The University of Calgary, located in the heart of Southern Alberta, both acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The city of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation within Alberta (including Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6).
The University of Calgary is situated on land Northwest of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina. On this land and in this place we strive to learn together, walk together, and grow together “in a good way.”
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Opportunity Building
Opportunity Building
We’ve built one of the strongest foundations for multidisciplinary research in the country. And we’ve become one of the best universities in Canada at using our research to drive new businesses that create jobs and improve our way of life.
Now we are pursuing a new paradigm for how science is done – bridging disciplines, involving the community and embedding students in the research and innovation process.
Economy building
“The investments we make in fostering discovery and innovation today will spark bold ideas, fuel economic growth, and create lasting opportunities for all Canadians.”
ALICE REIMER, BSC’99, MBA ’03, COMMUNITY CHAMPION LEAD
The global economy demands that today’s professionals be natural collaborators with a deep grasp of the scientific, political and socio-economic factors at play across industrial sectors. UCalgary is answering the call, training students in the core scientific disciplines while instilling the broader skills they need to hit the workplace running.
Capacity building
Alberta is powered by science and entrepreneurship. They’re the engines that drive our growth – from the thriving energy, agriculture and tech sectors, to the thousands of startup companies that call our province home.
We need to keep that growth going, yet Canada faces an increasing shortage of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) talent. To meet this demand, we’re reimagining how we do research and inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs, industry leaders, disruptors and problem solvers.
UCalgary’s new Science District will revolutionize how we pursue science, boldly accelerating breakthroughs and fully engaging our students in the world of scientific discovery.
2/3
of our graduates stay in Calgary
UCalgary graduates continue developing our community and accelerating our economy
2000+
more students
The Science District will accommodate more than 2,000 additional Faculty of Science students, an increase of more than 30%.