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Arts fast facts

346

full-time faculty

7,312

undergraduate and graduate students
Registered in Fall 2023

15

Research chairs

15

Academic departments, schools and centres

Featured news

Creative sentencing funds Alberta research into worker safety

UCalgary psychologist Thomas O’Neill leads project to improve mining and construction safety programs, following oilsands death in 2022

UCalgary alum kicks off first women’s pro soccer team in Alberta

Deanna Zumwalt led launch of Calgary Wild FC, opening new opportunities in sport

Unibuddy program provides insights into graduate life at UCalgary

Prospective grad students can connect with current students for real insights into programs and research

2025 Faculty of Arts Awards

Honouring outstanding members of the UCalgary Arts community

Nine UCalgary researchers announced as new and renewed Canada Research Chairs

From quantum computing to Indigenous science, UCalgary leads Alberta with $6.7M in Canada Research Chair funding, driving bold, forward-thinking research

Speaking up and standing out on stage at UCalgary’s 13th annual 3MT competition

Behind the scenes of a campus-wide competition where graduate students turned years of research into three-minute stories, and discovered the power of their voice along the way

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Researcher Brian Kooyman behind a collection of bones

Energizing Research

Arts researchers are collaborators, bold innovators and creative practitioners.

Students study together

Preparing students

Arts students enjoy active inquiry, creative-based learning, and early research opportunities

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Taking the stairs in the Social Sciences building? Read up on the tale of Leon the Frog