Minister of Science visits campus for funding announcement
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, visited campus to announce $1.6 billion in funding.
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, visited campus to announce $1.6 billion in funding.
By Natalie Quinlan University RelationsThe Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, visited the University of Waterloo to announce $1.6 billion in federal funding towards basic science, the biggest investment for research in Canadian history. The new funding will help early career researchers, encourage more women to advance in science, and help further various projects.

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The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.