Ideas start here
Ideas start at the University of Waterloo, and the Office of Research helps convert ideas into opportunity.
The Office of Research is the university's central point connecting scientists on campus or those associated with Waterloo to opportunities for funding and a variety of services, including commercialization. Office of Research staff support researchers through the many phases of research including ethics review and managing funds.
Research is an integral and intensive area at Waterloo. In 2018-2019, Waterloo attracted more than $258 million from public and private sources to fund research across a spectrum of challenges. Waterloo's strength in research excellence is supported by partnerships with industry, creating opportunities that generate new knowledge and further Canada's economy.
News
- May 4, 2021ITC Project honoured with 2021 Governor General’s Innovation Award
The International Tobacco Control (ITC) Project at the University of Waterloo has been awarded one of six Governor General’s Innovation Awards for 2021.
Read the full story "Strengthening actions to end tobacco use" about this honour awarded jointly to the interdisciplinary ITC team including:
- Apr. 20, 2021Roy Brouwer re-appointed as Water Institute's Executive Director
Roy Brouwer has been re-appointed as Executive Director of the Water Institute. Professor Brouwer, who has been in the role since 2016, began his second term as Executive Director on January 1, 2021.
- Mar. 30, 2021Waterloo researchers awarded global grant to study care of older adults
John Hirdes and George Heckman, both professors in the School of Public Health and Health Systems, have received a $500,000 New Frontiers Research Fund Global Grant, the first of its kind to be awarded to Waterloo researchers. The grant is the Canadian component of a $8.9 million integrated 10-country European Union project, Horizon 2020, on the care of older persons in nursing homes and home care settings.
Events
- May 19, 2021DAAD and the Humboldt Association Information session
Faculty members and postdoctorate fellows are invited to attend an information session to learn about the German research landscape and funding programs to support research activities in Germany and/or with German partners. Attendees will learn about the Alexander von Humboldt fellowship and DAAD.
Presenters:
John Paul Kleiner, Senior Manager, University Relations, DAAD Information Centre Toronto
Alex Kuznetsov, Humboldt Foundation Liaison Office in Canada
- May 19, 2021COVID-19 and Indigenous communities
Please join the School of Public Health and Health Systems for a Hallman lecture and panel discussion on COVID-19 and Indigenous communities on May 19, from 1-4 p.m. with keynote speaker Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
- May 20, 2021A Year of COVID-19
A Year of COVID-19 is a three-part series taking place in April, May, and June. This free, online event is open to all University of Waterloo faculty, staff, students and the general public. Please register for the events you would like to attend.
A Year of COVID-19: Disparities, Inequities, and Inequalities
Friday, April 23
1 to 2:30 p.m.
