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
Graduate student uses art and research to explore Calgary's evolving Francophone identity
Research-creation project documents Calgary's diverse Francophone community through portraiture and textile art
Ready for Entrepreneurial Thinking: UCalgary to offer Canada’s first entrepreneurial micro-credential course for university students
Free to all students, the program will teach students to find innovative solutions, thrive in uncertainty
The real X-Files: Anthropologist studies groups that claim to contact UFOs
'Techno-shamanism' involves the use of technology and altered states of consciousness to allegedly draw extraterrestrial life to Earth
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
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In the media
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in iPolitics
Tit for tat
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, on CTV News
Alberta Primetime: Canada avoided a tariff-induced recession in 2025. Can it do the same this year?
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in The Hub
Canada’s inflation rate climbs to 3% in July as gasoline prices surge, StatsCan reports
In the News Robert Huebert, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in Canadian Affairs
Canada is spending $400M on 35 armoured vehicles. What does that actually buy?
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, Public Policy Forum
What are tariffs and what do they mean for Canada?
In the News Chris Roberts, Political Science, The Globe and Mail
Ottawa shuts the doors of embassy in South Sudan without explanation
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Creative and Performing Arts (School of)
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