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 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 2022-2023, Waterloo attracted more than $249.1 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.
Events
Public Safety Canada online workshops
Public Safety Canada (PSC) is holding a series of online workshops throughout May and June 2024 including:
Module 1: Safeguarding Science.
Module 2: Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners - Assess the Risk
Module 3: Demystifying the International Student Immigration Process
Module 4: Know before you Export: Canada’s Export and Brokering Controls
Public Safety Canada online workshops
Public Safety Canada (PSC) is holding a series of online workshops throughout May and June 2024 including:
Module 1: Safeguarding Science.
Module 2: Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners - Assess the Risk
Module 3: Demystifying the International Student Immigration Process
Module 4: Know before you Export: Canada’s Export and Brokering Controls
Public Safety Canada online workshops
Public Safety Canada (PSC) is holding a series of online workshops throughout May and June 2024 including:
Module 1: Safeguarding Science.
Module 2: Dual-Use Technologies: Know Your Research – Know your Partners - Assess the Risk
Module 3: Demystifying the International Student Immigration Process
Module 4: Know before you Export: Canada’s Export and Brokering Controls
News
Fifteen Waterloo researchers receive more than $37 million in federal funding
Recently, Waterloo researchers were awarded more than $37.3 million to support their research projects.
The announcement was made by the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry at l’Université de Montréal.
Waterloo researcher wins prestigious Dorothy Killam Research Fellowship
Adam Wei Tsen, professor at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo, has received the prestigious 2024 Dorothy Killam Fellowship to help advance transformational research of 2D quantum materials and devices.
Waterloo researchers using AI technology to analyze ice hockey
Researchers from the University of Waterloo are using artificial intelligence (AI) to capture and analyze data more effectively and efficiently from professional hockey.