Future students

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Students driving change in Canadian cities and communities

by Skyler Hammond, Future Cities Institute

New program connects municipal partners with Waterloo students to tackle real-world problems with real-world constraints

Monday, August 24, 2026

The WAMPUM Mobile Lab hits the road

by Chantal Vallis, Faculty of Environment

A newly retrofitted mobile research lab is driving Indigenous community-led research and science forward

Friday, August 21, 2026

Waterloo’s student rocketry team breaks a world record

by Charlotte Danby, Faculty of Engineering

Polaris is now the highest amateur liquid rocket ever launched, setting a new record at the 2026 Launch Canada Challenge

Friday, August 14, 2026

Interdisciplinary Waterloo team wins international Airbus “Fly Your Ideas” competition

by Melodie Roschman, Faculty of Mathematics

Combining expertise in computer science, business and aviation, Team G-00SE developed an award-winning solution to combat GPS spoofing

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Partnering to lead AI transformation across organizations

by University Relations

The University of Waterloo is partnering with Cohere, a Canadian-founded artificial intelligence (AI) company and global leader in sovereign AI, to develop new ways for students to learn how to lead AI transformation inside organizations.              

Monday, August 10, 2026

Pilotless planes for the hardest-to-reach places

by Darren McAlmont, University Relations

Waterloo-founded startup scaling autonomous fixed-wing aircraft to expand transportation access in remote, infrastructure-limited environments across Canada and beyond