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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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GRADnews

UCalgary’s 13th annual Three Minute Thesis competition challenged graduate students to distill years of research into three-minute presentations. The result? A showcase of clear, engaging and powerful ideas that impressed judges and captivated the crowd.

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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

UCalgary’s Transformative Talent Internship builds on transferable skills

Graduate student Comfort Kwarteng works with Alzheimer's Calgary to apply classroom learning to industry setting

Giving Day funds deliver impact for students across campus

See the UCalgary initiatives supported by your generous donations

More Than a Meal: How Students Led UCalgary’s Food Security Movement

From subsidized groceries to food literacy programs, this is how grassroots student efforts evolved into a campus-wide ecosystem of support, dignity, and resilience.

They’re Doing Everything Right — But Still Going Hungry

How UCalgary Alumni Are Stepping Up to Fight Student Food Insecurity this Giving Day.


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