Faculty of Arts
Our mission is to reflect on the world and our place in it through critical inquiry, creative practices and collaborative exploration.
Research excellence recognized
Faculty of Arts researchers received more than $1 million in NSERC Discovery Grants to support five years of research in psychology and anthropology and archaeology.
Latest news
Dr. David Hodgins recognized with Lifetime Award for Research
UCalgary psychology professor recognized for exceptional achievements in study of problem gambling
Fair taxes, child advocacy, violence prevention, Indigenous youth research receive federal funding
SSHRC Partnership Development Grants support projects from faculties of Social Work, Arts and Werklund School of Education
New research to shed light on how the brain keeps time
NSERC funding helps Dr. Michael Antle investigate how the brain adapts to time changes, sleep disruption and jet lag
Tripping the light fantastic: A waltz through the history of dance at UCalgary
A fond look back at the program’s beginnings through the eyes of Anne Flynn and Michele Moss
Future of housing: UCalgary students win prize for systems thinking
Cross-provincial team challenges assumptions about housing, earning a $5,000 prize at Innovation North’s 2026 Systems Innovation Challenge
Faculty of Arts researcher receives 2026 Azrieli Accelerator Catalyst Grant
Dr. Brandy Callahan, PhD, awarded funding for a pilot project on brain health during menopause for women with ADHD
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In the media
In the News Barry Cooper, Political Science, in POLITICO
Is Danielle Smith About to Break Up Canada?
In the News Lisa Young, Political Science, in The Wall Street Journal
A Vote on Leaving Canada Is the Gamble of a Lifetime for Alberta’s Leader
In the News Tom Flanagan, Political Science, in the Financial Post
Talk of Conservative 'infighting' misses the bigger story: the party is messily reinventing itself
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in The Canada West Foundation
Policy Brief | A Tale of Two Wests: New U.S. tariffs hit B.C. hard, largely spare the Prairies
In the News Robert Huebert, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in the Globe and Mail
Canada’s conversation about new submarines is failing to ask the most important question
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, on CTV News
Carney weighs in on upcoming review of equalizaton formula
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Creative and Performing Arts (School of)
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