Current students

Friday, Jan 29th is the last day to apply for Dissertation Boot Camp! Applications must be received by 5:00 pm!

Make progress on your thesis or dissertation work. This four-day boot camp combines virtual workshops, individual writing time and consultations. Join us to stop stalling and start writing!

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is pleased to present an WIN Seminar talk by Ning Chen, PhD, senior staff scientist and beamline responsible for the Hard X-Ray MicroAnalysis beamline (HXMA) at Canadian Light Source (CLS). Full talk details are available on our website.

The Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and Faculty of Health are hosting the student-led webinar “Toxic Algal Blooms – Implications of Climate Change on Frequency and Prevention in Water Systems" on January 27th, 2021 at 1pm.

Do you want to know what you can do to support Indigenous students and colleagues in STEM and learn more about how Indigenous ways of knowing relate to your field? Come learn about plans for the UW chapter of the Canadian Indigenous Science and Engineering Society.

Feedback requested for a new Counselling Services program

Counselling Services would like student feedback on a new program that is in development called the “Rewiring for Happiness Toolkit".

Counselling Services is looking for feedback with a specific focus on cultural sensitivity and an anti-oppressive lens/framework as well as feedback on:

Feedback requested for a new Counselling Services program

Counselling Services would like student feedback on a new program that is in development called the “Rewiring for Happiness Toolkit".

Counselling Services is looking for feedback with a specific focus on cultural sensitivity and an anti-oppressive lens/framework as well as feedback on:

Why practice self-compassion?

Through research, self-compassion has been linked to positive well-being in the reduction of negative mind states, including anxiety, depression, perfectionism and shame. In addition, it has been associated with improved emotional coping and greater resilience.

Having compassion for oneself is really no different than having compassion for others. In this workshop, you will be given the opportunity to explore self-compassion by participating in reflection and writing exercises, meditations, and open discussions.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) is happy to welcome Professor Hamed Shahsavan to the WIN family! Professor Shahsavan will deliver a seminar in order to introduce himself and his research to our community. Please join us in giving him a warm welcome. Full talk details are available on our website.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Rebecca Tharme, Fellow in Residence at the LE STUDIUM Loire Valley Institute for Advanced Studies, presents, "Riverscapes and Lifeways - Biocultural Diversity and River Flow Management."