Events

Join the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement for an information session on the global Map the System research competition. You get the chance to ask questions, explore topics, and meet potential teammates. 

Are you interested in creating opportunities for students to learn about sustainability in your course? Join CTE staff and fellow instructors to brainstorm ideas and create a plan to incorporate sustainability into one of your own assessments.

Indigenization. Equity, inclusivity, and Anti-Racism. Health and wellness. Sustainability. What do these goals have in common? 

In "The Ministry for the Future", author Kim Stanley Robinson paints a dystopian, yet ultimately hopeful picture of our planet's next century.

Please join the Waterloo Climate Institute on April 27th at 2:00pm for an exciting lineup of expert panelists as they discuss their perspectives on Canada's National Adaptation Strategy. 

Building on two successful Fields Mathematics for Climate Change (MfCC) workshops held last year, The Fields Institute is partnering with the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation (WICI) to organize a 4-day workshop titled “Math for complex climate challenges” at the University of Waterloo from May 1 - 4^th, 2023. 

Do you have personal items in need of repair? 4RepairKW is hosting weekly drop-in sessions this spring term on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3-5 pm. 

It's officially growing season! From May 16-17, the Sustainability Office will be hosting a seedling swap to engage the UWaterloo community on gardening, food security, and local food systems.

Do you have any electronic appliances, kitchenware, clothing, or jewelry in need of repair? 

4RepairKW is hosting a free repair workshop for the campus community. A band of repairers will be available to fix electrical items, sew or mend clothes, and sharpen knives and scissors, among other things! 

The University of Waterloo is pleased to present the 2023 Summer School “Water and Energy Security in a Changing Climate”. A Sustainable Futures Initiative, the summer school is hosted by the Water Institute, the Waterloo Climate Institute and the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) and will showcase leading-edge research from a wide array of UWaterloo professors at the interface of water, climate, and energy.