Supporting you from your first term to convocation
Information, resources, and supports for graduate students at Waterloo.
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GRADnavigate workshops cover the most common challenges graduate students face and offer support around important program milestones.
GRADnavigate: Tackling the PhD Defence
Get practical guidance on how to prepare for a successful dissertation defence.
GRADnavigate: Demystifying Comprehensive and Qualifying Exams
Learn how to prepare for one of the biggest milestones in your program.
Events
Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad
This module provides a global overview of the threat environment when travelling.
Design and Deliver Grad Studio: Designing Slides
In this workshop, we’ll cover the basics of designing slides for academic presentations, introduce you to the Assertion-Evidence model, and provide concrete strategies to make your slides engaging and useful for your audience.
Design and Deliver Grad Studio: Defending and Answering Questions
In this workshop, we’ll discuss the purpose of Q&As and defences, teach you how to prepare for questions from your audience, and share strategies to ask and answer questions clearly.
News
Justin Wan appointed Associate Vice-President GSPA
Professor Justin Wan has been appointed Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (AVP GSPA) at the University of Waterloo, effective July 1, 2026, for a five-year term.
Designing with intention
MDEI student Taran Kandhola turns data into human-centered experiences.
AI, art and impact: MFA student pushes creative boundaries
MFA student James Malzahn explores AI, surveillance and human perception through immersive art to challenge audiences to question truth, authorship and the impact of emerging technologies.