Research

Today, the University of Waterloo announced a 5G and beyond mobile network technology consortium to develop secure 5G mobile networks and improve Canada’s security and defence. The group is funded by the Department of National Defence (DND) through its Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program. A team of computer scientists at Waterloo is leading the $1.5 million multi-partner consortium.

Craig Janes, a researcher in the School of Public Health Sciences, received $1 million in funding for a Women RISE team project focused on the impact COVID-19 has had on employment, economic status and HIV risk and vulnerability among women living in urban, informal settlements in Kampala and Mbale, Uganda.

See how researchers in the Faculty of Health tackle problems and create impact in health technology, aging, brain and body, mental health, environment and communities writ large. Health in 3D showcases how the Faculty's three academic units work to address physical, mental and social well-being.

New research out of the University of Waterloo has identified “vaccination deserts” in parts of northern and rural Ontario and in locations where French is predominantly spoken. These areas have little to no access to pharmacist-administered vaccination sites for COVID vaccines or the flu shot.

Dr. Marcel O’Gorman is a University of Waterloo Research Chair and founder of the Critical Media Lab. Strategically located in the heart of Waterloo Region’s tech hub, the lab is an interdisciplinary research initiative that explores the ethics and impact of technology on society and the human condition.

With innovations happening at a rapid pace, technologies are often adopted before the full impact on culture and human behaviours is understood. We asked O’Gorman how we should lead technological transformation to ensure a safe and human-centred digital future.

Dr. Sarah Burch is the Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Governance and Innovation and a leading expert in transformative responses to climate change at the community scale. She currently leads the international partnership-based research project TRANSFORM, accelerating sustainability entrepreneurship experiments in local spaces, and is an advisor for Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy.

Dr. Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher is the Canada Research Chair in Science, Health and Technology Communication and leading expert on how communication practices shape how people engage with scientific and technical subject matters.

Dr. Nada Basir
Professor, Faculty of Engineering
> Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business

The work world has been permanently transformed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr. Catherine Burns is the Chair in Human Factors in Health Care Systems and leads the University of Waterloo’s health initiatives. She is an expert in human-centred approaches to the design and implementation of advanced health-care technologies.

Burns also heads Waterloo's Transformative Health Technologies initiative, a collaboration spanning all faculties and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. We asked her how we can redesign our health systems to create better patient outcomes and more equitable access to care.