Faculty of Arts Research
Our vision for energizing arts is to engage, inspire, discover.
Latest research news
Maxime Bernier either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that immigrants have a positive impact on the economy
Arvind Magesan, Faculty of Arts, writing in Conversation Canada...
In the News: Rob Huebert, Political Science / CMSS, in CBC News North
'Nothing short of disappointing': North a low priority in federal election
In the News: Melanee Thomas, Political Science, in Global News Canada
When political differences create family drama — and how to handle it at Thanksgiving
In the News: Melanee Thomas, Political Science, in more than 60 on-line and print publications across Canada
The Liberals broke their promise on electoral reform. Will it hurt them in 2019?
Links for researchers
D2L Faculty of Arts research resources
Resources and links for Arts researchers only (log-in required).
Vice President Research Office
Planning and policy issues, government and community relations. Responsible for research chairs and institutes, research administration, and animal care.
Research Services Office
Sponsored research, grants and contracts for research and scholarly activities. Help with University policy, procedures and requirements. Assistance interpreting and applying UCalgary's Intellectual Property policy.
Postdoc Office
Assistance with research training, career development, and other services for the 400 postdoctoral fellows who are valued members of our research community
Research ethics board
UCalgary has two research ethics boards, three animal care committees, and a biosafety committee. All research, funded or unfunded, involving humans, animals or biohazards must first be reviewed by and receive approval from the appropriate board or committee before research can begin.
Integrated Services Centre
Provides walk-up assistance for training staff and faculty in the areas of Human Resources, Supply Chain Management, Research Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and IRISS. No appointment is necessary.
UCalgary Research
UCalgary is a comprehensive academic and research institution, with a mission to discover new knowledge and translate our discoveries into applications that provide benefits to our local, national and international communities.
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Arts research team
George Colpitts
The Associate Dean, Research, Graduate Education & Faculty Development advances the faculty’s research activities and oversees research, grants and graduate education in the faculty.
Steig Johnson
The Associate Dean, Research and Infrastructure oversees the Canada Research Chair program, promotes international research collaborations, identifies needs for research infrastructure and manages external review processes.
Kinga Olszewska
The Research Grants and Awards Facilitator provides research career development support to academic staff.
Faculty of Arts grants
George Colpitts
The Associate Dean, Research, Graduate Education & Faculty Development advances the faculty’s research activities and oversees research, grants and graduate education in the faculty.
Ginger Rogers
The Faculty Experience Coordinator facilitates all Internal Faculty of Arts Grants Programs (Energize, Seed, SAG, TAG, Travel, GSUS, II)