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Arts fast facts

551

full-time faculty

8,331

undergraduate and graduate students
Registered in Fall 2024

20

Research chairs

15

Academic departments, schools and centres

Featured news

UCalgary archaeologist unearths more history at John Ware ranch

Intact remains of the Ware home and items belonging to Mildred Ware among this year’s excavation finds

UCalgary students place third globally in Map the System social innovation competition

Team achieves podium finish — a first for UCalgary at Oxford event — highlighting cross-faculty collaboration

Do you know if your research is secure? Community of practice responds to growing need for awareness

Grad student shares key learnings during internship with UCalgary Research Security Division

UCalgary researchers receive Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships to advance health research

From recovery to relationships, trio’s research is shaping the future of health and well-being

Faculty of Arts Research Funding Success

Faculty researchers receive federal support through SSHRC, NSERC, Banting, Vanier and New Frontiers grants

Research team rethinks mining through a global lens

Transdisciplinary group examines how Canadian mining operations abroad can support local development and long-term sustainability

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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