocity Pitch Competition, where elite emerging founders from the University of Waterloo ecosystem showcase their transformative ventures. New for 2025, this special event brings together exceptional current and past Waterloo founders for an exhilarating showcase of innovation and entrepreneurial talent.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Non-binary Lives in Divided Times

Divided postwar Berlin was home to people of different non-binary genders. They found or made spaces for living dignified lives, even in the deeply queerphobic societies of Cold War Germany. In her talk, Andrea Rottmann will introduce us to some of them and to the pleasures and problems of writing their histories.

Thursday, April 3, 2025 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

NEW DATE: Recipes made Radical: Kitchentales of Survival and Resistance

The kitchen has long been a site of both nourishment and defiance—a space where survival, culture, and activism converge. This talk explores how food serves as a powerful tool of resistance, from the resourceful cooking of enslaved and oppressed peoples to the current and impending food injustice movements that call to questions folks understandings of a tariff and bird flu.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:30 am - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

17th Annual Waterloo Staff Conference

The Waterloo Staff Conference is an annual two-day learning and development opportunity designed exclusively for staff at Waterloo. Featuring employee-led workshops and expert keynote speakers, the conference is hosted by Human Resources' Organizational and Human Development (OHD) team and made possible through the Staff Excellence Fund.