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Faculty of Graduate Studies

We take a student-centred approach to create a meaningful graduate student journey.

As a University of Calgary graduate student, you are a part of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS). While your teaching faculty provides the home for your research, courses and scholarly activities, we are here to answer your questions, support, guide and empower you in your graduate journey.

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Dean and Vice Provost – Graduate Studies

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GRADnews

Two UCalgary PhD students and 2025 Vanier Scholars are advancing community-driven research in health and land equity. Their work improves access to cervical cancer screening and advocates for gender- and youth-focused land justice, shaping policy and outcomes.

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“A rising tide lifts all boats:” at the Forefront of Equity in Health-care

This Black History Month, Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu, founder of the Black Physicians Association of Alberta, reflects on health equity, systems change and the courage to stay the course.

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Winter Olympics 2026, here we come!

Meet the UCalgary students, alumni, and Oval-trained athletes who will compete on the world stage in Milano Cortina, Italy

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From Campus to Country: Stephen J. Harper on Education, Institutions and Democracy

The first Prime Minister to graduate from the University of Calgary, the Rt. Hon. Stephen J. Harper, BA’85, MA’91, PC, CC, reflects on his journey, influences and alma mater

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2025 Vanier Scholars advance community-driven health and land equity research at UCalgary

From improving access to cervical cancer screening to advancing gender- and youth-focused land justice in the Amazon, two PhD researchers are shaping policy, practice and lived experience

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Protecting seniors from cyberfraud

UCalgary Master of Information Security and Privacy students win Canada School of Public Service research competition

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UCalgary's most-read research news of 2025

In a year that saw the University of Calgary officially become a Top 5 research university, readers of UCalgary News learned about early humans adapting to extreme climates more than a million years ago, the cause of a mysterious white patch appearing next to northern lights, the subtle effects of the sounds found in a modern-day health-care clinic, and more


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